Better prevention and treatments for food allergies
Official title: New Horizons in the Prevention and Treatment of Food Allergy
Funded at Johns Hopkins University · NIH-11327316 · Data updated 2026-11-12
A coordinated program to develop and bring forward new ways to prevent and treat food allergies for children, teens, and adults.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Johns Hopkins University NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Baltimore, United States) |
| Project start | April 4, 2024 |
| Project end | February 28, 2031 |
| Funding year | 2026 |
| Award (this year) | $7,299,172 |
| NIH project number | 5UM1AI182034-03 |
| Project ID | NIH-11327316 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates include children, adolescents, and adults with diagnosed food allergies (including peanut allergy) or those at high risk who are willing to participate in clinical studies.
✕Less likely to help
People without food allergies or whose specific condition is not included in an individual protocol may not directly benefit from this consortium's studies.
What this research studies
This program brings together experts to plan and run clinical studies, collect patient data and samples, and speed promising prevention and treatment ideas toward patients. The leadership team will carefully sequence protocols so each study builds on prior findings and uses resources efficiently. Consortium clinical sites across the country will recruit participants, deliver interventions, and share standardized data. The goal is to translate scientific discoveries about how food allergies work into safer and more effective care options.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could produce safer, more effective ways to prevent food allergies and reduce the risk of severe allergic reactions.
How similar studies have gone: Previous CoFAR-led and other clinical studies have produced advances in allergy prevention and treatment, and this program aims to expand and coordinate next-generation approaches.
Where this research is happening
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Wood, Robert a — Johns Hopkins University
- Study coordinator: Wood, Robert a
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.