Dr. Mirelle Kleuskens is a postdoctoral researcher at the Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences (Div. Pharmacology) of Utrecht University. She received her MSc degree in Animal Sciences from Wageningen University, and her PhD degree from Utrecht University where she investigated local immune responses in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). Dr. Kleuskens’ primary interest is in understanding the pathophysiology of EoE, particularly the immune responses to food allergens in the inflamed esophagus of EoE patients.