Two nominees have been chosen for the PhARF 2010 Award - The most prestigious Award in the field of Allergy!

PhARF (Phadia Allergy Research Forum) is a collaboration between Uppsala University and Phadia AB. The objective of PhARF is to encourage progress in allergy research by recognizing outstanding younger investigators. Currently this personal and unrestricted award amounts to USD 50,000.

The selection has been a two-step process. First a Nomination Committee with members from Uppsala University sifted out a limited number of candidates of all suggested nominations. Then the Scientific Committee of PhARF nominated two persons to this Award during the AAAAI (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology) congress in New Orleans in the beginning of March.

 

Left to right: Prof Paul Greenberger, President of AAAAI (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology), Prof Richard Lockey, President of WAO (World Allergy Organization), Prof Walter Canonica, Chairman of PhARF Scientific Committee and Prof Per Venge, representing Uppsala University. Missing in the picture is Prof Jan Lötvall, President of EAACI (European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology).

 

The nominees are:

 

Dr Christopher Kepley, PhD, USA, who is currently working for Luna Innovations Inc., has dedicated his career to find new ways of "turning off" the allergic response by inhibiting FceRI/mast cell/basophil responses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr Nikolaos Papadopoulos, MD, from University of Athens, Greece, who has produced high level scientific work in asthma and allergy with special focus on viral infections.

 

 

 

 

 

The final winner will be announced by Magnus Lundberg at the Award Ceremony which takes place in connection with the Phadia Satellite Symposium at the EAACI congress in London on Monday, June 7 at 17.30-19.00 in Platinum Suite 1+2 (Level 3), ExCel exhibition and convention centre.

 

The winner will then also be invited to hold a speech at the Olof Rudbeck Day on October 15 in Uppsala. This day is arranged yearly by the Uppsala Physician Society and the scientific area of Medicine and Pharmacy at Uppsala University. The winner of the PhARF Award will be acknowledged together with the winner of the Olof Rudbeck prize* and the Small Fernström prize, respectively.

 

*Olof Rudbeck, a Swedish scientist/genius active in Uppsala during the 17th century, was the one who  detected the lymphatic system and its importance.