Introducing peanuts earlier to reduce allergy risk
Dr. Christine McCusker was part of the research team that discovered introducing peanuts into a child’s diet before the age of three is an effective strategy to reduce the risk of peanut allergy.
Christine McCusker
View her faculty profile here: Christine McCusker, MD, MSc
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, McGill University
Research Theme: Early development of allergic diseases
Keywords: allergy • developmental immunology • asthma • immunomodulation
View Christine McCusker’s recent posts and news below.
Pfizer Research Award of Excellence
Dr. McCusker won the Montreal Children’s Hospital Foundation 2020 Pfizer Research Award of Excellence.
Educating the immune system with SAT6-IP
Potential vaccine redirects the immune response away from developing allergies