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FAI-Sponsored Research Grants
Current Research Studies
Cem Akin, MD, University of Michigan Healthcare System, Ann Arbor
Mast cells in food allergy and anaphylaxis, 2007-
Rosalia Ayuso, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Allergen characterization and development of a cDNA repository for shellfish allergens, 2007-
Cecelia Berin, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
TSLP and allergenic dendritic cells in the gut: role of food allergy, 2008-
Paul J. Bryce, PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Rapid induction to tolerance of food allergens, 2008-
Paul J. Bryce, PhD, and Daocheng Zhu, MD, PhD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Understanding the mechanisms underlying immunological responses to food allergens, 2007- *
A. Wesley Burks, MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Understanding and treating multi-food sensitization in a mouse model, 2008-
Oral immunotherapy for peanut-allergic patients, 2008- *
Children's Digestive Health and Nutrition Foundation (CDHNF), Flourtown, PA
The International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Research Consortium (TIGERS), 2008-
Gerald Gleich, MD, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City
A T cell vaccine for shrimp allergy, 2008-
Ruchi Gupta, MD, MPH, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Understanding the prevalence of childhood food allergy in the United States, 2008-
Manel Jordana, MD, PhD, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Impact of PAF action blockade on experimental peanut-induced anaphylaxis, 2008-
Jean-Pierre Kinet, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Safety and proof of concept demonstration of efficacy of Trichuris suis ova (TSO) therapy in peanut allergy, 2008-
Can mast cell deletion following sensitization cure food anaphylaxis? 2007-
Gideon Lack, MD, King's College, London, UK
Tolerance to peanut in high-risk children, 2006-
Xiu-Min Li, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Therapeutic effect of Chinese herbal medicine on food allergy, 2001-
Cathryn Nagler, PhD, University of Chicago, IL
Promoting advances in the understanding of the causes and treatment of food allergy, 2009-
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Bethesda, MD
Exploratory Investigations in Food Allergy, 2007-2009*; 2009-2011
Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Prospective cohort study to determine incidence, severity, risk factors, and use of epinephrine in food-induced anaphylaxis in children, 2009-
David J. Rawlings, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle
Role of TSLP in intestinal allergic disease, 2008-
Marc E. Rothenberg, MD, PhD, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, OH
Advancing eosinophilic esophagitis research, 2006-*
Hugh A. Sampson, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Oral immunotherapy combined with humanized monoclonal anti-IgE antibody (omalizumab) in the treatment of cow’s milk allergy, 2009-
Peptide immunotherapy, 2009-
Generating recombinant engineered proteins, 2002-
Andrew Saxon, MD, and Zhang Ke, MD, PhD, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Epsilon-mediated dendritic cell FceRI targeted allergen gene vaccination for food allergy, 2008-
Scott H. Sicherer, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Prevalence of peanut and tree nut allergy in the United States determined by a random-dial telephone survey: a third 11-year
follow-up study, 2008-
Food allergen labeling, 2007-
Food allergy resource initiative, 2004-
Dale Umetsu, MD, PhD, Children's Hospital Boston, MA
Understanding the basic mechanisms of food allergy, 2006- *
Xiaobin Wang, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Establishing the precursor of food allergy in newborns, 2008-
Walter C. Willett, MD, DrPH, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Peri-pregnancy diet and nut allergy in the Growing Up Today Studies, 2008-
Research Training Awards
Selected Concluded Research Studies
Wesley Burks, MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC
Isolation and characterization of soybean allergens, 2001-2004
Jean-Pierre Kinet, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
New murine model of food allergy, 2001-2004
Scott H. Sicherer, MD, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Allergen exposure through kissing, 2005-2006
Risk-taking and coping strategies of food-allergic adolescents and young adults, 2003-2006
Allergic response to peanut inhalation and skin contact, 2002-2003
Repeat peanut and tree nut prevalence study, 2002-2003
Robert A. Wood, MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Food allergy in adolescents and adults, 2006-2007
* FAI research grant resulting from merger with The Food Allergy Project