Jonathan O'Brien Hourihan

Professor of Paediatrics and Child Health, University College, Cork, Ireland.

Qualifications:

1987 MB, Trinity College, Dublin.
1996 DM, University of Southampton, UK,
2005 FRCPCH

Research Interest: Food allergy and Anaphylaxis
Clinical and proteomic characterisation of emerging food allergens
Quality of life in food allergic children
Oral tolerance
Threshold doses of food allergens
Prevention of allergic sensitisation, including use of pre- and probiotic-enhanced infant formulae
Immunomodulation of allergic responses