BC Team to Study the Origins of Asthma & Allergy

2006 Team Planning Award

This award funds the creation of a research team focused on studying the genetic, immune and environmental factors that lead to allergic diseases and asthma. The team’s goals will be to identify factors and pathways that influence development of allergies; assess the environmental agents relevant to asthma and allergies; support the development of allergic diseases personnel; partner with national and international researchers to secure sustainable research support; and advance knowledge of allergic diseases.

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Research Details

Leader
Dr. Stuart Turvey, MD, PhD; Assistant Professor, Medicine/Pediatrics, University of British Columbia
Dr. Richard Hegele, MD, FRCPC, PhD; Professor & Head, Medicine/Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia