FAAN Partners With NIH to Stimulate Food Allergy Research
In our continuing effort to advance research in food allergies, FAAN has partnered with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, to fund a new program called Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy.
Twelve grants totaling $5 million have been awarded to investigators who will lead high-impact, innovative studies of food allergy over the next two years. Research will explore factors that contribute to the development of food allergy, the relationship between food allergy and other immune system disorders, and the epidemiology and genetics of food allergy. An additional goal of this program is to encourage more investigators to move into the field of food allergy research.
The program is funded by NIAID, FAAN, and the Food Allergy Project. “This is one more example of FAAN’s collaborative spirit at work. We are thrilled to be partnering with others to advance science and research on food allergies,” said Anne Muñoz-Furlong, Founder and CEO of FAAN. “We are excited about the discoveries these new investigators will make on behalf of the millions of people with food allergy in the U.S. and around the world.”
“Little is known about why only some people develop food allergy, and finding answers to that fundamental question is one of the key objectives of this initiative,” said NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. “We anticipate that this program will spark new ideas and research in the field, and we look forward to seeing progress in research that ultimately ends the limitations that food allergy places on the lives of so many children and adults.”
For more on NIAID food allergy research, see http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/topics/foodAllergy/default.htm. |
