Host: Bruce Bloom, DDS, JD

Guest: Barjor Gimi, PhD

We cage animals to keep them safe from us and us from them. What if we caged transplanted cells to keep them safe from our immune system and vice versa? Dr. Gimi discusses his research focused on encapsulated cell based therapies.

Host: Todd Mahr, MD

Guest: Phillip Lieberman, MD

Join Dr. Todd Mahr as he interviews Dr. Phil Lieberman, lead author of "SAFE: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Anaphylaxis in the Emergency Room Department" that was published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology.

Host: Bill Rutenberg, MD

Guest: Marc Rothenberg, MD

In this segment, Dr. Rothenberg talks about the physiology of a food allergy and then updates us on some of his current research findings related to the genetics of EOS.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Elizabeth Tieman, MD

Work-life balance: how many of us can say we have it, let alone come close to having it? Board-certified radiologist Dr. Betsy Tieman is one healthcare professional who can say she achieved work-life balance by leaving private practice where she was working 14 hours a day to take advantage of locum tenens work, which also enabled her to train and compete in triathlons.

Host: Michael Benson, MD

Guest: J. Lee Nelson, MD

Fetal cells persisting in maternal tissues for 50 years and then causing a graft versus host reaction? Medicine does not get more bizarre, but this seems to be the case for systemic sclerosis. Dr. Nelson examines the growing evidence to support this new look at some of the "auto-immune" diseases.

Host: Todd Mahr, MD

Guest: Michael S. Blaiss, MD , FACAAI, FAAAAI

Dr. Mahr and Dr. Blaiss discuss a recent article published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology focusing on allergic rhinitis and sleep disorders.

Host: Larry Kaskel, MD

Guest: Clifford Bassett, MD

Dr. Clifford Bassett, Allergist and Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Otolaryngology at Long Island College Hospital in New York speaks about the "why" behind food allergies and cultural factors affecting the field.