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Early Stage Investigator Spotlight: Girish Hiremath Explores the Epidemiology of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases
March 04, 2022

Girish Hiremath, MD, MPH, is a pediatric gastroenterologist leading the pediatric Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders clinic at Vanderbilt University. He is also a member of the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). Dr. Hiremath’s research focuses on the epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs). Here, he shares his start in rare disease research, exciting discoveries, and future goals. 

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CEGIR Researchers Report on the FDA Workshop: Challenges, Progress, Questions in Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
January 13, 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosted a workshop on July 21, 2021 to discuss the disease characteristics, natural history, and endpoints to assess treatment benefit in patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGID) beyond eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). 

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Scientist Spotlight: Marc Rothenberg Leads Eosinophilic Collaboration and Research to New Discoveries Dakota Campbell Thu, 01/14/2021 - 12:00
Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD, in the lab

Marc Rothenberg, MD, PhD, is the director of the Cincinnati Center for Eosinophilic Disorders (CCED) at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and principal investigator of the Consortium of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disease Researchers (CEGIR). In his clinical practice and research work, he focuses on solving the mysteries of allergic inflammatory diseases, especially eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders (EGIDs). Here, he shares his inspirations for studying rare diseases, recent discoveries, and future plans.

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