Division of Allergy Immunology News & Announcements

Scientists suggest IgA “tunes” which microbes can cross mucosal barriers. Their findings may inform better treatments for IgA deficiency.

Two CHOP researchers receive the Individual Biomedical Research Award from the Hartwell Foundation, which will fund early-stage, innovative projects.

Find out how CHOP researchers create a valuable impact on children’s health in the PolicyLab 2023 Impact Report and more in this week’s research news roundup.

Our August Featured Research Trainee is Megha Lal, PhD, who investigates the mechanism of less common forms of food allergies such as eosinophilic esophagitis.

Terri Brown-Whitehorn, MD, a food allergy clinical researcher for over 25 years, values being part of research families’ lives and seeing firsthand the impact of her work.

Learn about a novel disorder caused by rare genetic variants, the importance of global neonatal outcomes, and more, in this week’s edition of In the News.

A new study involving CHOP researchers found that daily use of a “peanut patch” for one year was effective in desensitizing a majority of peanut-allergic toddlers.

USIDNET will enhance its resources to improve the state of genetic diagnostics for patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases.

See highlights of work by Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers that is leading to novel findings.

A weekly dose of dupilumab, a monoclonal antibody, led to a reduction of symptoms and tissue improvement in young adults and adolescents with eosinophilic esophagitis.

Learn about novel findings and new grants from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers.

Researchers find that a first-of-its-kind program at CHOP can help children with food allergy-related anxiety reduce their fears and improve their quality of life.

September's featured Faculty Spotlight scientist is Kathleen Sullivan, MD, PhD.

The Featured Research Trainee for September is Jose Campos Duran, a 2022 HHMI Gilliam Fellow.

CHOP and Penn researchers discussed the latest findings about the mechanisms of immunity at the CHOP Research Institute 2022 Scientific Symposium.

Elizabeth Bhoj, MD, PhD, and David Hill, MD, PhD, are recipients of a 2021 Individual Biomedical Research Award from The Hartwell Foundation.

Learn about novel findings and new funding from our Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers.

Researchers evaluated whether the standard treatment for a rare disease called agammaglobulinemia is cost-effective in the United States.

Learn about novel findings and new funding from our Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers.

Clinicians in the Food Allergy Center hope to expand the FARE Registry by encouraging individuals from diverse backgrounds to participate.

Our October Faculty Spotlight, Dr. Sarah Henrickson, is fascinated by the common threads between common inflammatory diseases.

Meet this year’s CHOP-RISES scholars, who engaged in a unique hybrid curriculum involving hands-on work in our labs and virtual learning.

The 2021 Distinguished Research Trainee Award recipients include trainees from a variety of levels and disciplines.

This week’s news round-up highlights the CCMT’s state-of-the-art Clinical Manufacturing Facility

In our fourth Faculty Spotlight, David Hill, MD, PhD, shares ongoing research in his lab, advice for aspiring scientists, and much more.

Researchers used deep immune profiling to better understand immune activation in children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome.

Our most engaging stories of 2020 highlight moments of positivity, hope, and inspiration in a year of challenge and change.

This week’s roundup features CHOP’s participation in a multi-institutional MIS-C research study — the first to provide long-term outcome data.