Allergic Diseases
Allergies are affecting more and more individuals and have substantial socioeconomic impact. Allergic diseases affect the skin as well as other organs that have skin-like, or epithelial, surfaces including the nose, lung, eye, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary tract. Gerald J. Gleich, M.D. and Kristin M. Leiferman, M.D. investigate specific cells in the blood that are involved in causing allergic inflammation with the hope of identifying the factors that lead to allergic reactivity and new safe and effective treatment(s) of these diseases.
