Job Research Foundation Announces 2025 Grant Recipient

(NEW YORK CITY, NY/February 24, 2025) – 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. Beate Hagl, Principal Investigator, and Dr. Carola Voss, Co-Principal, based at Helmholtz Munich, Institute of Lung Health & Immunization in Germany, will receive a two year grant totaling $200,000. The title of their research project is Novel Strategies for the Prevention and Treatment of Lung Disease in Job Syndrome Patients.

Since 2019 the Job Research Foundation has funded a total of 16 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 2025. 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.