Committees

The ISSCD is establishing a series of specialist committees focused on high priority unmet needs in the field of celiac disease and gluten mediated human disease. Specialist committees can be proposed by any current member of the ISSCD and require a “sponsor” who is a member of the ISSCD Board.

Four committees have already been established:

• The International Celiac Disease Symposium (ICDS) committee; Chaired by Riccardo Troncone
• DIRECTIONS (DIetary contaminations - REfractory ComplicaTIons - ONgoing Symptoms) committee; Chaired by Fabiana Zingone
• The Latin American Society for the Study of Celiac Disease (LASSCD) committee; Chaired by Fernando Chirdo, Julio Bai and Edgardo Smecuol
• The Gluten Safety and Standards Committee; co-chaired by Jason Tye-Din and Katharina Scherf     

Proposals for other committees should be submitted to the ISSCD Board by the proposer/s and sponsor via the online Contact Us form. Specialist committees approved by the Board will be supported by the ISSCD administration and encouraged to submit proposals to the Board for consideration, in order to advance the field. 

The aim of a committee is to bring together a group of ISSCD members with a common interest. The Chair will be appointed by the Board and the committee capped at eight members, including the Chair. Members will be selected by the Chair and the ISSCD Board following review of the EOIs.