2024 HOPE Pilot Grant Awards   David A. Hill, MD, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Project: Development of Novel Diagnostics for the Identification of EoE-causal Foods HOPE Pilot Grant Amount: $100,000 over a 2-year period Summary: Dr. Hill’s team is … Continue reading APFED Funded Research/Grant Recipients →

Everyone whose life has been touched by an eosinophil associated disease has a story to share. Here, we feature perspectives from patients and family members who live with these chronic diseases each day. These are just a few of the “Faces of Eos”. We look forward to sharing additional stories in the near future! Lynn … Continue reading Patient Stories →

Everyone whose life has been touched by an eosinophil associated disease has a story to share. Here, we feature perspectives from patients and family members who live with these chronic diseases each day. These are just a few of the “Faces of Eos”. We look forward to sharing additional stories in the near future! Lynn … Continue reading Patient Stories →

Introduction and Background During the autumn of 1989, an epidemic of a new disease occurred in the United States. The illness was characterized by elevations of blood eosinophils (a type of white blood cell) and myalgia (severe muscle pain) and was termed the eosinophilia-myalgia syndrome (EMS). The disease was first recognized in October 1989 when … Continue reading Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome →