Award Recipients
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Education and Research Trust (ARTrustTM)
Clinical Research
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$6,000 over 1 year
Alan H. Boyar, MD
Dr. Alan Boyar
Project: “Air Sample Analysis Southeastern New Mexico”
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$11,000 over 1 year
Carla M. Davis, MD
Baylor College of Medicine
Project: “Randomized Comparison Trial of Topical Fluticasone and Dietary Elimination in Eosinophilic Esophagitis”
“I am deeply honored to have received the ARTrust Mini Grant Award which will enable me to evaluate dietary management and topical steroid medications in eosinophilic esophagitis. I am looking forward to performing clinically relevant treatment oriented research to expand our understanding and treatment of this disorder.”
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$3,000 over 1 year
Stanley Goldstein, MD, FAAAAI
Project: “Text Messaging to Improve Asthma Control in Adolescents”
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$11,000 over 1 year
Stephen A. Tilles, MD, FAAAAI
ASTHMA, Inc.
Project: “Exercise-Induced Laryngeal Motion in Adolescent Athletes: Comparison of Vocal Cord Dysfunction with Matched Controls”
“To date the Vocal Cord Dysfunction (VCD) literature, with few exceptions, has consisted of uncontrolled case reports. By supporting the recruitment and study of asymptomatic adolescent control patients to compare with subjects with VCD, this generous ARTrustTM Mini Grant will make possible the first controlled study of VCD in adolescents.”
Fellow in Training
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$10,000 over 1 year
Joy Hsu, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Project: “Genetic Factors in Innate Immunity Associated with Chronic Rhinosinusitis”
“I am deeply honored to receive this ARTrust™ Mini Grant. This award will give me invaluable support for my research and my academic career.”
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$10,000 over 1 year
Laurie M. McWilliams, MD
Duke University
Project: “Profiling Changes in Enteric Microbiome Constituents in Peanut OIT Patients”
“This award will enable me to begin profiling the bacterial constituents of the enteric microbiome in patients with peanut allergy. I would like to express my gratitude to the ART donors for the opportunity to pursue this research endeavor.”
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$10,000 over 1 year
Ningxi Zhu, MD
Creighton University
Project: “Effects of Cigarette Smoke Exposure on RGS2 Expression and Airway Hyperresponsiveness”
“Thank the AAAAI for the ARTrust grant which will allow me to investigate a novel mechanism of airway hyper-responsiveness in asthma and COPD.”
Allied Health
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$9,000 over 1 year
Patricia Mason Fritz
Health Research, Inc.
Project: “Cleaning Products and Asthma: Education and Information for the Hospitality Industry”
“The ARTrust Mini Grant generously supports my interest in raising awareness about how exposure to cleaning products in the workplace can contribute to asthma.”
Faculty
2012 ARTrust™ Faculty Development Award
$150,000 over 3 years
Patrick J. Brennan, MD, PhD
Brigham & Women's Hospital
Project: “Dietary Lipids Alter the Immune System by Activating NKT Cells”
“I would like express my deepest appreciation and thanks to the AAAAI and the ARTrustTM for this award. During every clinic session, my patients teach me just how much we have yet to learn about the immune system, particularly related to the profound health effects of our daily interactions with the environment, including foods. I find the intersection of diet and health to be one of the most fascinating frontiers in science and medicine, and this award will help me to continue my work in this area.”
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$10,000 over 1 year
Stephen C. Dreskin, MD, PhD, FAAAAI
University of Colorado Denver
Project: “The Role of Long-Lived Plasma Cells in Peanut Allergy”
“This grant will allow us to use a mouse model of peanut allergy to determine the contributions of memory B cells and plasma cells in peanut allergy.”
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$10,000 over 1 year
Lisa R. Forbes, MD
Project: “Impaired Dendritic Cell Migration and Decreased SP-D Expression Contributes to Allergen-Induced Epithelial Accumulation and Decreased Lymph-Node Homing of Myeloid Dendritic Cells in the CGD Lung”
2012 ARTrust™ Mini Grant
$11,000 over 1 year
Rachel L. Miller, MD FAAAAI
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Project: “DNA Methylation in Asthma Genes Following Multi-Faceted Allergen Intervention Trial”
“This award will allow us to study whether multifaceted environmental remediation of indoor allergens is associated with changes in DNA methylation of asthma genes.”