Conrad International Hotel – Istanbul

19th OCTOBER 2025

Speakers

Dr.Gürkan Kılıç

pediatrician and subspecialist in pediatric allergy, pulmonology, and immunology.

Prof.Dr.Hikmet Tekin Nacaroğlu

Professor of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, Medipol University Hospital

Dr. Christian Lupinek, MD

Medical Director of Macro Array Diagnostics GmbH, MADx, Vienna, Austria.

dinner

10:00 – 12:00

Program
Brunch&Open Buffet

presentation

12:00 – 12:10

Opening Ceramony
Dr. Sevgi Salman Unver

presentation

12:10 – 12:20

Opening Speech
Prof. Dr. Umit Murat Sahiner – Head of AID Association

presentation

12:20 – 12:30

Opening Speech 
Prof. Dr. Koray Harmanci – Head of CAAID Association

presentation

12:30 – 13:15

Basics of Molecular Allergy- Future of Molecular Allergy
Prof. Dr. Paolo Matricardi

Moderator- Prof. Dr. Asli Akkor & Prof. Dr. Cevdet Ozdemir

presentation

13:15 – 14:00

IgE-microarrays for prescription and monitoring of allergen immunotherapy
Dr. Christian Lupinek

Moderator– Prof. Dr. Koray Harmanci

coffee-break

14:00 – 14:30

Coffee Break

presentation

14:30 – 15:00

Immunotherapy and Molecular Allergy
How do we utilize molecular allergy testing in immunotherapy decisions and monitoring? The benefits of newly developed panels in immunotherapy monitoring.

Prof. Dr. Hikmet Tekin Nacaroğlu

Moderator– Prof. Dr. Zeynep Ülker Altınel

presentation

15:00 – 15:30

How do molecular allergy tests bring innovations in the diagnosis and treatment of food allergies? The clinical importance of food ladder planning with allergy diagnosis at the molecular level.
Prof. Dr. Betul Buyuktiryaki

Moderator– Prof. Dr. Cansın Saçkesen

presentation

15:30 – 16:00

Anaphylaxis and Molecular allergy ( Risks, diagnosis):

– Alpha-Gal Syndrome **
– Exercise-induced wheat allergy
– Pancake Syndrome
Prof. Dr. Zeynep Ferhan Ozseker

Moderator– Prof. Dr. Gulbin Bingol

coffee-break

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee Break

presentation

16:30 – 17:00

From a university hospital perspective
In what situations have we requested molecular allergy testing for patients admitted to public hospitals? How have we benefited from it?
Prof. Dr. Esra Özek Yücel

Moderator– Prof. Dr. Ümit Murat Şahiner

presentation

17:00 – 17:30

From a private clinic perspective
The use and importance of molecular allergy testing in the clinic, accompanied by unique cases
Dr. Gürkan Kılıç

Moderator– Prof. Dr. Koray Harmancı

discussion

17:30 – 18:00

Q&A and Discussion