National Peanut Board Awards $400,000 in Food Allergy Research Grants: Inaugural program supports core areas of prevention, diagnosis, management and treatment.
Summary
While NPB is a longtime supporter of food allergy research, these grants mark the completion of the Boards first formalized, competitive process for food allergy research funding.The award recipients and projects are: Boston Childrens Hospital to support Evaluating the Impact of School Peanut Allergy Policies by Sociodemographic Characteristics Center for Food Allergy & Asthma Research, Northwestern University to support Exploration and Preparation for Implementing Food Allergy Prevention within the WIC Programs Infant Nutrition Education and Breastfeeding Counseling Deventer Hospital to support Long-term tolerance of early oral immunotherapy for food allergy - A follow-up study to measure allergy remission in young children post oral immunotherapy Kings College London to support IgG4 Responses to Peanut Consumption: Modulatory Factors and Insights from the LEAP and EAT Cohorts McGill University Health Centre Research Institute to support SPORT: Safety of Peanut OIT in a Randomized Trial The University of Chicago to support 5-Methylcytosine Profiles in Circulating Cell-Free DNA in Peanut AllergyThe University of Chicago project receives the additional honor of the Dee Dee Darden Award, recognizing the passionate spirit of one of NPBs early chairmen. With bold determination, Virginia peanut farmer Darden sought out groundbreaking allergy research for the Board to fund, including the early work of Dr. Gideon Lack, which led to todays early introduction guidelines for peanut allergy prevention. Review panelists called the proposal a new and novel approach with the potential to be the next LEAP study for the impact on the field. Deborah Albright, MD, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Theresa Auld Bingemann, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine in the Divisions of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology and Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of RochesterThe RFP process was managed by consultant Jen Jobrack of Food Allergy Pros.Since 2001, NPB has invested more than $36 million in food allergy outreach, education and research. Through research and marketing initiatives the Board is finding new ways to enhance production and increase consumer demand by promoting the great taste, nutrition and culinary versatility of USA-grown peanuts.
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