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Dr. Constanze Jakwerth receives DZL Poster Prize

16. June 2023

At the 11th Annual Meeting of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Dr. Constanze Jakwerth (Airway Immunology Group) was awarded the poster prize in the Allergy and Asthma section.

Dr. Constanze Jakwerth wins Oral Abstract Sessions Prize at EAACI Congress 2023

11. June 2023

Congratulations to Dr. Constanze Jakwerth (PI in Airway Immunology research group) on winning the Oral Abstract Sessions Prize at the EAACI Congress 2023 in Hamburg. Her research on the distinct activation of major nasal phenotypes in wheezing and asthmatic children and dedication is recognized for its impact on allergy and immunology. Congratulations on this well-deserved achievement! Stay tuned...

Anna Erb (AG Airway Immunology) wins the Poster Prize at EAACI Congress 2023

09. June 2023

Congratulations to Anna Erb from our Airway Immunology research group on winning the Poster Prize at the EAACI Congress 2023 in Hamburg. Her research on COVID-19 and elucidating a vicious circle in which SARS-CoV-2 uses the cell's own IFN host defense to enhance spread has had an impact on the allergy and immunology community. We are proud of her dedication and innovative contributions to this...

Prof. Buters receives EAACI fellow price

09. June 2023

At the last European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) conference in Hamburg 9-11. June 2023, Prof. Dr. Buters from ZAUM received the EAACI-fellow price. EAACI has about 13.000 members, and scientists with an excellent performance and being active for the EAACI-society are eligible for this prestigious award. A good scientific performance is measured as having a H-factor of >45....

Molecular Allergology User's Guide 2.0 from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) released

01. January 2023

Simon Blank (Head of the Molecular and Translational Allergology group) contributed to two chapters (Bee Venom Allergy & Vespid Venom Allergy) of the second edition the "EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide", the world’s first comprehensive handbook on Molecular Allergology.

Sonja Heine receives Joachim Ganzer Award for Allergen Immunotherapy 2022

09. September 2022

On September 9. Sonja Heine from the Lab Blank (Molecular & Translational Allergology Group) was awarded the Joachim Ganzer Award for Allergen Immunotherapy at the German Allergy Congress in Wiesbaden, Germany.

A new way to protect from allergen exposure from cat, dog and house dust mites: Air purifiers?

19. May 2022

Reducing exposure to the causative allergen relieves allergy symptoms. But how do you do that? Manzano and colleagues from IAF/ZAUM made a study, where they used commercially available air purifiers to eliminate fine particles from indoor air, to which the allergens stick. They could reduce the allergen load by about 80% (depending on allergen). Of course there are other ways to reduce allergen...

FOCUS on epithelial leukotriene production published in Science Immunology

12. January 2022

In this FOCUS article in Science Immunology, Fiona Henkel and Julia Esser-von Bieren highlight recent work showing that leukocytes are not the only cells that produce significant amounts of pro-inflammatory leukotrienes in asthma or during helminth infection. Indeed, specialized epithelial cells (called tuft cells) synthesize large amounts of cysteinyl leukotrienes (cysLTs) that drive type 2...

New article on macrophage memory in allergic asthma published in JACI

12. January 2022

Monocytes and macrophages are known to develop an “innate memory”, also called “trained immunity” in different types of infections or cardiovascular disease. The team around first author Dr. Antonie Lechner (AG Esser-von Bieren) now shows that monocyte-derived macrophages from allergic asthmatics display a persistent inflammatory imprint and increased responsiveness to house dust mite. The authors...

Julia Esser-von Bieren receives Henning Løwenstein Research Award 2021

26. November 2021

On November 19 Julia Esser-von Bieren was awarded the Henning Løwenstein Research Award 2021. This biennial award is given to a young researcher, who has shown excellence in the field of allergy research. The award was presented and handed out by Henning Løwenstein and Stephen Durham, who have made seminal contributions to the development of allergen specific immunotherapy (AIT), at ALK...

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit und Pflege fördert Pollenforschung am ZAUM

23. September 2021

Prof. Dr. Jeroen Buters hat am 21 September 2021 eine Förderung vom Bayerischen Gesundheitsminister Holetscheck (Bayern) erhalten. Damit unterstützt das Ministerium für Gesundheit und Pflege die Forschung am automatischen Pollenmonitoring Netzwerk ePIN (www.epin.bayern.de oder pollenscience.eu). Ziel des Projektes ist es, die Messdaten von 8 Messstationen so zu verarbeiten, dass der Pollenflug an...

Climate impact on birch pollen flight: Big data analysis and surprising messages!

09. August 2021

Climate change is generally considered to worsen allergy, because of extended pollination periods and higher allergen load in the pollen. In our new manuscripts the situation is re-analyzed by Jesus Rojo & Jeroen Buters on large data sets of pollen flight, but also on the distribution of the birch tree. The result is surprising: Most areas will see a decline in birch pollen load, except a few...

Adjuvants in allergen-specific immunotherapy: New research results fresh from the Blank lab!

27. July 2021

In experimental HDM AIT, a 220-fold reduced allergen dose is equally effective in control of allergic inflammation when HDM allergoids instead of extracts are applied. Low-dose non-adjuvanted allergoid AIT is less effective in inducing a potentially protective IgG1 response. Combining low-dose allergoid AIT with the adjuvant MCT or the adjuvant system MCT+MPL promotes Th1-inducing mechanisms and...

DFG fördert Grundlagen-Projekt zu Stromazellen am ZAUM

27. July 2021

Die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft unterstützt in den kommenden drei Jahren ein Projekt von Dr. Szente-Pasztoi von der Gruppe Mukosale Immunologie, welches sich mit der Charakterisierung und Funktion von intestinalen Stromazellen befasst. Diese gewebsständigen Zellen finden sich in allen Körperorganen und sind maßgeblich an der Ausbildung von Struktur und Form jedes Organes beteiligt. Neueste...

DFG Graduierten Kolleg RG2668: Immun-master Schalter in Allergie und Autoimmunität

14. July 2021

Die DFG hat ein Graduierten Kolleg zum Thema "Immun-master Schalter in Allergie und Autoimmunität" bewilligt, das durch Prof. Tilo Biedermann geleitet wird und an dem sich ZAUM ebenfalls beteiligt.

New discovery of suppressive secretoglobin 1A1 in cells of the lower airways.

14. July 2021

Anti-inflammatory mechanisms from immune cells are intensively investigated. Here Uli Zissler and colleagues describe that SCGB1A1, an epithelial anti-inflammatory mediator is playing a role in allergen specific immunotherapy.

New video on mechanisms of allergen specific immunotherapy: Exhaustion?

28. May 2021

Is exhaustion another mechanism of allergen specific immunotherapy? Have a look for this video & open access paper: An exhausted phenotype of TH2 cells is primed by allergen...https://youtu.be/ktECcpaecqs OR youtu.be/sBHcZR8KdGQ via @YouTube

New ZAUM website for pollen flight measurements

01. February 2021

ZAUM released a new website, where anybody interested in pollen can check the latest measurements. The website is connected to newly installed robotic pollen monitors that deliver new data every 3 hours. The website is interactive and the displayed data can be adjusted to the user needs. Most monitors are situated in Bavaria in the project ePIN (electronic pollen information network), but new...