Research Grant Program
Providing research grants to support clinicians and scientists focused on primary immunodeficiency (PI).
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Understanding primary immunodeficiency (PI)
Understanding PI
The more you understand about primary immunodeficiency (PI), the better you can manage it. Learn about PI diagnoses and treatment options.
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Living with PI
Living with PI
Living with primary immunodeficiency (PI) can be challenging, but you’re not alone—many people with PI lead full and active lives. With the right support and resources, you can, too.
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Get involved
Get involved
Be a hero for those with PI. Change lives by promoting primary immunodeficiency (PI) awareness and taking action in your community through advocacy, donating, volunteering, or fundraising.
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Advancing research and clinical care
Advancing research and clinical care
Whether you’re a clinician, researcher, or an individual with primary immunodeficiency (PI), IDF has resources to help you advance the field. Get details on surveys, grants, and clinical trials.
Evaluation process
The Research Committee, made up of recognized immunologists and past grant awardees, reviews and scores research proposals through a peer review process based on the system used by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The committee recommends funding for the proposals with the highest scores, ensuring an unbiased and independent selection process based on scientific merit.
Most recent awardees
2025’s four Research Grant Program awardees will use their funding to better understand some of the rarest primary immunodeficiencies (PIs) and develop diagnostics and treatments. Grantees are pictured from left to right, Drs. Eric Allenspach, Caroline Kuo, Ashley Lee, and Patrick O'Connell.
White paper challenge
In 2022, the Immune Deficiency Foundation sponsored a White Paper Challenge to seek out new ideas and address relevant topics in the PI community. We invited submissions from all individuals, institutions, schools, and researchers with exciting ideas about expanding awareness in communities of color, improving access to clinical trials, and shortening the time from diagnosis to treatment.
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