Indoor Air Exposures, Genes, and Gene-Environment Interactions in the Etiology of Asthma and Allergy in Early Childhood

The CIHR Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (CIHR-IHDCYH), in partnership with AllerGen NCE, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Environment Canada, Health Canada, the Healthy Indoors Partnership, Natural Resources Canada, the National Research Council, the CIHR Institute of Circulatory and Respiratory Health, Institute of Gender and Health, Institute of Genetics, and Institute of Infection and Immunity are pleased to announce the results of the "Indoor Air Exposures, Genes, and Gene-Environment Interactions in the Etiology of Asthma and Allergy in Early Childhood" Funding Opportunity.

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to advance knowledge about the etiology of childhood asthma and allergy, and particularly the roles of indoor environments, genes, and the interactions of genes with indoor and other environmental exposures. It is expected that this targeted investment will yield new leads on the causes of these common diseases in children; the development and testing of preventive interventions; the establishment of new guidelines for housing construction, renovation, and maintenance; and the design of ventilation and heating systems for homes and day care facilities for infants and young children.

The table below identifies the number of applications received and approved for funding through this competition.

Strategic Initiative	Application Received	Application Approved
Indoor Air Exposures, Genes, and Gene-Environment Interactions in the Etiology of Asthma and Allergy in Early Childhood [ HTML | PDF (83 KB) | Help ]	1	1

For further information, please contact:

Erika Levis
Program Delivery Coordinator
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-954-6000
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: Erika.Levis@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

For questions about this initiative and research objectives contact:

Louise Poulin
Assistant Director, Partnerships
Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Telephone: 613-941-0946
Fax: 613-954-1800
Email: Louise.Poulin@cihr-irsc.gc.ca