Ph.D., University of Milan (Italy)

2020
Visiting Professor (specially appointed), Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan

2020
Associate Professor of Immunology in Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

2019
Co-director, the Microbiome Core Lab at The Jill Roberts Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, NYC

2020
Burroughs Wellcome Fund Investigator in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease

2019
Young Investigator Award, Weill Cornell Medicine, NYC

2018
Society for Mucosal Immunology: Board of Councilors YP member

2018
Irma T. Hirschl Scholar

2016
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Breakthrough Award

2015
Kenneth Rainin Foundation Innovator Award

2014
K99 Career Development Award (DK09831) from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

2012
UCLA Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) Publication Award, Los Angeles, CA

2012
Presentation Award at RCAI International Summer Program, RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology, Yokohama, Japan

2010
Malaniak Award for Excellence in Postdoctoral Research, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

2008
Travel Award from the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) at FOCIS 2008 Annual Meeting, Boston, USA

2007
Travel Award from the Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) at FOCIS 2007 Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA

2006
Days of Molecular Medicine (DDM) award - Nobel Forum, Stockholm, Sweden

2006
Presentation Award at the 4th International Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Capri, Italy

Fungal microbiota sustains lasting immune activation of neutrophils and their progenitors in severe COVID-19
Kusakabe T, Lin WY, Cheong JG, Singh G, Ravishankar A, Yeung ST, Mesko M, DeCelie MB, Carriche G, Zhao Z, Rand S, Doron I, Putzel GG, Worgall S, Cushing M, Westblade L, Inghirami G, Parkhurst CN, Guo CJ, Schotsaert M, García-Sastre A, Josefowicz SZ, Salvatore M, Iliev ID.
Nat Immunol, 24(11), 1879-1889, 2023

Selection of cross-reactive T cells by commensal and food-derived yeasts drives cytotoxic T(H)1 cell responses in Crohn's disease
Martini GR, Tikhonova E, Rosati E, DeCelie MB, Sievers LK, Tran F, Lessing M, Bergfeld A, Hinz S, Nikolaus S, Kümpers J, Matysiak A, Hofmann P, Saggau C, Schneiders S, Kamps AK, Jacobs G, Lieb W, Maul J, Siegmund B, Seegers B, Hinrichsen H, Oberg HH, Wesch D, Bereswill S, Heimesaat MM, Rupp J, Kniemeyer O, Brakhage AA, Brunke S, Hube B, Aden K, Franke A, Iliev ID, Scheffold A, Schreiber S, Bacher P.
Nat Med, 29(10), 2602-2614, 2023

Colibactin-induced genotoxicity and colorectal cancer exacerbation critically depends on adhesin-mediated epithelial binding
Jans M, Kolata M, Blancke G, Ciers M, Dohlman AB, Kusakabe T, Sze M, Thiran A, Berx G, Tejpar S, van Loo G, Iliev ID, Remaut H, Vereecke L.
bioRxiv [Preprint], 2023, 553526, 2023

Gut epithelium modulates fungal pathogenesis
Lin WY, Iliev ID.
Science, 381(6657), 483-484, 2023

Inflammatory ER stress responses dictate the immunopathogenic progression of systemic candidiasis
Awasthi D, Chopra S, Cho BA, Emmanuelli A, Sandoval TA, Hwang SM, Chae CS, Salvagno C, Tan C, Vasquez-Urbina L, Fernandez Rodriguez JJ, Santagostino SF, Iwawaki T, Romero-Sandoval EA, Crespo MS, Morales DK, Iliev ID, Hohl TM, Cubillos-Ruiz JR.
J Clin Invest, 133(17), e167359, 2023

Immunoglobulins at the interface of the gut mycobiota and anti-fungal immunity
Doron I, Kusakabe T, Iliev ID.
Semin Immunol, 67, 101757, 2023

When IL-17 gets on your nerves
Iliev ID, Lin WY, Gaffen SL.
Cell, 186(3), 466-468, 2023

