President's message:

Dear colleagues and friends,

We are delighted to welcome you on the website of the European Mast Cell and Basophil Research Network (EMBRN). This non-profit organization was founded in Summer 2008 during a Mast cell Meeting in Stuttgart/Germany and was formalized in Summer 2009.

The roots of the organisation was an EU project on "Mast cells and chronic diseases" (MCCID, download PDF) funded by the EU from 2003 until 2008. Our major goal is to continue these efforts by gathering scientists and physicians from all over the world interested in mast cells and basophils for collaborative scientific projects and international mast cell meetings. The activities of the EMBRN comprise basic, translational and clinical research associated with mast cells, basophils and related cells. We aim to increase the knowledge on mast cells and basophils. The network organizes and supports collaborative research applications, e.g. EU applications and other multinational applications for funding. The network will include industrial members interested in mast cell and basophil research and mast cell/basophil-related diseases and supports scientific collaboration between industrial partners and research institutes. The network promotes the development and distribution of unique tools, protocols, reagents and models for mast cell and basophil research. The EMBRN runs a web site and organizes regular meetings. We count on your input and strongly hope that all of you interested in mast cell or basophil research will become active members of the EMBRN
( download membership application form).

These cell types definitively deserve more attention in future! Let's work on that.