Research Program

The Histiocytosis Association seeks proposals from healthcare professionals worldwide, which are relevant to histiocytic disorders. Areas of support include:

• Mechanisms of disease pathogenesis
• Biology (maturation, migration and immune function) of dendritic cells, macrophages and/or lymphocytes in disease pathogenesis
• Derangements of cytokine production or function
• CNS pathology 
• Neuropsychiatric consequences
• Studies of rare forms -- Juvenile xanthogranuloma, Erdheim-Chester disease, Rosai-Dorfman disease
• Studies of histiocytic disorders in adults
• Discovery of new disease markers

Funding: $50,000
Duration: 1 year

Research Authority due date: 24.6.18