The future of fungi: threats and opportunities.
Case NT, Berman J, Blehert DS, Cramer RA, Cuomo C, Currie CR, Ene IV, Fisher MC, Fritz-Laylin LK, Gerstein AC, N Glass L, Gow NAR, Gurr SJ, Hittinger CTodd, Hohl TM, Iliev ID, James TY, Jin H, Klein BS, Kronstad JW, Lorch JM, McGovern V, Mitchell AP, Segre JA, Shapiro RS, Sheppard DC, Sil A, Stajich JE, Stukenbrock EE, Taylor JW, Thompson D, Wright GD, Heitman J, Cowen LE.
G3 (Bethesda), 12(11), jkac224, 2022

Immune regulation by fungal strain diversity in inflammatory bowel disease.
Li XV, Leonardi I, Putzel GG, Semon A, Fiers WD, Kusakabe T, Lin W-Y, Gao IH, Doron I, Gutierrez-Guerrero A, DeCelie MB, Carriche GM, Mesko M, Yang C, Naglik JR, Hube B, Scherl EJ, Iliev ID.
Nature, 603(7902), 672-678, 2022

Mucosal fungi promote gut barrier function and social behavior via Type 17 immunity.
Leonardi I, Gao IH, Lin W-Y, Allen M, Li XV, Fiers WD, De Celie MBialt, Putzel GG, Yantiss RK, Johncilla M, Colak D, Iliev ID.
Cell, 185(5), 831-846.e14, 2022

Human gut mycobiota tune immunity via CARD9-dependent induction of anti-fungal IgG antibodies
Doron I, Leonardi I, Li XV, Fiers WD, Semon A, Bialt-DeCelie M, Migaud M, Gao IH, Lin WY, Kusakabe T, Puel A, Iliev ID
Cell, 18;184(4), 1017-1031.e14, 2021

Effects of Intestinal Fungi and Viruses on Immune Responses and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Iliev, ID and Cadwell, K
GASTROENTEROLOGY, 160(4), 1055-1066, 2021

Voices of biotech research,
Annabi N, Baker M, Boettiger A, Chakraborty D, Chen Y, Corbett KS, Correia B, Dahlman J, de Oliveira T, Ertuerk A, Yanik MF, Henaff E, Huch M, Iliev ID, Jacobs T, Junca H, Keung A, Kolodkin-Gal I, Krishnaswamy S, Lancaster M, Macosko E, Martínez-Núñez MA, Miura K, Molloy J, Cruz AO, Platt RJ, Posey AD Jr, Shao H, Simunovic M, Slavov N, Takebe T, Vandenberghe LH, Varshney RK, Wang J.
Nature Biotechnol, 39(3), 281-286, 2021

The cancer microbiome atlas: a pan-cancer comparative analysis to distinguish tissue-resident microbiota from contaminants.
Dohlman AB, Arguijo Mendoza D, Ding S, Gao M, Dressman H, Iliev ID, Lipkin SM, Shen X.
Cell Host Microbe, 10;29(2), 281-298.e5, 2021

Macrophages Maintain Epithelium Integrity by Limiting Fungal Product Absorption
Chikina AS, Nadalin F, Maurin M, San-Roman M, Thomas-Bonafos T, Li XV, Lameiras S, Baulande S, Henri S, Malissen B, Lacerda Mariano L, Barbazan J, Blander JM, Iliev ID, Matic Vignjevic D, Lennon-Duménil AM.
Cell, 183(2), 411-428.e16, 2020

Fungal Trans-kingdom Dynamics Linked to Responsiveness to Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis,
Leonardi I., Paramsothy S, Doron I, Semon A, Kaakoush NO, Clemente JC, Faith JJ, Borody TJ, Mitchell HM, Colombel JF, Kamm MA, Iliev ID.
Cell Host & Microbe, 27(5), 823-829.e3, 2020

From Birth and Throughout Life: Fungal Microbiota in Nutrition and Metabolic Health
Fiers WD, Leonardi I, Iliev ID
Annual Review of Nutrition, 2020

