Pilot Grant Awardees

• 2011 - 2012 Awardees

Joshua R. Friedman, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Gene expression and miRNA regulatory pathways in EoE

Jonathan Spergel, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Allergy Section
Co-Director, Center for Pediatric Eosinophilic Disorders
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Allergy and Immunology

Sensitization to allergens and progression to fibrosis are different in juvenile and adult mouse models of EoE

Mei-Lun Wang, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

Subepithelial fibrosis and dysphagia in eosinophilic esophagitis