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Curriculum Vitae: A. Wesley Burks

CURRICULUM VITAE

A. Wesley Burks, M.D.

Primary academic appointment: Duke University Department of Pediatrics
Professor Department of Pediatrics
Primary academic department: Duke University Department of Pediatrics
Date and rank of first
Duke Faculty appointment:		 December 2003
Medical Licensure: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Specialty certifications: American Board of Pediatrics
American Board of Allergy & Immunology		 04/21/85
10/14/85
Date of birth: XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Place: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Citizen of: XXX
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Education:

  Institution Date Degree
High School Conway High School XXXX  
College University of Central Arkansas XXXX B.S.
Medical School University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences XXXX M.D.

                

Scholarly societies:

Alpha Chi – University of Central Arkansas XXXX
Alpha Omega Alpha – UAMS XXXX

Professional training and academic career:

Institution Position/Title Dates
Arkansas Children's Hospital &
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences		 Pediatric Internship
Pediatric Residency		 1980-1981
1981-1983
Arkansas Children's Hospital &
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences		 Chief Residency 1983
Duke University Medical Center
Allergy and Immunology		 Fellowship 1983-1985
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
& Arkansas Children's Hospital Pediatrics		 Assist. Professor 1985-1991
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
& Arkansas Children's Hospital Pediatrics		 Assoc. Professor 1991-1996
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
& Arkansas Children's Hospital Pediatrics		 Professor 1996-2003
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
& Arkansas Children's Hospital
HLA Tissue Typing Lab		 Director 1996-2003
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Clinical Research Unit
Pediatrics		 Co-Director 1991-1996
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Interdisciplinary Program of Cellular and Molecular
Immunology & Immunopathology		 Faculty Member 1996-2003
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Department of Pediatrics		 Vice Chairman for Research 1996-2003
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Research Institute		 President and CEO 1999-2003
Duke University Medical Center
Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology		 Professor of Pediatrics 2003-present
Duke University Medical Center
Division of Pediatric Allergy & Immunology		 Chief 2003-present
Duke University Medical Center
Department of Immunology		 Member 2003-present
Duke University Medical Center
Allergy & Immunology Fellowship Program		 Program Director 2004-present
University of North Carolina
School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics		 Adjunct Appointment 2004-present
National Institutes of Health
Duke University – GCRC/DCRU		 Director 2005-present
Duke University Graduate School Ad Hoc member 2005-present

External support - gifts, grants, and contracts:

Present:

National Institutes of Health, R01, Wesley Burks, M.D., 10%, "Understanding the Mechanism of Mucosal Immunotherapy", $250,000, 2007 – 2012 (3-07, score – 117, 0.8%).

National Institutes of Health, Clinical and Translational Science Award (R. Califf), Director – PCIR section Co-Director – Wesley Burks, M.D., 50%, 2006 – 2011.

National Institutes of Health, R21, Wesley Burks, M.D., 15.1%, "Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy", $400,000, 2005 - 2009.

National Institutes of Health, U-19, Subcontract from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Wesley Burks, M.D., 14.1%, "Immunobiology of Peanut Allergy and its Treatment:  A Prototype", $917,725, 2005 – 2010. Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) (Duke, Mt. Sinai, Johns Hopkins, Arkansas, National Jewish-Denver)

National Institutes of Health, T32, Wesley Burks, M.D., 5%, "Research Training in Allergy and Clinical Immunology", $525,000, 2006 – 2011.

Food Allergy Project Private Foundation XXXXXXXX, 2006 – 2010.

National Institutes of Health – R01, Subcontract from University of Colorado, Dr. Stephen Dreskin-PI, 1%, "Redefining the Major Peanut Allergens" $29,670, 2003 - 2007.

National Institutes of Health, (Statistical Coordinating Center) Co-PI – Wesley Burks, M.D., 1%, "Supplemental Food Allergy Educational Program", $583,477, 2005 – 2010.

Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network, Wesley Burks, M.D., 3.0%, "Oral Peanut Immunotherapy", XXXXXXXX, 2005 – 2007.

Gerber Foundation, Wesley Burks, M.D., 7.7%, "Creating Immune Tolerance in Peanut Allergic Children", XXXXXXXX, 2005 – 2007.

Pending:

National Institutes of Health, R21, (Xiaoping Zhong, PhD) Wesley Burks, M.D., Co-PI, 5%, "A Murine Model of Chronic Autoimmune Hepatitis and Liver Fibrosis", $250,000, 2007 – 2012.

National Institutes of Health, R01, Wesley Burks, M.D., 15%, "Sublingual Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy", $250,000, 2007 – 2012.

National Institutes of Health, NIAID Wesley Burks, M.D., 5%, "Research Training in Allergy and Clinical Immunology", $178,906, 2007 – 2011(non-competitive renewal).

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Wesley Burks, M.D., 1%, "Redefining the Major Peanut Allergens", XXXXXXX, 2007 – 2010.

Past (selected only):

National Institutes of Health FIRST Award, Wesley Burks, M.D., 75%, "Allergenicity of major component proteins of soybean", $450,000, 1989 – 1994.

National Institutes of Health, Wesley Burks, M.D., 60%, R01, "Molecular and immunologic studies of peanut allergens", $613,987, 1995 – 1998.

Monsanto, Wesley Burks, M.D. "International Collaborative Soybean Allergenicity Study", XXXXXXX, 2003 - 2004.

Monsanto, Co-PI, Wesley Burks, M.D. "Protein Testing in an Animal Model of Food Allergy", XXXXXXX, 2003 - 2004.

National Peanut Board, Wesley Burks, M.D., 15%, "Peanut Allergy", XXXXXXXX 2001 – 2004.

Hittman Family Foundation, Co-PI - Wesley Burks, M.D., 5%, "Peanut Allergen Immunotherapy II", XXXXXXX, 2001 – 2004.

United States Department of Agriculture, "Nutrition and development: From community to gene", Project Manager - Thomas Badger, Ph.D., PI - Project #7, Wesley Burks, M.D., "Detection of specific allergens in manufactured food products" $56,114;  PI - Project #2, Wesley Burks, M.D., "Genetically engineered allergen-free peanut and soy proteins", $43,074, Co-PI Project #6, Wesley Burks, M.D., "Nutritional augmentation of neonatal immunity", $55,841, 1994 – 1995.

Environmental Protection Agency, "The Arkansas Clinical and Developmental Toxicology Program", Project Manager - Thomas Badger, Ph.D., $579,949, Co-PI - Project C "Respiratory function in farm workers and families living on farms using pesticides", $40,923; Co-PI - Project D "Evaluation of the immunotoxic properties of the herbicide, Propanil, in families", $57,750, 1994 - 1995, 1995 – 1996.

United States Department of Agriculture, Wesley Burks, M.D., 35%, "Nutritional Impact on Immune Development", $220,000, 1997 – 1998.

Arkansas Science & Technology Authority, Wesley Burks, M.D., 5%, "Allergenicity of major component proteins of soybean", XXXXXXX, 1988 - 1990.

Ross Laboratories, Wesley Burks, M.D., 20%, "Protein antigenicity modeling", XXXXXXX 1990 – 1993.

Ross Laboratories, Co-PI - Wesley Burks, M.D.,30%,  "The gastrointestinal and immune systems: The formula-fed neonatal piglet model, XXXXXXXX, 1992 – 1995.

National Yogurt Association, Co - PI - Wesley Burks, M.D., 10%, "The impact of yogurt on laboratory and clinical immune responses", XXXXXXXX, 1993 – 1995.

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, PI - Wesley Burks, M.D., 15%, "Molecular and immunologic studies of peanut allergens", XXXXXXX, 1993 – 1995.

Burroughs Wellcome Research Travel Grant, Wesley Burks, M.D., 5%,  "Molecular and immunologic mechanisms in peanut allergen recognition and immunotherapy", XXXXXX, June 1998 – July 1998.