Gut mycobiota under scrutinity: fungal symbionts or environmental transients?
Fiers W. Gao I., Iliev ID.
Current Opinion in Microbiology, 50, 79-86, 2019

Modulation of the fungal mycobiome is regulated by the chitin-binding receptor FIBCD1.
Moeller JB, Leonardi I, Schlosser A, Flamar AL, Bessman NJ, Putzel GG, Thomsen T, Hammond M, Jepsen CS, Skjødt K, Füchtbauer EM, Farber DL, Sorensen GL, Iliev ID, Holmskov U, Artis D
J Exp Med., em.20182244, 2019

Laboratory mice born to wild mice have natural microbiota and model human immune responses.
Rosshart SP, Herz J, Vassallo BG, Hunter A, Wall MK, Badger JH, McCulloch JA, Anastasakis DG, Sarshad AA, Leonardi I, Collins N, Blatter JA, Han SJ, Tamoutounour S, Potapova S, Foster St Claire MB, Yuan W, Sen SK, Dreier MS, Hild B, Hafner M, Wang D, Iliev ID, Belkaid Y, Trinchieri G, Rehermann B.
Science., 365(6452), 2019

Gut Mycobiota in Immunity and Inflammatory Disease,
Li XV, Leonardi I, Iliev ID.,
Immunity, 50(6), 1365-1379, 2019

Endocytosis of commensal antigens by intestinal epithelial cells regulates mucosal T cell homeostasis.
Ladinsky MS, Araujo LP, Zhang X, Veltri J, Galan-Diez M, Soualhi S, Lee C, Irie K, Pinker EY, Narushima S, Bandyopadhyay S, Nagayama M, Elhenawy W, Coombes BK, Ferraris RP, Honda K, Iliev ID, Gao N, Bjorkman PJ, Ivanov II.
Science., 363(6431), 2019

Profound mycobiome differences between segregated mouse colonies do not influence Th17 responses to a newly introduced gut fungal commensal.
Doron I, Leonardi I, Iliev ID.
Fungal Genet Biol.,, 127, 45-49, 2019

Malassezia Is Associated with Crohn's Disease and Exacerbates Colitis in Mouse Models.
Limon JJ, Tang J, Li D, Wolf AJ, Michelsen KS, Funari V, Gargus M, Nguyen C, Sharma P, Maymi VI, Iliev ID, Skalski JH, Brown J, Landers C, Borneman J, Braun J, Targan SR, McGovern DPB, Underhill DM.
Cell Host & Microbe., 25(3), 377-388.e6, 2019

Response to Fungal Dysbiosis by Gut Resident CX3CR1+ Mononuclear Phagocytes Aggravates Allergic Airway Disease.
Li, X., Leonardi, I. , Semon, A. , Doron, I., Gao, H. , Putzel, H., Kim Y., Kabata H., Artis D., Fiers W., Ramer-Tait A., Iliev I.D.,
Cell Host & Microbe., 24(6), 847-586, 2018

Macrophage interactions with fungi and bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease.
Leonardi I, Li X, Iliev ID.
Curr Opin Gastroenterol., 34(6), 392-397, 2018

Anti-α4β7 therapy targets lymphoid aggregates in the gastrointestinal tract of HIV-1-infected individuals.
Uzzan M, Tokuyama M, Rosenstein AK, Tomescu C, SahBandar IN, Ko HM, Leyre L, Chokola A, Kaplan-Lewis E, Rodriguez G, Seki A, Corley MJ, Aberg J, La Porte A, Park EY, Ueno H, Oikonomou I, Doron I, Iliev ID, Chen BK, Lui J, Schacker TW, Furtado GC, Lira SA, Colombel JF, Horowitz A, Lim JK, Chomont N, Rahman AH, Montaner LJ, Ndhlovu LC, Mehandru S.
SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, 10, eaau4711., 2018

CX3CR1+ mononuclear phagocytes control immunity to intestinal fungi.
Leonardi I, Li X, Semon A, Li D, Doron I, Putzel G, Bar A, Prieto D, Rescigno M, McGovern DPB, Pla J, Iliev ID
Science., 359(6372), 232-236, 2018

