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SUMMARY:11th Annual ECD Medical Symposium - Birmingham 2026
DESCRIPTION:Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance Announces 2026 Medical Symposium \nBirmingham\, AL — The Erdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance (ECDGA) and UAB School of Medicine invites healthcare professionals and researchers. \n\nMedical Symposium: April 30–May 2\, 2026\n\nThursday\, April 30\, 2026\nPatient & Family Gathering: 8:00am-4:30pm\nLocation: Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham\nCelebration Dinner: 6:00pm-8:00pm\nLocation: Hilton at UAB Downtown \nFriday\, May 1\, 2026\nMedical Symposium: 8:00am-5:00pm\nLocation: Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham\nMedical Symposium Medical Reception: 6:00pm-8:00pm\nLocation: Marnix E. Heersink Conference Center at University of Alabama at Birmingham \nSaturday\, May 2\, 2026\nECD Care Center Meeting: 8:00am-11:00am\nLocation: UAB Cancer Center \nThis event will bring together the global Erdheim-Chester disease community with leading medical experts to share the latest research\, clinical insights\, and community resources. Attendees can expect educational sessions\, opportunities to connect with peers\, and updates on emerging treatments and patient care. \nFurther details on the hotel and program highlights will be released in the coming months. \nAgenda\n\n\n\n\n	TimeSubjectPresenter\n\n\n\n\n	8:00 amRegistration & light breakfast\n\n\n	8:30 amWelcome to Birmingham and the 11th Annual Erdheim-Chester Disease International ConferenceGaurav Goyal\nUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham\, Birmingham\, AL USA\n\n\n	Keynote Address\n\n\n	8:45 am Diversity and Degeneration in\nNeurohistiocytic DiseaseNicole Coufal\nUniversity of California\, San Diego\nUSA\n\n\n	9:25 amBreak\n\n\n	Morning Abstract Presentations Session 1: Cells\, Clones & Circuits: Where Histiocytosis Begins (and Persists)\n\n\n	9:35 amARAF Mutations Drive Histiocytic Neoplasms\nIn Vivo and Provide Insights into Cellular\nOriginBenjamin Durham\nRutgers Cancer Institute\, Robert\nWood Johnson School of Medicine\,\nBrunswick\, NJ\n\n\n	9:50 amTracking BRAF V600E Persistence under MEK\nInhibition in Histiocytoses: a B-cell–enriched\nsignalJulien Haroche\nDepartment of Internal Medicine &\nE3M Institute\, Pitié-Salpêtrière\nHospital\, AP-HP – Sorbonne\nUniversity\, Paris\, France\n\n\n	10:05 amDistribution of MAP2K1 Variants Across\nPeripheral Blood Cells in Erdheim-Chester\nDisease and Other HistiocytosesIrena Ungureanu\nAmbroise-Paré Hospital\, Pathology\nDepartment\, Boulogne-Billancourt\,\nFrance\n\n\n	10:20 amThe Clonal Origin and Evolution of High-Risk\nMultisystem Histiocytosis in AdultsMatthew Collin\nNewcastle University\, United\nKingdom\n\n\n	10:35 amNetworking Break\n\n\n	Morning Abstract Presentations Session 2: Genotype → Therapy: Biomarkers\, Responses\, and New Vulnerabilities\n\n\n	10:50 amKRAS Mutations in Histiocytic Neoplasms:\nMutation Spectrum and Response to MEK\nInhibitionDongni Yi\nMayo Clinic\, Rochester\, MN USA\n\n\n	11:05 amCyclin D1 Overexpression Drives Replication\nStress and Creates Therapeutic\nVulnerabilities in Histiocytic NeoplasmsDongni Yi\nMayo Clinic\, Rochester\, MN USA\n\n\n	11:20 amClonal Hematopoiesis Predicts Response to\nInterferon-α in Erdheim-Chester Disease and\nMyeloproliferative NeoplasmsJérôme Razanamahery\nDijon University Hospital\, France\n\n\n	11:35 amImpact of Additional Genetic Variants in the\nCourse of Erdheim-Chester Disease… a\nMulticentric Longitudinal Study of 445 French\nPatientsFélicien Triboulet\nPitié-Salpêtrière hospital\, Sorbonne\nUniversity\, Paris\, France\n\n\n	11:50 amGroup Photo\n\n\n	12:00 pmLunch\n\n\n	Afternoon Abstract Presentations Session 3: Pixels to Patterns: ECD and Xanthogranuloma\n\n\n	1:00 pmCentral Nervous System Imaging\nAbnormalities in Erdheim–Chester Disease: A\nSystematic ReviewMustafa Abomohsen\nBrookdale University Hospital and\nMedical Center\, Brooklyn\, NY USA\n\n\n	1:15 pmMusculoskeletal System Imaging\nAbnormalities in Erdheim–Chester Disease: A\nSystematic ReviewMustafa Abomohsen\nBrookdale University Hospital and\nMedical Center\, Brooklyn\, NY USA\n\n\n	1:30 pmPatterns of Presentation and Outcomes in\nAdult XanthogranulomaGuneet Janda\nMayo Clinic\, Rochester\, MN USA\n\n\n	1:45 pmNetworking Break\n\n\n	Afternoon Abstract Presentations Session 4: Care in the Real World: Treatment Patterns and Survivorship\n\n\n	2:00 pmReal World Frontline Systemic Anti-Cancer\nTreatment Patterns and Outcomes in\nErdheim–Chester DiseaseCarla Isabel Borre\nMayo Clinic\, Rochester\, MN USA\n\n\n	2:15 pmBurden of Chronic Health Conditions After\nDiagnosis of Erdheim–Chester Disease\n(ECD): Early Results from the Histiocytic\nDisorder Survivor StudyGaurav Goyal\nUniversity of Alabama at\nBirmingham\, Birmingham\, AL USA\n\n\n	2:30 pmDestombes-Rosai-Dorfman Disease:\nClinical\, Molecular Characteristics and\nTreatment Response: data from a\nretrospective cohort of 107 patientsJulien Haroche\nDepartment of Internal Medicine &\nE3M Institute\, Pitié-Salpêtrière\nHospital\, AP-HP – Sorbonne\nUniversity\, Paris\, France\n\n\n	2:45 pmConsiderations for Assessment and\nTreatment of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in\nECDAnneka Johnston\nRush University Medical Center\,\nChicago IL\n\n\n	Poster Presentations and Networking\n\n\n	3:00 pmErdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) is a Rare\nHistiocytic Neoplasm of Non-Langerhans\nCell HistiocytosisAbdalla Bowirrat\nAriel University\, Israel\n\n\n	Diagnostic challenges in mixed ErdheimChester Disease and Langerhans Cell\nHistiocytosis in a 54-year-old maleSameer Andani\nMofitt Cancer Center & University\nof South Florida\n\n\n	A Mycosis Fungoides-like Drug Reaction\nRapidly Resolving Following Switch from\nBRAF Inhibitor to MEK Inhibitor Monotherapy\nin Erdheim-Chester DiseaseSaipriya Ayyar\nUniversity of Cincinnati/UC Health\,\nCincinnati OH\n\n\n	Multimodality Imaging in Erdheim–Chester\nDisease: Radiologic Insights from Pediatric\nand Adult CasesPriyanka Naranje\nAll India Institute of Medical\nSciences\, New Delhi\, India\n\n\n	Cardiovascular System Imaging\nAbnormalities in Erdheim-Chester Disease: A\nSystematic ReviewMustafa Abomohsen\nBrookdale University Hospital and\nMedical Center\, Brooklyn\, NY USA\n\n\n	BRAF-Positive Erdheim–Chester Disease with\nProgressive Pulmonary and Vascular\nInvolvement Successfully Treated with\nVemurafenib: A Case ReportHulya Yilmaz Tekinhatun\nDiyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and\nResearch Hospital\, Turkey\n\n\n	Concurrent Erdheim-Chester Disease and\nClassical Hodgkin Lymphoma with\nunexpected response to lymphoma-directed\ntherapyRebecca Denson\nNew York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell\nMedicine\, New York\, NY\n\n\n	Abdominal Imaging Abnormalities in\nErdheim-Chester Disease: A Systematic\nReviewMustafa Abomohsen\nBrookdale University Hospital and\nMedical Center\, Brooklyn\, NY USA\n\n\n	Prevalence and distribution of ErdheimChester Disease in the UK estimated from\nreferral to a National Advisory PanelMatthew Collin\nNewcastle University\, United\nKingdom\n\n\n	Challenging Case Study\n\n\n	3:45 pmAll that glitters: retro-orbital\nxanthogranuloma or ECD?Matthew Collin\nNewcastle University\, United\nKingdom\n\n\n	Challenging Case Study\n\n\n	4:15 pmThe Clue Was the Blood Pressure: Atypical\nErdheim–Chester DiseaseJithma Abeykoon\nMayo Clinic\, Rochester\, MN USA\n\n\n	Closing Remarks & Student Abstract Award\n\n\n	4:45 pmECD Global Alliance into the FutureJerome Henson\nExecutive Director\, ECD Global\nAlliance\, DeRidder\, LA USA\n\n\n	4:55 pmJunior Investigator – Best Student\nPresentation AwardOshrat Hershkovitz-Rokah\nAriel University & Assut\n\n\n\n\nDownload Agenda \nRegister \nNOTE: Register before February 1st to take advantage of the early bird registration cost! Save $200 USD and register for only $300 USD! \nMark Heaney Awareness Award & Community Champion Award\nFebruary 1st\, 2026 – Last day to submit your nomination for the Mark Heaney Awareness Award & Community Champion Award . \n\nPlease submit your nominations here.