2025 Lectureships

AAAAI Foundation Named Lectureships are established to recognize substantial contributions of at least $100,000 to the AAAAI Foundation through collaborative contributions of others or individual contributions honoring an individual or entity. The AAAAI Foundation leadership is proud to announce the lectureships and lectureship speakers for the 2025 AAAAI / WAO Joint Congress.

Friday, February 28

AAAAI Foundation and John W. Yunginger, MD, FAAAAI Memorial Lectureship (5th year)
1601 Presidential Plenary: Environmental Influences on the Microbiome: Impact on Allergic Diseases
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 1:15-3:45 pm
Lecturer: Kari Nadeau, MD, PhD, FAAAAI
Interactions between Environmental Change, the Microbiome and Allergic Mechanisms

AAAAI Foundation and Isil Berat Barlan Memorial Lectureship (4th year)
1601 Presidential Plenary: Environmental Influences on the Microbiome: Impact on Allergic Diseases
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 1:15-3:45 pm
Lecturer: Nikolaos (Nikos) Papadopoulos, MD, PhD, FRCP, FAAAAI, FEAACI
Climate Effects on the Lung Microbiome and Impact on Asthma: Innovative Solutions

AAAAI Foundation and Donald Y. M. Leung, MD, PhD-JACI Editors Lectureship and Faculty Development Award (13th year)
1601 Presidential Plenary: Environmental Influences on the Microbiome: Impact on Allergic Diseases
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 1:15-3:45 pm
Lecturer: Ian Myles, MD
Environmental Impact on Atopic Dermatitis, Implications for Environmental Injustice and Therapy

Saturday, March 1

Hugh A. Sampson Lectureship in Food Allergy
2701 Keynote
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 3:30-4:30 pm
Lecturer: Lewis Ziska, PhD
Effects of Climate Change on Plant Biology, Implications for Allergists and Allergy Patients

Sunday, March 2

AAAAI Foundation and Robert F. Lemanske, Jr., MD FAAAAI Lectureship (5th year)
3101 Ending Respiratory Viral Infections: The Quest for Vaccines
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 8:15-9:45 am
Lecturer: Meredith McMorrow, MD
One Year On: How the RSV Vaccine has Changed the Landscape

AAAAI Foundation and Richard F. Lockey, MD MS FAAAAI & USF A/I Program Lectureship (6th year)
3101 Ending Respiratory Viral Infections: The Quest for Vaccines
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 8:15-9:45 am
Lecturer: Alyson Kelvin, PhD
Immune Imprinting and Vaccine Design: The Search for Universal Vaccines

AAAAI Foundation and Jordan N. Fink, MD, FAAAAI Lectureship (2nd year)
3101 Ending Respiratory Viral Infections: The Quest for Vaccines
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 8:15-9:45 am
Lecturer: Bali Pulendran, PhD
Cracking the Crystal Ball: Predicting Vaccine Responses

Monday, March 3

The Robert A. Cooke Memorial Lectureship
4101 Changes to Asthma Management in an Ever-Changing World
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 9:30-11:00 am
Lecturer: Adnan Custovic, MD, PhD, FAAAAI
Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Asthma Research and Clinical Care in the United States and the World: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Raif Geha, MD, FAAAAI Lectureship (1st year)
4101 Changes to Asthma Management in an Ever-Changing World
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 9:30-11:00 am
Lecturer: Juan Celedón, MD, FAAAAI
The Asthma Epigenome: Biomarkers and Vulnerability

Raymond G. Slavin, MD, MS, FAAAAI Lectureship (1st year)
4101 Changes to Asthma Management in an Ever-Changing World
Convention Center, Ground Level, Hall C, 9:30-11:00 am
Lecturer: Alan Baptist, MD, MPH, FAAAAI
Implementation of Asthma Guidelines in an Ever-Changing World