Institute of Allergy Research, IAF, Environmental Health Center, Helmholtz Munich

The Institute of Allergy Research is conducting basic to applied research to discover the origins of allergies in order to identify novel preventive strategies as well as targets for innovative therapies. The Institute of Allergy Research is also providing new technologies for partners within the pharmaceutical industry for allergy friendly products and environments.

The Institute of Allergy Research is conducting basic to applied research to discover the origins of allergies in order to identify novel preventive strategies as well as targets for innovative therapies. The ZAUM is also providing new technologies for partners within the pharmaceutical industry for allergy friendly products and Environments.

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About our Research

The research of the Institute of Allergy Research (IAF) is focused on the understanding of mechanisms involved in the development of allergies and allergen tolerance in the context of genetic predisposition, immune system and environmental factors. As part of the Center of Allergy & Environment (ZAUM) the IAF conducts applied, clinical and basic research. The aim of the research is to understand the mechanisms of allergic diseases, to assess risks for the onset of allergy as well as to develop novel strategies for prevention und therapy.

Lab Schmidt-Weber / Jakwerth

Lab Alessandrini

Lab Blank

Lab Buters

3D Rendering of Bacteria in Human Intestine

Lab Ohnmacht

Lab Esser-von Bieren

3d illustration proteins with lymphocytes , t cells or cancer cells

Lab Weßels

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IAF, September 09, 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.