Innate detection of microbial viability signals T follicular helper cell differentiation and antibody responses.
Barbet, G.S., L. E.; Geswell, M; Leonardi, I.; Cerutti, A; Iliev, I.; Blander, J. M.
Immunity, 48(3), 584-598, 2018

Fungal dysbiosis: immunity and interactions at mucosal barriers.
Iliev ID. and Leonardi I.
Nat. Rev. Immunology, 17(10), 635-646, 2017

Candidalysin sets off the innate alarm.
Li, X, Leonardi I, Iliev ID.
Science Immunol., 2, eaao5703, 2017

Regulation of inflammation by microbiota interactions with the host.
Blander JM, Longman RS, Iliev ID, Sonnenberg GF, Artis D.
Nat Immunol., 19;18(8), 851-860, 2017

Immunity against fungi.
Lionakis MS, Iliev ID, Hohl TM.
JCI Insight., 2(11::), 2017

Single Delivery of High-Diversity Fecal Microbiota Preparation by Colonoscopy Is Safe and Effective in Increasing Microbial Diversity in Active Ulcerative Colitis.
Jacob V, Crawford C, Cohen-Mekelburg S, Viladomiu M, Putzel GG, Schneider Y, Chabouni F, OʼNeil S, Bosworth B, Woo V, Ajami NJ, Petrosino JF, Gerardin Y, Kassam Z, Smith M, Iliev ID, Sonnenberg GF, Artis D, Scherl E, Longman RS
Inflamm Bowel Dis, 23(6), 903-911, 2017

Immunological Consequences of Intestinal Fungal Dysbiosis.
Wheeler ML, Limon JJ, Agnieszka SB, Leal CA, Gargus M, Tang J, Brown J, Funari VA, Wang HL, Crother T, Arditi M, Underhill DM, Iliev ID.
Cell Host & Microbe, 19(6), 865-873, 2016

Dectin-1 Exerts Dual Control in the Gut.
Iliev ID.
Cell Host & Microbe, 12;18(2), 139-141, 2015

Poorly Cross-Linked Peptidoglycan in MRSA Due to mecA Induction Activates the Inflammasome and Exacerbates Immunopathology.
Müller S, Wolf AJ, Iliev ID, Berg BL, Underhill DM, Liu GY.
Cell Host & Microbe, 18(5), 604-612, 2015

Mycobiome: Approaches to Analysis of Intestinal Fungi.
Tang J, Iliev ID, Brown J, Underhill DM, Funari VA.
Journal of Immunological Methods,, 421, 112-121, 2015

The development of innate lymphoid cells requires TOX-dependent generation of a common innate lymphoid cell progenitor.
Seehus CR, Aliahmad P, de la Torre B, Iliev ID, Spurka L, Funari VA, Kaye J
Nature Immunol, 16(6), 599-608, 2015

HAEC Collaborative Research Group (HCRG). Characterization of Bacterial and Fungal Microbiome in Children with Hirschsprung Disease with and without a History of Enterocolitis: A Multicenter Study.
Frykman PK, Nordenskjöld A, Kawaguchi A, Hui TT, Granström AL, Cheng Z, Tang J, Underhill DM, Iliev ID, Funari VA, Wester T
PLOS ONE, 24;10(4), e0124172., 2015

The mycobiota: interactions between commensal fungi and the host immune system.
Underhill DM and Iliev ID,
Nature Reviews Immunology, 14(6), 405-416, 2014

Striking a balance: fungal commensalism versus pathogenesis.
Iliev ID and Underhill DM
Current Opinion in Microbiology, 16(3), 366-373, 2013

Interactions between commensal fungi and the C-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 influence colitis.
Iliev ID, Funari VA, Taylor KD, Nguyen Q, Reyes CN, Strom SP, Brown J, Becker CA, Fleshner PR, Dubinsky M, Rotter JI, Wang HL, McGovern DPB, Brown GD, Underhill DM,
science, 336(6086), 1314-1317, 2012

