Institute of Allergy

  • Date of Establishment : February 27, 1997
  • Director : Kyu Earn KIM, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Number of Researchers : 31
  • Main Research Areas
    • Study for immune responses and induction of immune regulation against house dust mites in respiratory allergy patients.
    • Development of an experimental model with house dust mite antigen.
    • A prospective study for predictive and preventive factors inducing sensitization to allergen in children; the incidence of sensitization to mite and other allergens from infancy to adolescence
    • Identification and characterization of predominant allergens in Korea
    • Occupational asthma; Diagnosis and etiologic agents
    • Allergen Characterization.