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After graduating in medicine, Charles Catassi worked at first as a doctor in Ancona and then began his research and teaching as a researcher at the Polytechnic University of Marche. Here, in 2004, he became professor of pediatrics. Since 2003, Catassi also holds the position of visiting professor of pediatrics and co-director of the Research Center for Celiac Research at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (USA). For years Professor Catassi has conducted research in the field of coeliac disease, is responsible for activities in the fields of gastroenterology, nutrition and Auxology at the Pediatric Clinic of Ancona, and has assests in over 100 publications in various international journals.

Professor Fasano is Professor of Pediatrics and is also chair of Professor in Physiology and Medicine at the Medical School of the University of Maryland where he directs the Mucosal Biology Research Center and the Center for Celiac Research. Prof. Fasano has published more than 180 papers in international journals of high international prestige, and is inventor of 160 patents. Prof. Fasano is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and has received many scientific awards for his pioneering work in the field of autoimmune diseases, including the' Innovator of the Year’ Award by the State of Maryland (2005), finalist for the Director's Pioneer Award from the National Institutes of Health (2005), Best Academic / Industry Collaboration Award from the Chamber of Commerce of Baltimore (2006), the Entepreneur of the Year Award by the University of Maryland (2007), America's Top Doctor's Award (2007), and Researcher of the Year Award by the University of Maryland (2009). Since 1995, his research was supported by the National Institute of Health without interruption.

NHS Consultant Gastroenterologist & Professor in Gastroenterology at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital & the University of Sheffield. His areas of research includes clinical disorders linked to coeliac disease, nutrition, endoscopy of the small intestine and irritable bowel syndrome. To date he has received more than £ 1.8 million funding for research. He has published 186 peer-reviewed articles, 84 of them original paper (the first of 42 authors). He co-authored the recent NICE clinical guidelines on recognition and assessment of coeliac disease and current British Society Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines. As a result of his work in 2010 he was selected for the European Rising Star Award in Gastroenterology.

Bruno Bonaz – Gastroenterologist, Clinique Universitaire d’HépatoGastroentérologie CHU de Grenoble (FR)
Gerd Bouma – Gastroenterologist, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam (NL)
Gemma Casteillejo – Gastroenterology paediatrician, Vall'Hebron Maternal and Infant Hospital (ES)
Jernej Dolinšek – Paediatrician, University Medical Center Maribor (SLO)
Luca Elli – Gastroenterologist, Ospedale Maggiore Polyclinic of Milan / Centre for prevention and diagnosis of the coeliac disease (IT)
Ute Körner – Nutritional expert in allergology (DE)
Ina Panneman – Dietitian (NL)
Michael Schumann – Gastroenterologist, Charité Berlin (DE)
Nick Trott – Specialist Gastroenterology Dietitian, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield (UK)
Marianne Williams – Specialist Gastroenterology Community Dietitian, Somerset Partnership NHS Trust (UK)

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