Dendritic cells produce TSLP that limits the differentiation of Th17 cells, fosters Treg development, and protects against colitis.
Spadoni I., Iliev ID, Rossi G., Rescigno M.
Mucosal Immunol., 5(2), 184-193, 2012

Gut CD103+ dendritic cell expressed indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase influences T regulatory/Th effector cell balance and oral tolerance in mice.
Matteoli G, Mazzini E, Iliev ID, Mileti E, Fallarino F.,Puccetti P, Chieppa M., Rescigno M.
Gut, 59(5), 595-604, 2010

Inactivation of junctional adhesion molecule-A enhances antitumoral immune response by promoting dendritic cell and T lymphocyte infiltration.
Murakami M., Francavilla C.,Torselli I., Maddaluno L., Sica A, Matteoli G., Iliev ID, Mantovani A.,Rescigno M.,Cavallaro U., Dejana E.
Cancer Research., 70(5), 1759-1765, 2010

Interleukin-23: linking mesenteric lymph node dendritic cells with Th1 immunity in Crohn's disease.
Rescigno M and Iliev ID,
Gastroenterology., 137(5), 1566-1570, 2009

Human intestinal epithelial cells promote the differentiation of tolerogenic dendritic cells,
Iliev ID, Spadoni I, Mileti E, Matteoli G, Sonzogni A, Sampietro GM, Foschi D, Caprioli F, Viale G, Rescigno M.
Gut., 58(11), 1481-1489, 2009

Comparison of the immunomodulatory properties of three probiotic strains of Lactobacilli using complex culture systems: prediction for in vivo efficacy.
Mileti E, Matteoli G, Iliev ID, Rescigno M.
PLoS One., 4(9), e7056, 2009

Intestinal epithelial cells promote colitis-protective regulatory T cell differentiation through dendritic cell conditioning,
Iliev ID, Mileti E., Matteoli G, Chieppa M., and Rescigno M.
Mucosal Immunol., 2(4), 340-350, 2009

Immunostimulatory Oligodeoxynucleotide Containing TTTCGTTT Motif from Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG DNA Potentially Suppresses OVA-specific IgE Production in Mice,
Iliev ID, Tohno M., Kurosaki D., Shimosato T., He F., Hosoda M., Saito T. and Kitazawa H.
Scand J Immunol., 67(4), 370-376, 2008

The yin and yang of intestinal epithelial cells in controlling dendritic cell function,
Iliev ID, Matteoli G and Rescigno M.
J Exp Med, 204(10), 2253-2257, 2007

Strong immunostimulatory activity of AT-oligodeoxynucleotide requires a six-base loop with a self-stabilized 5'-C G-3' stem structure.
Shimosato T., Kimura T., Tohno M., Iliev ID, Katoh S., Itoh Y., Kawai Y., Sasaki T., Saito T., Kitazawa H.
Cellular Microbiology., 8(3), 485-495, 2006

Strong immunostimulation in murine immune cells by Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG DNA containing novel oligodeoxynucleotide pattern,
Iliev ID, Kitazawa H., Shimosato T., Katoh S., Morita H., He F., Hosoda M. and Saito T.
Cellular Microbiology,, 7(3), 403-414, 2005

Augmentation of TH-1 type response by immunoactive AT oligonucleotide from lactic acid bacteria via Toll-like receptor 9 signaling.
Shimosato, T., H. Kitazawa, S. Katoh, M. Tohno, Iliev ID, C. Nagasawa, T. Kimura, Y. Kawai, T. Saito.
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun., 326, 782-787, 2005

Toll-like receptor 2 is expressed on the intestinal M cells in swine.
Tohno M., Shimosato T., Kitazawa H., Katoh S., Iliev ID, Kimura T., Kawai Y., Watanabe K., Aso H., Yamaguchi T., Saito T.
Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun,, 330, 547-554, 2005

Invited speaker, ISAPP International Association Mycobiome symposium, USA (virtual seminar)
Jul. 2021

Invited speaker, Vision 2030: Changing Paradigms in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Berlin, Germany (moved to virtual)
Jun. 2021

Invited speaker, American Association of Immunology AAI 104th annual meeting, USA (virtual seminar)
May 2021

Invited speaker, M Y C OT A L K S, Hosted by MRC CMM University of Exeter, UK
Apr. 2021

Invited speaker, CIFAR Fungal Kingdom: Threats & Opportunities virtual meeting, CIFAR Global Program, Toronto, Canada (virtual seminar)
Mar. 2021

Virtual seminar, DDRCC seminar series, Medical University of South Carolina, USA
Mar. 2021

Invited speaker, 10th Annual Fox Chase Inflammation Signaling Symposium, Fox Chase Cancer Center, PA, USA
Oct. 2020

Invited talk, EMBO | EMBL Symposium: Innate Immunity in Host-Pathogen Interactions, EMBL Heidelberg, Germany *Interrupted due to the pandemic
Jun. 2020

Keynote Speaker, Joint PhD programs retreat, “Tissue Home and Inflammation and Immunity”, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria *Interrupted due to the pandemic
May 2020

Invited talk, Dartmouth College, Geisel School of Medicine, USA *Interrupted due to the pandemic
Apr. 2020

Invited talk, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, San Diego, USA *Interrupted due to the pandemic
Apr. 2020

Plenary talk, Microbiota MI meeting, Milan, Italy
Feb. 2020

Invited talk, Crohn and Colitis Foundation annual meeting, Austin, USA
Jan. 2020

Plenary talk, 48th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Immunology, Hamamatsu, Japan
Dec. 2019

Invited talk, Tokyo University, Immunology Seminar Series, Tokyo, Japan
Dec. 2019

Invited talk, Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Seminar Series, Albany, USA
Dec. 2019

Invited talk, Molecular Microbiology & Immunology Seminars, Brown University, Providence, USA
Nov. 2019

Plenary talk, Rustbelt Microbiome conference, Pittsburgh, USA
Nov. 2019

Invited talk, 3rd Annual National Heart and Lung Institute Meeting, New York, USA
Oct. 2019

Invited talk, FOCIS 2019, Boston, USA
Jun. 2019

Grand Rounds Talk, WCM Department of Medicine, New York, USA
Jun. 2019

Invited talk, Digestive Diseases Week, DDW 2019, San Diego, USA
May 2019

Invited talk, Nature Biotechnology NYC SciCafe, NYC
May 2019

Invited talk, Center for Immunity and Inflammation Seminar Series, Rutgers University, NYC, USA
Mar. 2019

Invited talk, Immunology Club Seminar Series, NYU School of Medicine, NYC, USA
Mar. 2019

AbbVie, Boston, USA
Feb. 2019

Keynote Speaker: Gordon Research Conference “Mechanisms of Fungal Immunopathology” Galveston, TX, USA
Jan. 2019

Invited talk, IEO Alumni Meeting, IFOM-IEO Campus, Milan, Italy
Dec. 2018

Invited talk, Global Health and Emerging Pathogens Institute Seminar Series, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai, NYC, USA
Dec. 2018

Plenary talk, Beneficial Microbes meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Nov. 2018

Invited talk, Immunology seminar series, University of Chicago, USA
Nov. 2018

Invited talk, Mucosal Immunity Symposium, Merck Research Laboratories, Boston, USA
Nov. 2018

Invited talk, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Oct. 2018

Plenary talk, The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Annual Congress (EAACI 2018), Munich, Germany
May 2018

Invited talk, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
May 2018

Plenary talk, American Society for Microbiology Conference on Candida and Candidiasis, Providence, RI, USA
Apr. 2018

Seminar series, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
Apr. 2018

Plenary talk, North American Microbiome Congress, San Diego, USA
Feb. 2018

Invited talk, Division of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds, Mount Sinai, New York, USA
Jan. 2018

Invited talk, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Nov. 2017

Invited talk, Shinshu University, Nagano, Japan
Nov. 2017

Invited talk, NYC IBD Research Day, Rockefeller University, New York, USA
Nov. 2017

