The Asthma and Allergy Association's Research Foundation pre-announces new research grants to address knowledge gaps

The Asthma and Allergy Association's Research Foundation pre-announces new research grants that will become available for applications during the spring of 2020. The grants will focus on knowledge gaps that the Research Foundation has identified in the allergy and asthma area, and that the Foundation wants to support in particular. The grants will be up to a maximum of 1 million SEK per year for a maximum period of 5 years. In total, the Research Foundation will announce 10 million SEK for the 5 year period.

Application period: 14 February - 16 March 2020

Read more here about the research topics that will be supported in this special call (in Swedish)

Congratulations Inger Kull!

Inger Kull. Photo: Torkel Ekqvist

About Inger Kull's research:

Inger Kull's research aims to identify factors of importance for improved care of allergic disease, with a special focus on severe disease, gender differences, and the transition from childhood to adulthood.

A strength of her research is the possibility to combine quantitative methods, based on advanced statistical analyses, with qualitative methods, such as focus group interviews. Most of the research is conducted within a prospective birth cohort (BAMSE), for which she is one of the PIs. Inger's research is performed in a multidisciplinary environment, with a mix of researchers, pre- and post-doctoral students from various research fields, and clinically active health care professionals.

Seminar series on Food Allergy organised by

the "Good food for all" project

During the spring of 2020 the Good food for all (Bra mat för alla) project will organise a seminar series in the area of food allergy and food hypersensitivity.

The seminars are aimed at health care personnel within primary care, who have an interest in food allergy and food hypersensitivity.

The lectures will take place at the Asthma and Allergy Association's office at Södermalm in Stockholm.

Registration is required. See the invitation and programme for more details.

PhARF Award 2020 - Nominations can be made until 31st January

The objective of PhARF is to encourage progress in allergy research by means of an international Award. Every year a young investigator (maximum 45 years), who has made outstanding contributions to the field of allergy is recognize by this Award. The award is an unrestricted grant provided by Thermo Fisher.

Nominations can be made until 31st January 2020

ERS funding opportunities

ERS Short Term Research Fellowships, deadline 1st April 2020

ERS Clinical Training Fellowships, deadline 1st April 2020

ERS RESPIRE Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellowships, deadline 1st May 2020

Recent publications by CfA researchers

A new role for "eat me" and "don't eat me" markers on neutrophils in asthmatic airway inflammation. Ekstedt S, Tufvesson E, Bjermer L, Kumlien Georén S, Cardell LO. Allergy. 2020 Jan 9. doi: 10.1111/all.14179.

Food and nutrient intake and adherence to dietary recommendations during pregnancy: a Nordic mother-child population-based cohort. Saunders CM, Rehbinder EM, Carlsen KCL, Gudbrandsgard M, Carlsen KH, Haugen G, Hedlin G, Jonassen CM, Sjøborg KD, Landrø L, Nordlund B, Rudi K, O Skjerven H, Söderhäll C, Staff AC, Vettukattil R, Carlsen MH. Food Nutr Res. 2019 Dec 20;63. doi: 10.29219/fnr.v63.3676. eCollection 2019.

Childhood asthma in the new omics era: challenges and perspectives. Golebski K, Kabesch M, Melén E, Potočnik U, van Drunen CM, Reinarts S, Maitland-van der Zee AH, Vijverberg SJH; PERMEABLE consortium. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jan 24. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000626.

Sensitization to grass pollen allergen molecules in a birth cohort - Phl p 4 as early indicator of grass pollen allergy. Westman M, Åberg K, Apostolovic D, Lupinek C, Gattinger P, Mittermann I, Andersson N, Melén E, Bergström A, Antó JM, Bousquet J, Valenta R, Wickman M, van Hage M; MeDALL consortium. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Jan 16. pii: S0091-6749(20)30040-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.01.006.

Eosinophils synthesize trihydroxyoctadecenoic acids (TriHOMEs) via a 15-lipoxygenase dependent process. Fuchs D, Tang X, Johnsson AK, Dahlén SE, Hamberg M, Wheelock CE. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids. 2020 Jan 7;1865(4):158611. doi: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2020.158611.

A modern approach to identifying and characterizing child asthma and wheeze phenotypes based on clinical data. Brew BK, Chiesa F, Lundholm C, Örtqvist A, Almqvist C. PLoS One. 2019 Dec 30;14(12):e0227091. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0227091. eCollection 2019.

Interaction between filaggrin mutations and neonatal cat exposure in atopic dermatitis. Thyssen JP, Ahluwalia TS, Paternoster L, Ballardini N, Bergström A, Melén E, Chawes B, Stokholm J, Hourihane JO, O'Sullivan DM, Bager P, Maelbye M, Bustamante M, Torrent M, Esplugues A, Duijts L, Hu C, Elbert NJ, Pasmans SGMA, Nijsten TEC, von Berg A, Standl M, Schikowski T, Herberth G, Heinrich J, Lee YA, Marenholz I, Lau S, Curtin JA, Simpson A, Custovic A, Pennell CE, Wang CA, Holt PG, Bisgaard H, Bønnelykke K. Allergy. 2019 Dec 26. doi: 10.1111/all.14162.

Activation of metabolite receptor GPR91 promotes platelet aggregation and transcellular biosynthesis of leukotriene C4. Tang X, Fuchs D, Tan S, Trauelsen M, Schwartz TW, Wheelock CE, Li N, Haeggström JZ. J Thromb Haemost. 2020 Jan 13. doi: 10.1111/jth.14734.

Upcoming conferences and meetings
in the asthma and allergy area

19th Fraunhofer Seminar "Models of Lung Disease", 6-7 February 2020, Hannover, Germany

ERS Satellite Symposium COPD, Asthma, Lung Cancer and Infections, 20 February 2020

ERS Lung Science Conference - Metabolic alterations in lung ageing and disease, 5-8 March 2020, Estoril, Portugal

AAAAI Annual Meeting, 13-16 March 2020, Philadelphia, USA

EAACI Allergy School on Anaphylaxis: Etiology, Prevention and Management, 19-21 March 2020, Izmir, Turkey

Keystone Symposium: Asthma, making new discoveries into better therapies, 2-6 April 2020, Snowbird, Utah, USA

LURN - Lund Respiratory Network meeting, 16-17 April 2020, Ystad, Sweden

WAO International Scientific Conference (WISC), 23-25 April 2020, Rome, Italy

Tolerance Conference, organised by the Swedish Asthma and Allergy Association, 7-8 May 2020, Stockholm, Sweden

ATS International Conference, 15-20 May 2020, Philadelphia, USA

EHRS - European Histamine Research Society Conference, 21-23 May 2020, Düsseldorf/Mühlheim an der Ruhr, Germany

EAACI Congress, 6-10 June 2020, London, UK

8th European Workshop on Lipid Mediators, 24-26 June 2020, Stockholm, Sweden

ERS International Congress, 5-9 September 2020, Vienna, Austria

EUROBAT (European Consortium on Application of Flow Cytometry in Allergy), 15 October 2020, Manchester, UK

FAAM (Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Meeting), 15-17 October 2020, Manchester, UK

ISAF (International Severe Asthma Forum), 22-24 October 2020, Rome, Italy