Danube Allergy Research Cluster - Towards Cure of Allergy

Subprojects in the Danube Allergy Research Cluster:

Molecular measurement of allergen exposure

• Project leader: Ao.Univ.Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Sabine Baumgartner

• Institution: Department of Agrobiotechnology, IFA Tulln, BOKU Vienna

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Towards cure and prevention of birch pollen-related food allergy

• Project leader: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Barbara Bohle
• Institution: Department of Pathophysiology and Allery Research, Medical University of Vienna

Development of hypoallergenic plants

• Project leader: Ass. Prof. Dr. Heinrich Grausgruber
• Institution: Department of Crop Sciences, UFT Tulln, BOKU Vienna

Personalized asthma treatment based on trigger factor identification

• Project leader: Unv.-Prof. Dr. med Peter Errhalt
• Institution: Division of Pneumology, Krems University Hospital, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences

Molecular allergy testing for therapeutic and clinical decision making

• Project leader: Doz. Dr. Christine Hafner
• Institution: Division of Dermatology, St. Pölten University Hospital, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences

From molecular structures of food allergens and food matrix components towards diagnosis, treatment and prevention of food allergy

• Project leader: Univ.-Doz. Dr. Karin Hoffmann-Sommergruber
• Institution: Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna

Alternaria alternata allergens for treatment and prevention of fungal allergy

• Project leader: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Erika Jensen-Jarolin, MD
• Institution: Messerli Research Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Medical University Vienna, University Vienna, Austria

Allergen-specific approaches targeting the nasal mucosa for treatment and prevention of allergy

• Project leader: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Rudolf Valenta (during parental leave of A.o. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Verena Niederberger)
• Institution: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University of Vienna

Viral particle-based vaccines for treatment and prevention of allergy

• Project leader: Ao. Univ.-Prof. Winfried F. Pickl
• Institution: Institute of Immunology, Medical University of Vienna

From allergen molecules towards diagnosis and treatment of mold allergy

• Project leader: Dr. Angela Sessitsch
• Institution: Austrian Institute of Technology  (AIT) Tulln

Early allergen-specific immunotherapy to prevent the development of allergy

• Project leader: Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Szepfalusi Zsolt
• Institution: Department of Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna

Development of prophylactic allergy vaccines

• Project leader: Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Rudolf Valenta
• Institution: Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna

Molecular strategies for oral tolerance against house dust mite allergy

• Project leader: Assoc.-Prof. Univ.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Susanne Vrtala
• Institution: Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna

Cell therapy approaches for allergy prevention and treatment

• Project leader: Thomas Wekerle, MD
• Institution: Section of Transplantation Immunology, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna

Allergen molecules in allergic akin disease: From pathomechanisms to diagnosis and treatment

• Projectleader: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Weninger
• Institution: Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Vienna

Adjuvanted allergen molecules for treatment and prevention of allergy

• Project leader: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ursula Wiedermann, MD, MSc, PhD
• Institution: Institute of Specific Prophylaxis and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna