FORALLVENT

Press kit 2009

The FORALLVENT Brochure

 

Final FORALLVENT Symposium Wroclaw, 22 January 2009
The Hygiene Hypothesis - New Insights into Allergic and Autoimmune Diseases

This symposium was organised by the FORALLVENT project coordination in Munich in cooperation with the Clinic of Pediatrics and Pediatric Allergology at the Wroclaw Medical University.

An interdisciplinary group of leading experts from all over Europe came together to summarize their most important findings in the field of allergic and autoimmune diseases. Particular emphasis was laid on the potential applicability of the results in the prevention and treatment of these diseases. This allowed an overall appraisal and a comprehensive synopsis of past and ongoing findings in the European research area. Colleagues from INCO target countries were invited to discuss the potential impact of the findings for their countries. Furthermore, the potential for the identification of (other) protective exposures in these environments where allergies are still less prevalent was discussed.

The meeting was open to researchers from industry who are interested to join academics in thinking about the future of diseases such as respiratory and food allergies in particular and other inflammatory disorders in general. 

Agenda

Short summary

Abstracts: C. Braun, I. Dardynskaia, T. Haahtela, W. Kneifel & S. Apprich, J. Pekkanen, H. Renz, J. Riedler, B. Sozanska

For more information, please contact Prof. Andrzej Boznanski

Link to the Website of Wroclaw Medical University, with photos and reports from the symposium in Polish (see 26.1.2009). Report in "Zdrowie"

The Short Summary and all Abstracts can also be downloaded on the page Conference Proceedings

 

 

 

Graphical material

FORALLVENT-Symposium of the 21st April 2007, Basel

 

The symposium brought together world renowned experts in the fields of allergy, immunology, epidemiology and various autoimmune diseases.

Photo in high resolution

 

 

Prof. Erika von Mutius presented the findings of farm studies in allergy and their potential connection to auto immune diseases.

Photo in high resolution

One in four European children under the age of 10 suffers from an allergy. Why is this a growing problem? Are the causes environmental or hereditary? Why is it that, despite relatively homogenous lifestyles in apparently comparable countries, the percentages of allergy sufferers show such marked contrasts? All in all, the scientists have certainly not finished grappling with the allergy headache. As part of their efforts, 25 leading research teams have come together within the GA2LEN European network of excellence.


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