
Food Allergy Center
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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.

Undergraduate researcher honored with writing award
Isabella "Baz" Crow , a U-M senior working on an MHWFAC-supported public health project, has earned the Henry Carter Adams Prize for Excellence in Undergraduate Writing.

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.

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.

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.