WHO/IUIS Allergen Nomenclature Sub-Committee
Allergens to be considered for inclusion in the nomenclature are reviewed by the WHO/IUIS Allergen Nomenclature Sub-Committee, which is currently chaired by Dr. Richard E. Goodman (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA) and Dr. Christian Radauer (Medical University of Vienna, Austria). The committee has 23 members from academia, government regulatory agencies and industry who are leading experts in allergen characterization, structure and function (see Table).
The committee meets annually or biannually at international allergy/immunology meetings and discusses any proposed changes or additions to the nomenclature. There is also a committee-at-large, which is open to any scientist with an interest in allergens, to whom decisions made by the Sub-Committee are circulated.
| Science Co-Chair | ||
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| Christian Radauer Ph.D. |
Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology Medical University of Vienna Währinger Gürtel 18-20 A-1090 Vienna Austria |
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| Liaison Co-Chair | ||
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Richard E. Goodman Ph.D. |
University of Nebraska - Lincoln Professor - Food Science & Technology Food Allergy Research & Resource Program 1901 North 21st Street PO Box 886207 Lincoln, NE 68588-6207 USA |
+1 402 417 5549
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| Secretary | ||
| Anna Pomés Ph.D. |
Research Director InBio 700 Harris Street Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA |
+1 434 984 2304 Fax +1 434 984 2709 |
| Active Founding Members | ||
| Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills M.D., Ph.D. |
University of Virginia Medical Center Department of Medicine Division of Allergy and Immunology P.O. Box 801355 Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA |
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| Committee Members | ||
| Heimo Breiteneder Ph.D. |
Medical University of Vienna Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research AKH-EBO-3Q Währinger Gürtel 18-20 1090 Vienna Austria |
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| Sanny K. Chan M.D., Ph.D. |
Allergy and Clinical Immunology Medical Group 1301 20th Street. Suite 220 Santa Monica, CA 90404 USA |
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| Maksymilian Chruszcz Ph.D. |
Professor Michigan State University Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 603 Wilson Rd East Lansing, MI 48824 USA |
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| Gabriele Gadermaier Ph.D. |
Associate Professor University of Salzburg Hellbrunnerstrasse 34 A-5020 Salzburg Austria |
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| Christiane Hilger Ph.D. |
Luxembourg Institute of Health Department of Infection & Immunity 4354 Esch-sur-Alzette Luxembourg |
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| Thomas Holzhauser Ph.D. |
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines Division of Allergology Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 51-59 D-63225 Langen Germany |
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| Alain Jacquet Ph.D. |
Chulalongkorn University Associate Professor Faculty of Medicine Pattayapat Building, 8th Floor, Room 807 1873 Rama IV Road, Pathumwan Bangkok 10330 Thailand |
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| Uta Jappe M.D., MSc. |
Head
Division of Clinical & Molecular Allergology Research Center Borstel, Leibniz Lung Center Parkallee 35 23845 Borstel Germany |
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| Jonas Lidholm Ph.D. |
Thermo Fisher Scientific P.O. Box 6460 S-751 37 Uppsala Sweden |
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| Andreas Lopata Ph.D. |
Group Leader, Molecular Immunology James Cook University Molecular Sciences Building 21 Townsville, 4811 Queensland, Australia |
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| Vera Mahler M.D. |
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines Paul-Ehrlich-Strabe 51-59 63225 Langen Germany |
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| Geoffrey A. Mueller Ph.D. |
Associate Scientist, NIEHS MR-O1, NIEHS PO BOX 12233, Research Triangle Park North Carolina, 27709 USA |
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| Markus Ollert M.D. |
Director Department of Infection and Immunity Centre de Recherche Public de la Sante (CRP-Sante) 84, Val Fleuri, L-1526 Luxembourg Luxembourg |
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| Monika Raulf Ph.D. |
Institute of Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance (IPA) Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum Department of Allergology/Immunology Buerkle-de-la-Camp Platz 1 44789 Bochum Germany |
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| Alexandra Santos M.D., Ph.D. |
Kings College of London London United Kingdom |
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| Edzard Spillner Ph.D. |
Associate Professor Aarhus University, Immunological Biotechnology Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering Gustav Wieds Vej 10 8000 Aarhus C Denmark |
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| Joana Vitte M.D., Ph.D. |
UF Immunologie-Allergologie 19-21 Boulevard Jean Moulin 13005 Marseille France |
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| Josefina Zakzuk Sierra Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor University of Cartagena Institute for Immunological Research Cartagena de Indias Columbia |
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| Yuzhu Zhang Ph.D. |
USDA, ARS, PWA, WRRC-PFR 800 Buchanan Street Albany, CA 94710 USA |
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| Members at Large | ||
| Martin D. Chapman Ph.D. |
InBio 700 Harris Street Charlottesville, VA 22903 USA |
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| Jorgen N. Larsen Ph.D. |
ALK A/S Boge Alle 3 2970 Horsholm Denmark |
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| Marianne van Hage M.D., Ph.D. |
Karolinska Institutet Department of Medicine Solna Clinical Immunology and Allergy Unit, L2:04 Karolinska University Hospital Solna SE-171 76 Stockholm Sweden |
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| Ronald van Ree Ph.D. |
Academic Medical Center Department of Experimental Immunology Room:K0-130, Meibergdreef 9 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands |
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| Stefan Vieths Ph.D. |
Vice President Paul-Ehrlich-Institut Federal Institute for Vaccines and Biomedicines Paul-Ehrlich-Str. 51-59 D-63225 Langen Germany |
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