Keynote speaker at the joint PhD program retreat- Open University, UK and SEMM Milan, Italy
Oct. 2017

Invited talk: Fifth Annual Pediatric IBD Research Day, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York
Oct. 2017

Plenary talk, Microbiome Bootcamp, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Sep. 2017

Plenary talk, Kenneth Rainin Innovation Symposium, San Francisco, USA
Jul. 2017

Invited talk, International Congress of Mucosal Immunology ICMI 2017, Washington D.C., USA
Jul. 2017

Plenary talk, FASEB Science Research Conference for Autoimmunity, Saxons River, Vermont, USA
Jul. 2017

Invited talk, ASM Microbe 2017, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Jun. 2017

Invited talk, Digestive Disease Week 2017, Chicago, Illinois, USA
May 2017

Invited talk, 29th Fungal Genetics Conference, Asilomar, CA, USA
Mar. 2017

Invited talk, Gordon Research Conference “Immunology of Fungal Infections,” Galveston, TX, USA
Jan. 2017

Invited talk, Cytokines 2016, San Francisco, CA, USA
Oct. 2016

Invited talk, 2016 Innovations Symposium, San Francisco, CA, USA
Jul. 2016

Invited talk, “The non-bacterial gut microbiome, is it relevant to IBD?,” at the Asia America Assembly of IBD 2016, Beijing, China
Apr. 2016

Invited talk , European Respiratory Society “Challenges in Respiratory Medicine” meeting, Jongny, Switzerland
Feb. 2016

Invited talk, Infectious Disease Week 2015, San Diego, CA, USA
Oct. 2015

Invited talk, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia, PA, USA
Jun. 2015

Invited talk, American Thoracic Society (ATS 2015) Congress, Understanding the Lung Microbiome: Current State and Clinical Implications, Denver, CO, USA
May 2015

Invited talk, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, CO USA
May 2015

Invited talk , Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mar. 2015

Invited talk, The Microbiome and Autoimmune Disease Colloquium, Leesburg, VA, USA
May 2014

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Apr. 2014

Invited talk, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Apr. 2014

Selected talk, Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases meeting, Hollywood, FL, USA
Dec. 2013

Invited talk, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA
Nov. 2013

Plenary talk, The Microbiome/Microbiota R&D and Business Collaboration Forum, San Diego, CA, USA
Oct. 2013

Invited talk, The University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Sep. 2013

Selected talk, 15th International Congress of Immunology, Milan, Italy
Aug. 2013

Selected talk, The 16th International Congress of Mucosal Immunology, Vancouver, Canada
Jul. 2013

Selected talk, Advances in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases meeting, Hollywood, FL, USA
Dec. 2012

Invited talk, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, USA
Nov. 2012

RCAI International Summer Program, RIKEN Research Centre for Allergy and Immunology, Yokohama, Japan
Jun. 2012

Selected talk, Immunology LA meeting, Los Angeles, CA, USA
May 2012

Selected talk, Innate Immunity: Sensing the Microbes and Damage Signals International meeting, Keystone, CO, USA
Mar. 2012

Selected talk, 15th International Congress of Mucosal Immunology, Paris, France
Aug. 2011

Plenary talk, 14th International Congress of Immunology, Kobe, Japan
Aug. 2010

Invited talk, Nestle Research Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
Nov. 2008

Selected talk, European Mucosal Immunology Group (EMIG) Meeting, Milan, Italy
Oct. 2008

Selected talk, Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, USA
Jun. 2008

Plenary talk, TNO Beneficial Microbes Conference, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
May 2008

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBO), Heidelberg, Germany
Nov. 2007

Selected talk, Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, USA
Jun. 2007

Selected talk, 4th International Meeting on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Capri, Italy
May 2006

2021
Member of the American Association of Immunologists

2010
Member of the Society for Mucosal Immunology

Intestinal Fungal Communities (Mycobiota) in Mucosal Immunity and Disease