October 8, 2024
Announcing the IPOPI Research Grant Programme Winners
The IPOPI Research Grant Programme is a new initiative aimed at promoting scientific and clinical research in the field of primary immunodeficiencies.
This first grant call in 2024 supported by Grifols ran between April and August, inviting applicants from all over to world to seize the opportunity to fuel innovation in the field with patient-centred and knowledge-generating projects.
IPOPI is pleased to announce the winners of the IPOPI Research Grant Programme 2024, who will benefit from funding for 2 years to carry out the following projects:
- Dr Geeta Govindaraj
- Affiliation: School of Family Health Studies, Kerala University of Health Sciences and FPID Regional Diagnostic Centre, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, India
- Project Title: Integrating Tiered Screening for Severe Inborn Errors of Immunity with Routine Newborn Screening: A patient-centred, precision, health approach
- Cynthia Olotch
- Affiliation: Primary Immunodeficiencies Association, Kenya
- Project Title: Opportunities for Enhancing Healthcare in Africa through Public-Private Partnerships with a Focus on Plasma Fractionation
- Dr Intan Juliana Abd Hamid
- Affiliation: Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Group, Department of Clinical Medicine, Institut Perubatan & Pergigian Termaju, Universiti Sains, Malaysia
- Project Title: Longitudinal Analysis of Mental Health Trajectories in Children and Adolescents with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
- Dr Anastasiia Bondarenko and Dr Yuriy Stepanovskyy
- Affiliation: International European University, Ukrainian Association of Pediatric Immunology, Ukraine
- Project Title: Selective screening of hospitalized patients with serious bronchopulmonary infections for PID by measuring serum antibodies IgG, IgM, and IgA
We wish the best of luck and success to these projects and wish to thank everyone who applied.