Panacea Pharmaceuticals, LLC, Co-PI Wesley Burks, M.D., 35%, "Peanut Hypersensitivity", XXXXXXXXXX, 1999 - 2003.

Rued Allergy Research Foundation, Co-PI, Wesley Burks, M.D., 10%, "Evaluation of immunomodulation of walnut allergy", 1999 – 2004, XXXXXXXX/year.

United States Department of Agriculture, PI – Wesley Burks, M.D., 20%, "Nutritional Impact on Immune Development", $220,000, 1998 – 2000.

Wallace Research Foundation, "The Molecular Elimination of Peanut Allergens:, 1998 - 2003, XXXXXXX/year, PI - Wesley Burks, M.D.

Food Allergy Initiative, Wesley Burks, M.D., 10%, "Identification and Characterization of Soybean Allergens", XXXXXXXX, 2001 - 2005.

Genentech, Inc., Wesley Burks, M.D., 2.2%, "A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled, Oral Food Challenge Trial of Xolair in Peanut Allergy – Q2788g-TOPS", XXXXXXXX, 2004 – 2006.

Selected Other Grants:

The Peanut Foundation, Wesley Burks, M.D., 10%, "Peanut Allergen Immunotherapy", XXXXXXXX, 1999 – 2004.

Mead Johnson Nutritional Group, "Comparison of infant formula proteins in development of atopic disease from birth to age 18 months for formula-fed children with family history of atopic disease", 1988 - 1991, XXXXXXXX, PI -Wesley Burks, M.D.

Ross Nutrition Center, Core Center for Infant Formula Studies, 1992 - 1994, XXXXXXXX, PI - Wesley Burks, M.D., Co-PI - Thomas Badger, Ph.D.

Ross Nutrition Center, Core Center for Infant Studies, 1995 - 1997 XXXXXXXX/year, Co- PI, Wesley Burks, M.D., Margaret Bogle, Ph.D.

Ross Nutrition Center, Core Center for Infant Studies, 1997 - 1999 XXXXXXXX, PI – Wesley Burks, M.D.

Ross Nutrition Center, Core Center for Infant Studies, 2001 - 2003, XXXXXXXX, PI - Wesley Burks, M.D.

National Institutes of Health, Wesley Burks, M.D., "Extramural Research Facilities Construction Project", ACHRI, $1,036,008, 2001 – 2003.

Mead Johnson Nutritionals, Wesley Burks, M.D., 1.0%, "Double Blind Placebo Controlled Trial of an Amino Acid Formula vs Neocate in Children with Milk Hypersensitivity" XXXXXXX, 2004 – 2006.

The Peanut Foundation, Wesley Burks, M.D., 1.0%, "Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy", XXXXXXX, 2005 – 2006.

Publications:

Refereed journals:

