The director of the Institute of Advanced Molecular Medicine (IMMA) and vice-dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. María M. Escribese, has received the 2022 EAACI PhARF Award, presented to her by Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden. Her Majesty was the guest of honour at the celebratory ceremony organised by Thermo Fisher Scientific, a world leader in service to science and sponsor of the award, at its headquarters in Uppsala, Sweden.

Dr. Escribese was honoured with the Award for her work in research and advances in understanding, diagnosing, and managing allergic diseases. The award is one of the most prestigious distinctions in the field of allergy research for individuals under 45 years of age and is presented annually by the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI).

At the ceremony, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden also presented the 2023 edition of the award, to Dr. Milena Sokolovska, Head of the Department of Immunometabolism at the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF).

In its 37th edition, the PhARF Award aims to continue contributing to the improved understanding of mechanisms associated with allergic pathology and to funding future research projects. In addition to the financial grant given to the institution Dr. Escribese represents, Thermo Fisher Scientific invited the awardees to present their work to the Thermo Fisher team and to visit the multinational company's facilities at its Uppsala headquarters.