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2022 Grant round open

It is a pleasure to announce that the Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australia (AIFA) 2022 Grants Round is now open. Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are invited from ASCIA members who are actively involved in clinical allergy and immunology research.

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AIFA 2022 research grant round is now open

25 March 2022: It is a pleasure to announce that the Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia (AIFA) 2022 Grants Round is now open. Expressions of Interest (EOIs) are invited from ASCIA members who are actively involved in clinical allergy and immunology research. EOIs are due by midnight on Monday 2nd May 2022 and the application form is on the AIFA website www.allergyimmunology.org.au/gr...
AIFA announces grant recipients for 2021

28 September 2021 The Chair of the Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia, Dr Melanie Wong, proudly announced the AIFA grants for 2021 at the ASCIA Virtual Conference on 2nd September. The AIFA Food Allergy Research Grant of $40,000 was awarded to Professor Mimi Tang to explore the “Immune mechanisms underpinning remission of allergy”. Professor Tang works at the Murdoch Children's Resea...
How far have we come? A progress report for AIFA 2014-2020

29 January 2021: The Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia (AIFA) is the only Australasian charity that is specifically funding allergy and immunology research. AIFA is dedicated to advancing knowledge of the human immune system. We are supporting innovative research for improved diagnosis, novel treatments and better health outcomes for people with allergy and other immune disease. We...

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Food allergy and Sarah

Doctors diagnosed Sarah’s peanut allergy when she was still an infant and her mum, Antoinette, says it was a frightening and life-altering discovery. “People need to realise that consuming food that you are allergic to could potentially lead to anaphylaxis. It is absolutely terrifying.”

Sarah has been part of a research trial that may help her tolerate peanuts.

Research that is helping people with food allergy