EAACI Awards include the Exchange Fellowships, the Clinical Fellowships, the Medals, the Allergopharma Award and JMA Poster Prizes that are awarded to different categories of scientists based on excellence, according to criteria described under each award category. The winners of the EAACI Awards are announced yearly during the annual EAACI Congress.

Grants include educational grants, travel grants and other special grants that the Academy offers to its members. Specific requirements, application and all relevant information is available from the relevant section.

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PhARF (Phadia Allergy Research Forum) is a collaboration between Uppsala University and Phadia AB. The objective of PhARF is to encourage progress in allergy research by recognizing outstanding younger investigators. Currently this personal and unrestricted award amounts to USD 50,000.

The selection has been a two-step process. First a Nomination Committee with members from Uppsala University sifted out a limited number of candidates of all suggested nominations. Then the Scientific Committee of PhARF nominated two persons to this Award during the AAAAI (American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology) congress in New Orleans in the beginning of March.

The two winners are:

Dr Christopher Kepley, PhD, USA, who is currently working for Luna Innovations Inc., has dedicated his career to find new ways of ”turning off” the allergic response by inhibiting FcRI/mast cell/basophil responses.  Click here to read Dr. Kepley's interview for winning PhARF 2010 Award!

Dr Nikolaos Papadopoulos, MD, from University of Athens, Greece, who has produced high level scientific work in asthma and allergy with special focus on viral infections.   Click here to read Dr. Papadopoulos' interview for winning PhARF 2010 Award! 


The Award Ceremony took place at the EAACI Congress in London Monday, June 7 at 17.30-19.00 in Platinum Suite 1+2 (Level 3), ExCel exhibition and convention centre announced by Magnus Lundberg.

The winners are also invited to hold a speech at the Olof Rudbeck Day October 15 in Uppsala. This day is arranged yearly by Uppsala Physician Society and the Area of Medicine and Pharmacy at Uppsala University. The winner of the PhARF Award will be acknowledged together with the winner of the Olof Rudbeck prize* and the Small Fernstrom prize, respectively.

*    Olof Rudbeck, a Swedish scientist/genius active in Uppsala during the 17th century, was the one who detected the lymphatic system and its importance.