\n\nMark Heaney Awareness Award.  Nominate a medical professional who is working to improve the lives of ECD patients by bringing awareness to the disease within the medical profession.\nCommunity Champion Award.  Nominate anyone (patient\, caregiver\, medical professional\, friend\, etc.) who has volunteered their time to help improve the lives of all of those impacted by ECD.\n\n\n\nOral / Poster Presentation Abstracts\nFebruary 1\, 2026- Abstracts Due. \n\nAbstract submissions for the Medical Symposium on 1 May\, are accepted here  Please submit abstracts for oral and/or poster presentation.  This is a great opportunity to share your work and the work of your colleagues.  Please let them know of the opportunity.\n\nTravel Scholarships\nTravel Assistance – The Glenn Padnick Memorial Travel Fund Now accepting applications for the 2026 ECDGA Conference. \nGlenn Padnick lived a full and impactful life while navigating Erdheim-Chester Disease (ECD) for decades. From 2011 to 2022\, he served with unwavering dedication on the ECD Global Alliance Board of Directors\, always ensuring that the voices and needs of patients remained central to every decision. \nIn honor of Glenn’s legacy of service and compassion\, his family generously established the Glenn Padnick Memorial Travel Fund. This fund provides financial assistance to help patients\, caregivers\, and medical professionals attend the annual ECD conference for those who may not otherwise be able to participate due to financial constraints. \nApplications are now open for travel assistance for the 2026 ECD Conference. Funding is limited\, and priority will be given to individuals who have never attended the event before. Our goal is to make this opportunity available to as many community members as possible with the resources available. \nApplication Deadline: February 1\, 2026 Award Notifications: No later than March 1\, 2026 \nApply Here: Glenn Padnick Memorial Travel Fund Request. \nConference Hotel & Travel Information\nConference Hotel\nHilton Birmingham at UAB\n808 20th Street South\nBirmingham\, AL 35205\nPhone: +1 (659) 251-1934 \nA block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Birmingham at UAB for conference attendees.\nRooms must be reserved by April 6\, 2026\, to receive the group rate. \nBook a Room \nIf you have any issues with booking your room\, please contact  Simon Hill at the Hilton Birmingham Downtown.  His number is 205-910-1970 and his email is simon.hill@hiltoncom. \nAirport Transportation\nBirmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM)\nComplimentary shuttle service is available from the Birmingham airport to the hotel and is provided directly by the Hilton Downtown at UAB. \nTo use the shuttle:  \n\nCollect your luggage.\nCall the hotel at 205-933-9000 to request the shuttle.\nProceed to Door #4L and wait for the bus marked “Hilton.”\n\nTraveling via Atlanta\nHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is approximately 3 hours from Birmingham and offers direct international flights to most countries. Shuttle services are available between the Atlanta airport and Birmingham for travelers arriving through ATL. \nShuttle Service Link \nContact:\nErdheim-Chester Disease Global Alliance\nEmail: support@erdheim-chester.org \nRegister \nOur Sponsors\n 
URL:https://www.erdheim-chester.org/event/11th-annual-ecd-medical-symposium-birmingham-2026/
LOCATION:Hilton Birmingham at UAB\, 808 20th St S\, Birmingham\, AL 35205\, Birmingham\, 35205\, United States
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