Food Allergy Center

The Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center (MHWFAC) is the University of Michigan's food allergy research hub. Our faculty includes internationally known researchers in the field of immunology and eminent physicians from the Michigan Medicine Food Allergy Clinic. As a member of the National Institutes of Health Consortium for Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) and as a FARE Discovery Center of Distinction, the MHWFAC strives to improve the lives of food-allergic individuals by conducting comprehensive research and clinical trials that will significantly advance patient care, and to expand education, research, and services.

News

February 11, 2025

MHWFAC joins elite tier of research programs

The MHWFAC has been awarded a seven-year CoFAR Cooperative Agreement Grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to become a center of excellence for food allergy research in the United States.

February 11, 2025

MHWFAC scientist presents at Chicago conference

Evan Velarde , a research specialist in the laboratory of MHWFAC faculty member Catherine Ptaschinski, PhD, presented a talk at the Autumn Immunology Conference in November.

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February 11, 2025

M-SIBS expecting mini baby boom

The M-SIBS food allergy study is gaining momentum in 2025, with four births expected in February to bolster the ranks of tiny participants in the multi-year study that follows infants for their first three years.

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January 23, 2025

Registration open for fifth annual M-FARA Symposium

The Mary H. Weiser Food Allergy Center's 2025 M-FARA research symposium will take place April 7-8 in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

“Mechanisms of Immunotolerance in Food Allergy" will be an informative and productive program, pushing the boundaries of addressing food allergy.