About this Event
The Microbial Therapeutics Symposium is a professional, in-person medical education event hosted by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Center for Microbial Medicine. This first symposium to focus on pediatric fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) will take place Friday, December 4, at the CHOP Morgan Center for Research. The primary goal of the event is to bring together leading physicians, scientists and researchers from around the world to discuss current practices, emerging research and future applications of microbial therapeutics including fecal microbiota transplantation. Featured speakers include Colleen Kelly (co-PI, American Gastroenterological Association, FMT National Registry; Massachusetts General Hospital), Zain Kassam (former CMO, co-Founder OpenBiome), Christian Lillis (Peggy Lillis Foundation) and others. Final program details will be circulated in advance of the event.
Registration
Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. on December 4.
Parking, breakfast, lunch, and snacks will be provided.
Networking reception at the end of the event.
Please register by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, November 20, 2026.
Questions?
Please contact Carolyn Orians, Center for Microbial Medicine Clinical Research Program Manager, at [email protected].
Organized by
CHOP's Center for Microbial Medicine
Event venue & nearby stays
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Morgan Center for Research and Innovation, 2716 South Street, Philadelphia, United States
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