to alert, inform and educate

 “Asthma and Allergy: bridging the gap between basic and clinical science”.
 
 GAČLEN is devoting a substantial proportion of its energies and funding towards the training and education of undergraduate and postgraduate scientists.
 In close collaboration with EAACI, GAČLEN organises 2 training courses each year during the summer. These summer courses are a key vehicle for GAČLEN as they seek to grow the allergy community within Europe and to break down boundaries between trainees in different countries. 
 The IOA actively supports this educational program, making it possible for some junior applicants to attend this Summer School and contributing to the success of these meetings. (Persons up to the age of 35 years are eligible to apply for a Travel Grant)
  
 Approximately 100 participants from almost all European countries attended the GAČLEN Summer School in Rotterdam. All students had the opportunity to listen to over 30 lectures given by well respected European scientists and physicians regarding the origin, immunopathology, diagnosis, monitoring, treatment and prevention of asthma. Beside the main lectures and interactive sessions,scheduled workshops including a theoretical and practical approach to issues such as experimentation with animal models, asthma immunopathology and diagnosis took place at the Erasmus University Hospital of Rotterdam.