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NEW YORK , March 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Job Research Foundation was established to underwrite research into Job Syndrome, also known as Autosomal Dominant Hyperimmunoglobulin E Syndrome (AD-HIES), a rare multisystem immunodeficiency disorder. The Foundation's main goal is to help advance research to improve treatments for patients suffering from the disease and eventually find a cure for Job Syndrome.
This year's recipient, Dr. Rasmus O. Bak , Associate Professor at Aarhus University in Denmark , will receive a grant totaling $200,000 . The title of his research project is N ext Generation CRISPR/Cas-based ex vivo Gene Editing of Autologous Hematopoietic Stem Cells as a Curative Treatment of Job Syndrome.
Since 2019 the Job Research Foundation has funded a total of 15 scientific research projects. The scientists hail from Australia , Germany , Spain , the US, the UK, and Denmark . Additionally, the researchers are from prestigious institutions including the Garvan Institute, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Hospital Infantil Universitario, Rockefeller University , Massachusetts General/ Harvard Medical School , University of Newcastle, University of Pennsylvania , Boston Children's Hospital, University of Freiburg , Columbia University , and the DHHS/NIH. A list of the researchers and their projects can be viewed here https://www.jobresearchfoundation.org/grant-recipients .
The Job Research Foundation will start accepting the next round of grant applications in July 2024 . Applications can be found on the website here: https://www.jobresearchfoundation.org/grant-application-process
Job Syndrome was discovered in 1966 and is found in males and females worldwide. Visit https://www.jobresearchfoundation.org/ for additional information.
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