  1. Burks AW, Sampson HA, Buckley RH.  Anaphylactic reactions following gammaglobulin administration in patients with hypogammaglubulinemia: detection of IgE antibodies to IgA. N Engl J Med 1986;314:560-564.
  2. Burks AW.  Manifestations of milk allergy in infancy. J Pediatr 1987;100:500.
  3. Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Double-blind placebo-controlled trial of oral cromolyn sodium in children with egg hypersensitivity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1988; 81:417-423.
  4. Burks AW, Brooks JR, Sampson HA.  Allergenicity of major component proteins of soybean determined by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunoblotting in children with atopic dermatitis and positive soy challenges. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1988;81:1135-1142.
  5. Burks AW, Mallory SB, Williams LW, Shirrell MA.  Atopic dermatitis: Clinical relevance of food hypersensitivity reactions. J Pediatr 1988;113:447-451.
  6. Keepen LD, Fasules JW, Burks AW, Gollin SM, Miller CH.  Confirmation of autosomal dominant transmission of the DiGeorge malformation complex. J Pediatr 1988;113:506-508.
  7. Beck SA, Burks AW, Woody RC.  Auriculotemporal syndrome seen clinically as food allergy. Pediatr 1989;83(4):601-603.
  8. Burks AW, Casteel HB, Brooks JR, Hardin J, Williams LW, Connaughton C:  Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay and immunoblotting determination of antibody response to major component proteins of soybeans in patients with soy protein intolerance. J Pediatr Gastro Nutr 1989;8:195-203.
  9. Jacobs RF, Tabor DR, Lary CH, Burks AW, Campbell GD.  Elevated interleukin-1 release by human alveolar macrophages during the adult respiratory distress syndrome. Am Rev Respir Dis 1989;140:1686-1692.
  10. Burks AW, Williams LW, Mallory SB, Shirrell MA, Williams C.  Peanut protein as a major cause of adverse food reactions in patients with atopic dermatitis. Allergy Proc 1989;10:265-269.
  11. Burks AW, Williams LW, Casteel HB, Fiedorek SC, Connaughton CA.  Antibody response to milk proteins in patients with milk protein intolerance documented by challenge. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1990;85:921-927.
  12. Sitz KV, Burks AW, Williams LW, Kemp SF, Steele RW.  Confirmation of X-linked hypogammaglobulinemia with isolated growth hormone deficiency as a disease entity. J Pediatr 1990;116:292-294.
  13. Conley ME, Burks AW, Herrod HG, Puck JM.  Molecular analysis of X-linked agammaglobulinemia with growth hormone deficiency. J Pediatr 1991;119:393-397.
  14. Burks AW, Williams LW, Helm RM, Connaughton C, Cockrell G, O'Brien T. Identification of a major peanut allergen Ara h I, in patients with atopic dermatitis and positive peanut challenge. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1991;88:172-179.
  15. Beck SA, Williams LW, Shirrell MA, Burks AW.  Egg hypersensitivity and measles, mumps, rubella vaccine administration. Pediatr 1991;88:913-917.
  16. Kletzel M, Beck SA, Elser J, Shock N, Burks W. Trimethoprim sulfamethoxasole (TMP/SMX) oral desensitization in HIV infected hemophiliacs with a previous history of hypersensitivity reactions. Am J Dis Child 1991;145:1128-1129.
  17. Burks AW, Williams LW, Helm RM, Thresher W, Brooks JR, Sampson HA. Identification of soy protein allergens in patients with atopic dermatitis and positive soy challenges; determination of change in allergenicity after heating or enzyme digestion. Adv Exp Med Biol 1991;289-:295-307.
  18. Keller K, Fiedorek SC, Casteel HB, Williams LW, Burks AW.  X-linked hypogammaglobuinemia and Crohn's disease. Pediatr Asthma Allergy Immunol 1992;6:105-107.
  19. Burks AW, Williams LW, Connaughton C, Cockrell G, O'Brien TJ, Helm RM. Identification and characterization of a second major peanut allergen, Ara h II, utilizing the sera of patients with atopic dermatitis and positive peanut challenge. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1992;90:962-969.
  20. Burks AW, Williams LW, Thresher W, Connaughton C, Cockrell G, Helm RM. Allergenicity of peanut and soybean extracts altered by chemical or thermal denaturation in patients with atopic dermatitis and positive food challenges. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1992;90:889-897.
  21. Hankins CC, Noland PR, Burks AW, Connaughton C, Cockrell G, Metz CL. Effect of soy protein ingestion on total and specific IgG concentrations in neonatal porcine serum measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. J Anim Sci 1992;70:3096-3101.
  22. Helm RM, Burks AW, Williams LW, Brenner RJ.  Identification of cockroach aeroallergens from living cultures of German or American cockroaches. Int Arch Allergy Appl Immunol 1993;101:359-363.
  23. Helm RM, Cockrell G, Sharkey P, Brenner RJ, Burks AW.  In vitro translation of RNA from the german cockroach (Blattella germanica). Mol Immunol 1993;30:1685-1688.
  24. Burks AW, Cockrell G, Connaughton C, Helm RM.  Epitope specificity and immunoaffinity purification of a major peanut allergen, Ara h I. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1994;93:743-750.
  25. Burks AW, Cockrell G, Connaughton C, Guin J, Allen W, Helm RM. The identification of peanut agglutinin and soybean trypsin inhibitor as minor legume allergens. Int. Arch Appl Allergy Immunol 1994;105:143-149.
  26. Dorion BJ, Burks AW, Harbeck R, Williams LW, Trumble A, Helm RM, Leung DYM.  The production of interferon-g in response to a major peanut allergen, Ara h II, correlates with serum levels of IgE anti-Ara h II. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1994:93:93-99.
  27. Helm RM, Brenner RJ, Williams LW, Burks AW.  Isolation of the 36 kD German (Blattella germanica) cockroach allergen using fast protein liquid chromatography. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1994;103:59-66.
  28. Burks AW, Castell HB, Fiedorek SC, Williams LW, Pumphrey CL.  Prospective oral food challenge study of two soybean protein isolates in patients with possible milk or soy protein entercolitis. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 1994;5:40-45.
  29. Crespo JF, Pascual C, Ferrer A, Burks AW, Pena JMD, Esteban MM.  Egg white specific IgE levels as a tolerance marker in the follow-up of egg allergy. Allergy Proc 1994;15:73-76.
  30. Crespo JF, Pascual C, Burks AW, Helm RM, Esteban MM.  Frequency of food allergy in a pediatric population from Spain. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 1995;6:39-43.
  31. Burks AW, Cockrell G, Connaughton C, Karpas A, Helm RM.  Epitope specificity of the major peanut allergen, Ara h II. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1995;95:607-611.
  32. Burks AW, Cockrell G, Stanley JS, Helm RM, Bannon GA.  Recombinant peanut allergen Ara h I expression and IgE binding in patients with peanut hypersensitivity. J Clin Invest 1995;96:1715-1721.
  33. Helfe Sl, Helm RM, Burks AW, Bush RK.  Comparison of commercial peanut skin test extracts. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1995;95(4):837-842.
  34. Burks AW, Cockrell G, Stanley JS, Helm RM, Bannon GA.  Isolation, identification and characterization of clones encoding antigens responsible for peanut hypersensitivity. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1995;107(1-3):248-249.
  35. James JM, Burks AW, Roberson P, Sampson HA. Safe administration of the measles vaccine to children allergic to egg. N Engl J Med 1995;332:1262-1266.
  36. Price GW, Duff AL, Farris AH, Burks AW, Burks AW, Platts-Mills TAE, Heymann PW.  Sensitization (IgE antibody) to food allergens in wheezing infants and children. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1995;96(2):266-270.
  37. Burks AW, Fuchs RL.  Assessment of the endogenous allergens in glyphosate-tolerant and commercial soybean varieties. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996;96:1008-1010.
  38. Helm RM, Wheeler G, Burks AW, Hakkak R, Badger TM.  Flow cytometric analysis of lymphocytes from rats following chronic ethanol treatment. J Alcohol 1996;13:467-471.
  39. Sampson HA, Rosen JP, Selcow JE, Mendelson L, Grodofsky MP, Factor JM, Bock SA, Burks AW, James JM, Zeiger R, Yunginger JW.  Intradermal skin tests in the diagnostic evaluation of food allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996;98(3):714-715.
  40. Eigenmann PA, Burks AW, Bannon GA, Sampson HA.  Identification of unique peanut and soy allergens in sera absorbed with cross reacting antibodies. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996;98:969-978.
  41. Helm RM, Cockrell G, Stanley JS, Brenner RJ, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  Isolation and characterization of a clone encoding a major allergen (Bla g 90 kD) involved in IgE-mediated cockroach hypersensitivity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996;98:172-180.
  42. Helm RM, Cockrell G, Stanley JS, Brenner R, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  A major allergen involved in IgE-mediated cockroach hypersensitivity is a 90 kD protein with multiple IgE-binding domains. Adv Exp Med Biol 1996;409:267-267.
  43. Stanley JS, Helm RM, Cockrell G, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  Peanut hypersensitivity: IgE binding characteristics of a recombinant Ara h I protein. Adv Exp Med Biol 1996;409:213-216.
  44. Wheeler JG, Bogle ML, Shema SJ, Shirrell MA, Stine KC, Pittler AJ, Burks AW, Helm RM.  Impact of dietary yogurt on immune function. Am J Med Sci 1997;313(2):120-123.
  45. Stanley JS, King N, Burks AW, Huang SK, Sampson H, Cockrell G, Helm RM, West CM, Bannon GA.  Identification and mutational analysis of the immunodominant IgE binding epitopes of the major peanut allergen Ara h 2. Arch Biochem Biophys 1997;342(2):244-253.
  46. Burks AW, Shin D, Cockrell G, Stanley JS, Helm RM, Bannon GA.  Mapping and mutational analysis of the IgE binding epitopes on Ara h 1, a legume vicilin protein and a major allergen in peanut hypersensitivity. Eur J Biochem 1997;245:334-339.
  47. James JM, Sixbey JP, Helm RM, Bannon GA, Burks AW.  Wheat alpha amylase inhibitor: A second route of allergic sensitization. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1997;99(2):239-244.
  48. James JM, Robbins JM, Gillaspy SR, Kellogg KW, Fawcett DD, Asthma Care Center Consortium Members.  Patient referrals to a multispecialty asthma clinic. J Asthma 1997;34(5):387-94.
  49. Schiff RI, Williams LW, Nelson RP, Buckley RH, Burks W, Good RA.  Multicenter crossover comparison of the safety and efficacy of intraglobin-F with gamimune-N, sandoglobulin, and gammagard in patients with primary immunodeficiency diseases. J Clin Immunol 1997;17(1):21-28.
  50. Burks AW, James JM, Hiegel A, Wilson G, Wheeler JG, Jones SM, Zuerlein N. Atopic dermatitis and food hypersensitivity reactions. J Pediatr 1998;132:132-136.
  51. Sicherer SH, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Clinical features of acute allergic reactions to peanut and tree nuts in children.  J Pediatr 1998;102:e6-e16.
  52. Shin D, Compadre C, Maleki S, Kopper R, Huang S-K, Sampson H, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  Biochemical and structural analysis of the IgE binding sites on Ara h 1, an abundant and highly allergenic peanut protein. J Biol Chem 1998;273:13753-13759.
  53. Helm R, Cockrell G, Herman E, Sampson HA, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  Cellular and molecular characterization of a major soy allergen. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 1998;117:29-37.
  54. Auestad N, Hall RT, Blatter MM, Erickson J, Bogle ML, Burks AW, Montalto, MB, Carroll RE, Fitzgerald KM, Innis SM, Singer L, Qui W, Jacobs J, Halter R. Randomized trial of growth and development in term infants fed formulas with or without arachidonic acid (AA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) for one year. Pediatr Res 1999;45(4):276.
  55. Rabjohn P, Helm EM, Stanley JS, West CM, Sampson HA, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  Molecular cloning and epitope analysis of the peanut allergen, Ara h 3. J Clin Invest 1999;103:535-542.
  56. Li X, Huang C-K, Schofield BH, Burks AW, Bannon GA, Huang S-K, Sampson HA.  Strain-dependent induction of allergic sensitization caused by peanut allergen DNA immunization in mice. J Immunol 1999;162(5):3045-3052.
  57. Wang M, Hettiarachchy NS, Qi M, Burks W, Siebenmorgen T.  Preparation and functional properties of rice bran protein isolate. J Agri Food Chem 1999;47:411-416.
  58. Sicherer SH, Munoz-Furlong A, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Prevalence of peanut and tree nut allergy in the US determined by a random digit dial telephone survey.  J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;103:559-562.
  59. Zeiger RS, Sampson HA, Bock SA, Burks AW, Harden K, Noone S, Martin D, Leong S, Wilson G.  Soy allergy in infants and children with IgE-associated cow's milk allergy. J Pediatr 1999;134:614-622.
  60. Kelso JM, Cockrell GE, Helm RM, Burks AW.  Common allergens in avian meats.  J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999;104:202-204.
  61. Ayuso R, Lehrer SB, Tanaka L, Ibanez MD, Pascual C, Burks AW, Sussman GL, Goldberg B, Lopez M, Reese G.  IgE antibody response to vertebrate meat proteins including tropomyosin.  Annals Allergy Asthma & Immunol. 1999;83(5):399-405.
  62. AW. Burks,, N. King, and GA. Bannon.  Modification of a major peanut allergen leads to loss of IgE binding. Int'l. Arch. Allergy Immunol.  1999;118:313-314.
  63. Bannon, GA., DS. Shin, S. Maleki, R. Kopper, and AW Burks.  Tertiary structure and biophysical properties of a major peanut allergen: Implications for the production of a hypoallergenic protein.  Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol.  1999;118:315-316.
  64. Helm RM, Cockrell G, Connaughton C, West CM, Herman E, Sampson HA, Bannon GA, Burks AW.  Mutational analysis of the IgE-binding epitopes of P34/Gly m Bd 30K.  J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000;105:378-384.
  65. Li X-M, Serebrisky D, Lee S-Y, Huang C-K, Bardina L, Schofield BH, Burks AW, Bannon GA, Sampson HA.  A murine model of peanut anaphylaxis: T and B cell responses to a major peanut allergen mimic human responses.  J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000;106:150-158.
  66. Maleki SJ, Kopper RA, Shin DS, Park C-W, Compadre CM, Sampson H, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  Structure of the major peanut allergen Ara h 1 may protect IgE-binding epitopes from degradation.  J Immunol 2000;164:5844-5849.
  67. Helm RM, Cockrell G, Connaughton C, Sampson HA, Bannon GA, Beilinson V, Livingstone D, Nielsen NC, Burks AW.  A soybean G2 glycinin allergen: I. Identification and characterization of a soybean glycinin.  Int Arch Allergy Immunol.  2000;123:205-212.
  68. Helm RM, Cockrell C, Connaughton C, Sampson HA, Bannon GA, Beilinson V, Nielsen NC, Burks AW.  A Soybean G2 glycinin allergen: II. Epitope mapping and three-dimensional modeling. Int Arch Allergy Immunol.  2000;123:213-219.
  69. Rodriguez J, Crespo JF, Burks W, Rivas-Plata C, Fernandez-Anaya S, Vives R, Daroca P.  Randomized, double-blind, crossover challenge study in 53 subjects reporting adverse reactions to melon. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000;106:968-972.
  70. Auestad N, Halter R, Hall RT, Blatter M, Bogle ML, Burks W, Erickson JR, Fitzgerald KM, Dodson V, Innis SM, Singer LT, Montalto MB, Jacobs JR, Qiu W, Bornstein MH.  Growth and development in term infants fed long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids: A double-masked, randomized, parallel, prospective, multivariate study.  Pediatr 2001;108(2):372-381.
  71. Sicherer SH, Noone SA, Barnes Koerner C, Christie L, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Hypoallergenicity and efficacy of an amino acid-based formula in children with cow's milk and multiple food hypersensitivities.  J Pediatr 2001;138:688-693.
  72. Vadas P, Wai Y, Burks W, Perelman B.  Detection of peanut allergens in breast milk of lactating women.  JAMA 2001;285(13):1746-1748.
  73. Skolnick HS, Conover-Walker MK, Barnes-Koerner C, Sampson HA, Burks W, Wood RA.  The natural history of peanut allergy.  J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001;107:367-374.
  74. Burks AW, Vanderhoof JA, Mehra S, Ostrom KM, Baggs G.  Randomized clinical trial of soy formula with and without added fiber in antibiotic-induced diarrhea.  J Pediatr 2001;139(4):578-582.
  75. Sicherer SH, Furlong TJ, Furlong AM, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  A voluntary registry for peanut and tree nut allergy: Characteristics of the first 5,149 registrants. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001;108:128-132.
  76. Beyer K, Morrow E. Li XM, Bardina L, Bannon GA, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Effects of cooking methods on peanut allergenicity. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001;107:1077-81.
  77. Lee S-Y, Huang C-K, Zhang T-F, Schofield BH, Burks AW, Bannon GA, Sampson HA, Li X-M.  Oral administration of IL-12 suppresses peanut-induced anaphylactic reactions in a murine model of peanut hypersensitivity. Clin Immunol 2001;101(2):220-228.
  78. McClure GYH, Helm RM, Stine K, Burks AW, Jones AM, Gandy J.  Evaluation of immune parameters in propanil-exposed farm families. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol.  2001;41:104-111.
  79. Burks AW, Christie L, Althage KA, Kesler JM, Allgood GS.  Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, food allergy challenge to olestra snacks. Regulatory Toxicol Pharmacology 2001;34:178-181.
  80. Bannon GA, Cockrell G, Connaughton C, West CM, Helm R, Stanley JS, King N, Rabjohn P, Sampson HA, Burks AW.  Engineering, characterization and in vitro efficacy of the major peanut allergens for use in immunotherapy. Intl Archives Allergy Immunol 2001;124(1-3):70-2.
  81. Helm RM, Furuta GT, Stanley S, Ye J, Cockrell G, Connaughton C, Simpson P, Bannon GA, Burks AW.  A neonatal swine model for peanut allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;109:136-142.
  82. Taylor SL, Hefle SL, Bindslev-Jensen C, Bock SA, Burks AW, Christie L, Hill DJ, Host A, Hourihane JO, Lack G, Moneret-Vautrin DA, Vadas PA, Rance F, Skrypec DJ, Trautman TA, Yman IM, Zeiger RS.  Factors affecting the determination of threshold doses for allergenic foods: How much is too much?  J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;109:24-30.
  83. Christie L, Hine JR, Parker JG, Burks W.  Food allergies in children affect nutrient intake and growth. J American Dietetic Assoc 2002;102(11):1648-1651.
  84. Hurst WJ, Krout ER, Burks AW.  A comparison of commercially available peanut ELISA test kits on the analysis of samples of dark and milk chocolate. J Immunoassay & Immunochem 2002;23(4):451-459.
  85. Rabjohn P, West CM, Connaughton C, Sampson HA, Helm RM, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  Modification of peanut allergen Ara h 3: Effects on IgE binding and T cell stimulation. Intl Archives Allergy Immunol 2002;128(1):15-23.
  86. Sen M, Kopper R, Pons L, Abraham EC, Burks AW, Bannon GA.  Protein structure plays a critical role in peanut allergen stability and may determine immunodominant IgE-binding epitopes. J Immunol 2002;169(2):882-887.
  87. Scurlock AM, Althage KA, Christie L, Burks AW, Jones SM.  Anaphylaxis after ingestion of gummy bears. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002; 110(6):936-7.
  88. Leung DYM, Sampson HA, Yunginger JW, Burks AW, Schneider LC, Wortel CH, Davis FM, Hyun JD, Shanahan WR.  Effect of anti-IgE therapy in patients with peanut allergy. N Eng J Med 2003;348(11):986-993.
  89. Li X-M, Srivastava K, Huleatt JW, Bottomly K, Burks AW, Sampson HA. Engineered recombinant peanut protein and heat killed Listeria monocytogenes coadministration protects against peanut-induced anaphylaxis in a murine model. J Immunol 2003;170(6):3289-3295.
  90. Fleischer DM, Conover-Walker MK, Christie L, Burks AW, Wood RA.  The natural progression of peanut allergy: resolution and the possibility of recurrence. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;112(1):183-9.
  91. Pomes Anna, Helm RM, Bannon GA, Burks AW, Tsay A, Chapman MD. Monitoring peanut allergen in food products by measuring Ara h 1. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;111:640-5.
  92. Li X-M, Srivastava K, Grishin A, Huang C-K, Schofield B, Burks W, Sampson HA.  Persistent protective effect of heat killed E. coli producing "engineered", recombinant peanut proteins in a murine model of peanut allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;112(1):159-67.
  93. Jones SM, Burks AW, Spencer HJ, Lensing S, Roberson PK, Gandy J, Helm RH.  Occupational asthma symptoms and respiratory function among aerial pesticide applicators. Am J Ind Med 2003;43(4):401-17.
  94. Bernard H, Paty E, Mondoulet L, Burks AW, Bannon GA, Wal JM et al.  Serological characheristics of peanut allergy in children. Allergy 2003;58(12):1285-92.
  95. Taylor SL, Hefle SL, Bindslev-Jensen C, Atkins FM, Andre C, Bruijnzeel-Koomen C, Burks AW, et al.  A consensus protocol for determination of the threshold doses for allergenic foods:  How much is too much? Clinical Experimental Allergy 2004;34(5):689-95.
  96. Shreffler WG, Beyer K, Chu TH, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Microarray immunoassay:  association of clinical history, in vitro IgE function, and heterogeneity of allergenic peanut epitopes. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004;113(4):776-82.
  97. Kopper RA, Odum NJ, Sen M, Helm RM, Stanley JS, Burks AW.  Peanut Protein Allergens:  II.  Gastric digestion of is carried out exclusively by pepsin. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004;114(3):614-18.
  98. Pons L, Ponnappan U, Hall RA, Simpson P, Cockrell G, West CM, Sampson HA, Helm RM, Burks AW.  Soy immunotherapy for peanut-allergic mice:  Modulation of the peanut-allergic response. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2004;114(4):915-21.
  99. Fleischer DA, Conover-Walker MK, Christie L, Burks AW, Wood RA.  Peanut Allergy:  recurrence and its management. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004;114(5):1195-201.
  100. Schmitt DA, Maleki SJ, Burks AW, Cheng H. Competitive inhibition ELISA for quantification of Ara h 1 and Ara h 2, the major allergens of peanuts. J AOAC Int. 2004 Nov-Dec;87(6):1492-7.
  101. King N, Helm R, Stanley JS, Vieths S, Luttkopf D, Hatahet L, Sampson H, Pons L, Burks W, Bannon GA.  Allergenic Characteristics of a Modified Peanut Allergen. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2005;49(10):963-971.
  102. Kopper RA, Odum NJ, Sen M, Helm RM, Stanley JS, Burks AW.  Peanut Protein Allergens:  The Effect of Roasting on Solubility and Allergenicity. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2005;136:16-22.
  103. Palmer GW, Dibbern DA Jr, Burks AW, Bannon GA, Bock SA, Porterfield HS, McDermott RA, Dreskin SC. Comparative potency of Ara h 1 and Ara h 2 in immunochemical and functional assays of allergenicity. Clin Immunol. 2005;115(3):302-12.
  104. Hauswirth DW, Burks AW.  Banana Anaphylaxis with a Negative Commercial Skin Test. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005;115(3):632-3.
  105. Lee LA, Burks AW.  Food Allergies:  Prevalence, Molecular Characterization, and Treatment/Prevention Strategies. Annu Rev Nutr 2006;26:539-65.
  106. Astier C, Morisset M, Roitel O, Codreanu F, Jacquenet S, Franck P, Ogier V, Petit N, Proust B, Moneret-Vautrin DA, Burks AW, Bihain B, Sampson HA, Kanny G.  Predictive Value of Skin Prick Tests using Recombinant Allergens for Diagnosis of Peanut Allergy. J Allergy CIin Immunol 2006 Jul;118(1):250-6.
  107. Winkelstein JA, Marino MC, Lederman HM, Jones SM, Sullivan K, Burks AW, Conley ME, Rundles CC, Ochs HD.  X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Report on a United States Registry of 201 Patients.  Medicine 2006 Jul;85(4):193-202.
  108. Christie L, Salman SD, Parker JG, Hine RJ, Burks AW, Jones SM.  Assessing Dietary Intakes of Children with Food Allergies Using the Food Guide Pyramid. J Amer Dietetic Assoc 2007 (accepted).
  109. Shreffler WG, Castro RR, Kucuk ZY, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  The major glycoprotein allergen from Arachis hypogaea, Ara h 1, is a ligand of dendritic cell-specific ICAM-grabbing nonintegrin and acts as a Th2 adjuvant in vitro.  J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2006 Sept 15;177(6):3677-85.
  110. Green TD, Palmer KP, Burks AW.  Delayed Anaphylaxis to Walnut Following Epinephrine Administration. J Pediatr 2006 Nov;149(5):733-734.
  111. Crevel RWR, Cooper KJ, Poulson LK, Bindslev-Jensen C, Burks AW, Sampson HA. Lack of Immunogenicity of Ice Structuring Protein Type III JPLC12 Preparation Administered by the Oral Route to Human Volunteers. Food Chem Toxicol, 2007 Jan;45(1):79-87.
  112. Thottingal T, Simons E, Bannon GA, Burks AW, HayGlass KT.  Peanut Non-Allergic Humans Demonstrate T cell-dependent Th2-biased Peanut-specific Cytokine and Chemokine Responses Independent of Th1 Expression.  J Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2007 (accepted).
  113. Buchanan AD, Green TD, Jones SM, Scurlock AM, Christie L, Althage KA, Steele PH, Pons LA, Helm RM, Lee LA, Burks AW.  Egg Oral Immunotherapy in Nonanaphylactic Children with Egg Allergy. J Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2007 Jan;119(1):199-205.
  114. McDermott RA, Porterfield HS, El Mezayen R, Burks AW, Pons L, Schlichting DG, Solomon B, Redzic J, Harbeck RJ, Duncan MW, Hansen KC, Dreskin SC.  Contribution of Ara h 2 to Peanut-Specific, IgE-Mediated, Cell Activation.  Clin Exp Allergy 2007 (accepted).
  115. Liu CH, Machado MS, Guo R, Nicholas KE, Burks AW, Aliberti JC, Zhong XP.  Diacylglycerol kinase zeta regulates microbial recognition and host resistance to Toxoplasma gondii.  2007 J. Exp Med (accepted).

Chapters in books:

  1. Burks AW.  Allergic gastroenteropathy.  Pediatric Gastrointestinal Disease: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management.  Robert Wyllie M.D. and Jeffrey S. Hyams, M.D. (eds.) Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders 1993;555-565.
  2. James JM, Burks AW.  Foods.  Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America.  1995;15 (3):477-488.
  3. Jones SM, Burks AW.  Atopic dermatitis.  Allergic Disease: A Manual for the Primary Care Physician, (eds.Lieberman, Anderson).  1995.
  4. James JM, Burks AW.  Oral Provocative Food Challenges:  Current applications, Methods and Interpretation of Results.  Diagnostic Testing of Allergic Disease, 1997.
  5. Burks AW. Food allergens.  "Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy" (2nd edition). Lockey RF, Fernandez-Caldas F, Bukantz SC eds. 1998.
  6. James JM, Burks AW.  Adverse Reactions to Foods.  "Failure to Thrive and Pediatric Undernutrition."  Kessler DB, Dawson P, eds. 1998;16:261-267.
  7. Burks AW.  Childhood food allergy.  Immunol Allergy Clin North America, 1999;19(2):397-407.
  8. Burks AW, Jones SM, Wheeler JG, Sampson HA.  Anaphylaxis and Food Hypersensitivity.  Immunol Allergy Clin North America, 1999;19(3)533-552.
  9. Burks AW, Helm R, Stanley S, Bannon GA.  Food allergens.  Allergy Prim Care,. Ed.  Altman, Becker and Williams.  2000;(5):77-88.
  10. Jones SM, Burks AW.  Atopic Dermatitis.  Allergic Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment 2nd Edition (eds. Lieberman, Anderson). Humana Press, Totowa, NJ  2000;231-260.
  11. Burks W.  Food allergy. Manual of Allergy & Immunol. Ed. Adelman & Casale. 2002;13:242-255.                                                                                                                
  12. Burks W, Sicherer S, Furuta G.  Food allergy. Atlas of Allergic Disease, Ed. Lieberman & Blaiss.  2002. pp.203-213.
  13. Helm RM and Burks AW:  Role of IgE in Food Allergies.  Anti-IgE and Allergic Diseases. Ed.  Fick and Jardieau.  Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, Basel  2002. pp.351-383.
  14. Burks W.  Current understanding of food allergy. In: Genetically Engineered Foods. FU T-J, Gendel SM, Eds. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Volume 964 2002, pp 1-12.
  15. Burks AW.  XVI Food Allergies. 6 Immunology/Allergy. WebMD® Scientific American®  Medicine Online. Dale DC, Federman DD, Eds. WebMD Inc., New York, 2003.
  16. Buchanan A, Sicherer SH, Furuta G, Burks W. Food Allergy, Atlas of Allergic Diseases 2005 (in press).
  17. Scurlock AM, Burks AW.  Food Hpersensitivity.  Atlas of Allergies and Clinical Immunology, Third Edition. Edited by P Fireman Mosby, Philadelphia, PA.  2005. pp.213-224.
  18. Burks W, Buchanan A, Pons L.  Vaccines and Immunotherapy:  Future Treatment of Food Allergy.  Food Allergy. Edited by S.J. Maleki, et al., Washington, DC.  2006.  pp. 163-170.
  19. Palmer KP, Burks AW.  Allergies.  Encyclopedia of Infant and Childhood Development. Edited by Elsevier (Pending).
  20. Burks AW Jones SM.  Food Allergy.  Recent Advances in Aerobiology, Allergy and Immunology, Edited by Research Signpost.

Published scientific reviews:

  1. Burks AW.  Head and neck injuries in the young athlete.  J Ark Med Soc, July, 1981.
  2. Burks AW, Steele RW.  Selective IgA deficiency.  Ann Allergy 1986; 57:3.
  3. Steele RW, Burks AW, Williams LW.  Intravenous immunoglobulin: New clinical applications.  Ann Allergy 1988; 60:89-96.
  4. Williams LW, Burks AW, Steele RW.  Complement: Function and clinical relevance.  Ann Allergy 1988; 60:293-300.
  5. Burks AW, Charlton R, Casey P, Poindexter A, Steele RW.  Immune function in patients treated with phenytoin.  J Child Neurol 1989;4:25-29.
  6. Burks AW.  Adverse food reactions provoking skin rashes in infants and young children.  Infant Food Allergy Newsletter 1990; 1 (1):pp 1-10.
  7. Burks AW.  Food allergy in children.  Clin Adv 1990; 15).
  8. Antibody deficiency.  IgG subclass deficiency and vaccine nonresponder states, Roundtable discussion participant, RL Wasserman (ed)  Pediatr Infect Dis J, 1990;9:424-433.
  9. Herrod HG.  Chronic mucocutaneous candidiasis (CMC) in childhood:  A review of 40 cases.  Collaborative Study Group participant.  J Pediatr 1990;116:377-382.
  10. Burks AW, Williams LW, Mallory SB.  Atopic dermatitis and food hypersensitivity in children.  Metabolic Disorders and Nutrition Correlated with Skin, H. Hönigsmann, ed.  S. Karger AG, Basel, New York, 1991;20:180-186.
  11. Burks AW, Williams LW, Wheeler JW, Wilson G.  Atopic dermatitis and food hypersensitivity in children.  Allergy Proc 1992;13:285-288.
  12. Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Diagnostic approaches to the patient with suspected food allergies.  J Pediatr 1992;121(5pt.2):S64-71.
  13. Burks AW.  Peanut allergy in children.  Am J Asthma Allergy 1993;6:83-87.
  14. Burks AW, Sampson H.  Food allergies in children.  Curr Probl Pediatr 1993;23:230-252.
  15. Burks AW, James JM.  Approach to diagnosis and management of IgE-mediated food allergy in children.  Prac Allergy Immunol 1993;8:94-96.
  16. Burks AW.  A step-by-step approach to food allergy.  Contemp Pediatr 1993;10:32-51.
  17. James JM, Burks AW.  Food hypersensitivity in children.  Curr Opin Pediatr 1994;6:661-667.
  18. Burks AW, Sampson HA, Metcalf D.  Food allergies.  A self-help workbook.  Prevention Magazine 1994;46 (8):65-77.
  19. Duff, AD, Burks AW.  Epidermal langerhans cells and their function in the skin immune system.  Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 1995;75:5-11.
  20. Burks AW, James J, Jones S.  Food Allergy.  New therapeutic approaches.  Proceedings of the XVI European Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, June, 1995.
  21. Burks AW.  The human body and the different reactions to food that may occur.  Allergy 1995;50:6-7.
  22. Burks AW.  Lymphocyte disorders.  Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program Syllabus,  American College of Physicians, 1995.
  23. Burks AW.  Food allergy.  Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program Syllabus,  American College of Physicians, 1995.
  24. Wheeler JG, Burks AW.  What to do when you suspect antibiotic hypersensitivity.  J Res Dis 1996;17:103-114.
  25. Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy.  Food Allergy, 1996.
  26. James JM, Burks AW.  Food associated gastrointestinal disease.  Curr Opin 1996;8(5):471-475.
  27. Helm RM, Burks AW.  Allergenic Products Standardization: The Role of Major Allergens.  Proceedings of the Paul Ehrlich Symposium, 1996.  
  28. Burks W, Fuchs R.  Reply: Absence of modification of endogenous soy allergens.  J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996;98:855.
  29. Helm RM, Burks AW.  Hypoallergenicity of rice proteins.  Cereal Food World 1996;41:11.
  30. Sampson HA, Burks AW.  Mechanisms of food allergy.  Annu Rev Nutr. 1996;16:161-177.
  31. Jones, SM, Burks AW.  Recognizing and managing food allergy.  Nutrition During Infancy, (2nd edition), 1997;329-355.
  32. Burks AW, James JM.  Mechanisms of Food Allergy.  Medscape, September 1997.
  33. Burks W, Sampson HA, Bannon GA.  Peanut allergens.  Allergy 1998;53:725-730.
  34. Burks AW, Stanley JS.  Food allergy.  Curr Opin Pediatr, 1998;10:588-593.
  35. Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Anaphylaxis and Food Allergy.  Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 1999;17:339-360.
  36. Burks W, Bannon GA, Sicherer S, Sampson HA.  Peanut-induced anaphylactic reactions.  Int Arch Allergy Immunol 1999;119:165-172.
  37. Beck SA, Burks AW.  Clinical presentations of anaphylaxis.  Contemp Pediatr 1999;16(8):87-96.
  38. Helm RM, Burks AW.  Mechanisms of food allergy.  Curr Opin Immunol 2000;12(6):647-653.
  39. Helm RM, Sampson HA, Bannon GA, Burks AW.  Peanut allergy: From allergens to immunotherapy.  Recent Research Developments in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2000. pp. 11-21.
  40. Burks W.  Diagnosis of allergic reactions to food.  Pediatr Annals 2000;29(12):744-752.
  41. James JM, Burks AW.  Food allergy: Current diagnostic methods and interpretation of results.  Diagnostic Testing of Allergic Disease. 2000;199-215.
  42. Sicherer S, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Peanut and soy allergy: A clinical and therapeutic dilemma.  Allergy 2000;55(6):515-521.
  43. Burks W, Helm R, Stanley S, Bannon GA.  Food allergens.  Current Opin Allergy Immunol 2001;1:243-248.
  44. Burks W, Bannon G, Lehrer SB.  Classic specific immunotherapy and new perspectives in specific immunotherapy for food allergy.  Allergy 2001;67:121-124.
  45. Burks W.  Hypoallergenicity of a new amino acid-based formula.  Current Allergy Reports 2001.
  46. Burks W.  Clinical Trials Report.  Current Allergy and Asthma Reports. 2002;2(1):53-54.
  47. Helm, RH, Burks AW.  Animal models of food allergy.  Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;2:541-546.
  48. Burks W.  It's an adverse food reaction – but is it allergy?  Contemporary Pediatrics 2002;19(5):71-89.
  49. Jones SM, Burks AW.  Food allergy and atopic dermatitis. In: Pediatric Allergy: Principles and Practice. Leung DYM, Geha, Sampson HA, Szefler S, Eds.  Elsevier Science, Philadelphia, PA 2003;51:538-545.
  50. Burks W.  Skin manifestations of food allergy.  Pediatrics 2003 Jun;111(6 Pt 3):1617-24.
  51. Burks W.  Food allergens.  Clin Allergy Immunol 2004;18:319-37.
  52. Sampson HA, Srivastava K, Li XM, Burks AW.  New perspectives for the treatment of food allergy (peanut).  Arb Paul Ehrlich Inst Bundesamt Sera Impfstoffe Frankf A M 2003;(94):236-44;    discussion 244-6.
  53. Ngo P, Furuta G, Burks W.  The Pathobiology of Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis of Childhood:  is it Really the Eosinophil, Allergic Mediated, or Something Else?  2004;6(6):436-440.
  54. Helm R, Burks AW.  Sensitization/Allergic Response and Intervention Therapy in Animal Models.  J AOAC. Int. 2004;87(6):1441-47.
  55. Burks W, Lehrer SB, Bannon GA.  New Approaches for Treatment of Peanut Allergy – Chances for a Cure.  Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2004;27(3):191-196.
  56. Scurlock AM, Burks AW.  Peanut Allergenicity.  Annals Allergy Asthma & Immunol 2004;93:S12-18.
  57. Pons L, Palmer K, Burks W.  Towards Immunotherpy for Peanut Allergy.  Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005;5(6):558-62.
  58. Pons L, Burks W. Novel Treatments for Food Allergy. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2005;14(7):829-34.
  59. Scurlock AM, Lee LA, Burks AW.  Food Allergy in Children.  Immunol Allergy Clin North America, 2005;25(2):369-88, vii-viii.
  60. Mankad VS, Burks AW. Omalizumab: Other Indications and Unanswered Questions,  Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology, 2005, 29(1):17-30.
  61. Palmer K, Burks W.  Current Developments in Peanut Allergy.  Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2006;6(3):202-206.
  62. Burks, AW.  Diagnosis of Food Allergy I.  UpToDate 2006 (accepted).
  63. Burks AW.  Diagnosis of Food Allergy II.  UpToDate 2006 (accepted).
  64. Burks AW.  Manifestations of Food Allergy.  UpToDate 2006 (accepted).
  65. Burks, W, Ballmer-Weber, BK.  Food Allergy.  Mol Nutr Food Res 2006;50:595-603.
  66. Burks, W, Peanut Allergy.  Lancet 2007 (accepted).

Case Reports

  1. Steele RW, Burks AW.  Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome with fever of unknown origin.  Ann Allergy 1986; 56:293.
  2. Burks AW, Williams LW, Steele RW.  Chronic erythematous skin rash and thrush in a 16 month old child.  Ann Allergy 1988; 60:25.
  3. Burks AW, Williams LW, Steele RW.  Chronic erythematous skin rash and thrush in a 16 month-old child. Ann Allergy 1988;60(1):25,61-63.
  4. Williams LW, Bratton SL, Leithiser RE, Burks AW, Hulbert WC, Quince TW.  Abdominal mass in a patient with hyperimmunoglobulinemia E syndrome.  Pediatr Asthma Allergy Immunol 1988; 2:293-298
  5. Beck SA, Burks AW, Woody RC.  Auriculotemporal syndrome presenting as "Food Allergy".  Pediatrics 1989; 83:601-603.
  6. Uc A, North P, Burks W.  Esophageal candidiasis in an infant with reflux esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroent Nutr. 2000;31(5):572-574.

Editorials, position, and background papers

  1. Bock SA, Burks AW, Sampson HA.  Documentation of food hypersensitivity [letter], J Pediatr 1991;118:655-656.
  2. Burks AW.  The spectrum of food hypersensitivity – Where does it end?  J Pediatr 1998;133:175-176.
  3. Kelso JM, Connaughton C, Helm RM, Burks AW.  Psychosomatic peanut allergy. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;111(3):650-651.
  4. Burks AW.  Peanut allergy: a growing allergic phenomenon. J Clin Invest 2003;111:950-952.

Professional awards and special recognitions:

President - Alpha Chi (National Honors Organization) XXXXXXXXXXX
Presidential Scholar - University of Central Arkansas XXXX
Outstanding Graduates - University of Central Arkansas XXXX
Most Honored Faculty (Red Sash Award)
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Classes		 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
"Best Doctors in America", Woodward and White XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Distinguished Faculty Award XXXXXXXXXXX
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences XXXX
Alpha Omega Alpha XXXX
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
College of Medicine
Distinguished Faculty Scholar		 XXXX
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
C. Warren Bierman Lectureship		 XXXX
American Pediatric Society XXXX

Organizations and participation

Chairman, Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee
American Academy of Allergy and Immunology		 1992 - 1995
Medical Board of Directors, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network 1992-present
NIH - NHLBI, ad hoc study section 1992
NIH - NIAID, ad hoc study section, Immunological Sciences 1993, 1999
Southern Society for Pediatric Research, Research Councilor 1989 - 1991
President, Southern Society for Pediatric Research 1995
Chairman, Allergen Standardization Committee,
American Academy of Asthma, Allergy, and Immunology		 1995 - 1996
American Board of Allergy and Immunology – Board of Directors 1996 - 2002
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology,
Task Force on Allergic Disorders: Promoting Best Practice		 1998-2002
American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology,
Professional Education Council Component Committee Member		 1998-2002
American Academy of Pediatrics, Executive Committee Member,
Section on Allergy and Immunology		 1998-2003
American Academy of Allergy & Immunology, Adverse Reactions To Foods Committee Member 2000-present
American Academy of Allergy & Immunology, Food & Drug Reactions & Anaphylaxis, Vice-Chair 2002-2005
American Academy of Allergy & Immunology, Liason to Lay
Charitable Organizations Committee Member		 2000-present
Accreditation Council for Medical Education
Residency Review Committee (for Allergy and Immunology Training Programs)		 2000-2006
American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Dermatological Allergy
Committee Member		 2002-present
National Institute of Health – Study Section Member
Hypersensitivity, Autoimmunity and Immune-mediated (HAI)		 2004-2007
Current Allergy and Asthma Reports Editorial Board Member 2005
Duke University School of Medicine Committee on Admissions 2005
The Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Reviewer Board 2006-2007
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Chair, Annual Meeting Program		 2006-2008
Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Editorial Board 2007

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

National and International – (Selected Only)

European Society for Dermatological Research, "Food Allergy in Atopic Dermatitis of Children and Adults", Utrecht, The Netherlands, March 1990.

American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Seminars, "Dietary Management of Infant Food Allergens"; "IGIV therapy in immunodeficiency disorders", 1990-1995.

International Life Sciences Food Allergy and the Lung Symposium, Orlando, Florida, "Food Additives and Respiratory Reactions", March 1992.

Adverse Reactions to Food in Infancy and Childhood Symposium, Madrid, Spain, "Diagnostics Approaches To The Patient With Suspected Food Allergies", April 1992.

Eastern Allergy Society, New Orleans, Louisiana, "Food Allergy and Atopic Dermatitis", April, 1992.

