Contact:
Rachel Otto
Phone: 314.977.8018
ottorl@slu.edu

October 28, 2005

ST. LOUIS – One of the nation’s leading food allergists will visit Saint Louis University as a Pfizer Visiting Professor Nov. 2 through Nov. 4.

Hugh A. Sampson, M.D., chief of the division of allergy and immunology in the department of pediatrics at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine, will discuss diagnosis and management of food allergies, animal models, research studies, current and future treatments of food allergies and other related topics with faculty, staff and residents at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He also will oversee two Grand Rounds and will meet with the St. Louis chapter of the Asthma and Allergy Foundation.

Sampson's research interests have focused on food allergic disorders, including work on the immuno-pathogenic role of food hypersensitivity in atopic dermatitis, the pathogenesis of food-induced anaphylaxis, characterization of food-induced gastrointestinal hypersensitivities, characterization of food allergens, and immunotherapeutic strategies (recombinant engineered protein, plasmid DNA, peptide, etc.) for treating food allergies. His research has been funded by a number of grants from the National Institutes of Health and private foundations.

For more information on Sampson or his schedule while at Saint Louis University, call (314) 977-8018.