American Academy of Pediatrics Visiting Professor, Madigan Army Hospital, Tacoma, Washington, "Cornucopia Of Pediatric Allergy; Childhood Immunodeficiency Diseases; Food Allergies", September 1992.

University of Florida at Gainesville Visiting Professor, Gainesville, Florida, October 1992.

American College of Allergy and Immunology Workshop, American College of Allergy and Immunology Annual Meeting, "Adverse Food Reactions", November 1992.

Allergic Diseases Symposium, Vancouver, British Columbia, "Food Allergies", December, 1992.

Tulane University Visiting Professor, New Orleans, Louisiana, "Food Allergies", January 1993.

Food and Drug Administration Conference, Washington, D.C., "Diagnosis Of Food Allergies", January, 1993.

Ohio Society of Allergy & Immunology, Cleveland, Ohio, "Food Allergy - Natural History, Treatment and Diagnosis", April 1993.

Swineford Conference, Charlottesville, Virginia, "Legumes as Food Allergens", April 1993.

16th Annual Review Selected Topics in Pediatrics, New York, New York, "Diagnostic Approaches to the Child With Suspected Food Allergies", June 1993.

VIII International Food Allergy Symposium, Denver, Colorado, "Characterization of Food Allergens", July 1993.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Grand Rounds, Birmingham, Alabama, "Trigger Factors of Atopic Dermatitis", August 1993.

Lloyd Crawford Symposium, Memphis, Tennessee, "Food Allergy, Diagnosis & Management of Adverse Food Reactions", September 1993.

Quebec Association Of Allergists & Immunologists, Montreal, Canada, "Office Management of Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Food Challenges", November 1993.

American College of Allergy and Immunology Annual Meeting, Workshops "Meet the Professor", "Adverse reactions to foods - The Advanced Course, Treatment Approaches", November 1993.

International Food and Information Council, Anaheim, California, "Understanding Food Allergy", March 1994.

Royal Society of Canadian Physicians, Canadian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Toronto, Canada, "Atopic Dermatitis & Diet", September 1994.

Wisconsin Allergy Society, Madison, Wisconsin, "Update on Food Allergy". September 1994.

Collegium Internationale Allergologicum Symposium, Nantucket, Massachusetts "Isolation, Identification, and Characterization of Clones Encoding Antigens Responsible for Peanut Hypersensitivity", September 1994.

American Dietetic Association, Orlando, Florida, "Adverse Food Reactions with Special Emphasis on Food Allergy", October 1994.

Susan Dees Symposium, Duke University Medical School, Durham, NC, "Update on Food Allergen Identification", October 1994.

Advances in Pediatric Nutrition, Baltimore, MD, "Food Allergy: An Overview", November 1994.

Allergy Care in the "High Tech" Era, Squaw Valley, CA "Update on Food Allergy in the Biotechnology Era" January 1995.

American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Seminar, New York, NY, "Immunologically-Mediated Adverse Food Reactions in the Gastrointestinal Tract", 1995.

Southwest Allergy Forum, New Orleans, LA, "Introduction to Food Allergy", April 1995.

European Academy of Allergy and Immunology, Madrid, Spain, "New Treatments in Food Allergy", June 1995.

American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA, "Food Allergy", October 1995.

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Dallas, Texas, "What's New in Food Allergy", November 1995.

The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, "Asthma Update", February 1996.

Ehrlich Symposium, Bethesda, Maryland, "The Role of Major Allergens in Allergenic Products Standardization", March 1996.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, New Orleans, Louisiana,  "Dietary Management of Infant Food Allergens"; "Food Allergens for the Practicing Allergist", "Molecular Characterization of Peanut and Other Food Allergens", March 1996.

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology. Boston, Massachusetts. "Adverse Reactions to Foods: State of the Art", November 1996.

American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, San Francisco, California, "Food Allergy in Infants: Dietary Management", "Practice Parameters for the Diagnosis and Management of Humoral Immunodeficiency", February 1997.

Practical Pediatrics Symposium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, "Asthma: An Update", "Anaphylaxis: A Changing Perspective", April 1997.

Grand Rounds, Birmingham, Alabama, "Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergens", April 1997.

Academic Societies' 1997 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., "Non-NIH Sources of Funding-Basic and Clinical Research", May 1997.

19th Annual Symposium, An Update in Allergy and Immunology, Louisville, Kentucky, "Current Approach to the Food Allergy Patients", May 1997.

Duke Children's Nutrition Symposium. Durham, North Carolina, "The Clinical Spectrum of Food Allergies in Infancy", June 1997.

Pennsylvania Allergy and Asthma Association, Harrisburg Pennsylvania, "Clinical Presentations of Food Allergic Disease and their Evaluation", June 1997.

106th Ross Conference on Pediatric Research, Palm Beach, FL, "Diagnosis and Natural History of Food Allergies", September 1997.

The American Dietetic Association, Boston, MA, "Food Allergy: Diagnosis, Management Strategies and Future Trends", October 1997.

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, San Diego, CA, "Adverse Reactions to Foods and Food Additives", "Food Allergen-Specific T-cell Lines", November 1997.

American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Postgraduate Symposium, Washington, D.C., "Food Induced Anaphylaxis", March 1998.

Pediatric Academic Society, New Orleans, LA, "Anaphylaxis", May 1998.

San Diego Allergy Society, San Diego, CA, "Peanut Allergy", May 1998.

The Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Toronto, Canada, "New Developments in Peanut Allergy, Can We Make Hypoallergenic Food?", September 1998.

American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA, "Clinical Presentations of Anaphylaxis", October 1998.

Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, "Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy", December 1999.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Allergy Press Conference, National Press Club, Washington, D.C., February 1999.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 55th Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL, "Current Research of Food Antigens – How Does It Appear to Allergy Practice" and "Gastrointestinal Disease in Food Allergy", Feb./Mar. 1999.

American Academy of Pediatrics, The Complete Course for Primary Care Providers, Orlando, FL, "Specific Anaphylaxis Syndromes", "Introduction to Allergic Diseases" and "Anti-Inflammatory Medication for Asthma (Steroids)", March 1999.

Visiting Professor, Tulane - LSU Grand Rounds, New Orleans, LA, "Peanut Anaphylaxis – Can We Prevent It?" and "Prospects for Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy", April 1999.

Sixth Annual Allergy Fellows Symposium, American Thoracic Society, San Diego, CA, "Food Allergies", April 1999.

American Peanut Research and Education Society, Savannah, GA, "Peanut Allergies", July 1999.

Pan Am Congress of Digestive Diseases, Toronto, Canada, "The Molecular Basis of Food Antigenicity", and "Food Anaphylaxis", August 1999.

Children's Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, "Gastrointestinal Disease in Food Allergy" and "Prospects for Peanut Allergy Immunotherapy", October 1999.

American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology, Chicago, IL, "Peanut Allergenicity", November 1999.

Anaphylaxis Foundation of Canada, Toronto, Canada, "Food Anaphylaxis", November 1999.

Anaphylaxis Network of Canada, Toronto, Canada, "Anaphylaxis:  A Synopsis of Current Research", November 1999.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 56th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, "Immunotherapy for the Next Millennium" and "What Makes Food Allergenic", March 2000.

Universidad Central Del Caribe, Bayamon, Puerto Rico, "Update on Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy", April 2000.

University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont, "Peanut Anaphylaxis: Prospects of Immunotherapy" and "Atopic Dermatitis", April 2000.

7th Annual Allergy Fellows Symposium, Toronto, Canada, "Food Allergies", May 2000.

Aspen Allergy Conference, Aspen, Colorado, "Epidemiology – Important Unanswered Questions", July 2000.

Pediatric Grand Rounds, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, "Novel Immunotherapuetic Strategies for Allergic Disease", October 2000.

American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, "Asthma: Practice Guidelines'", October 2000.

American Academy of Pediatrics, Chicago, Illinois, The Allergy Generation-Caring for Children in an Allergenic World, "The Impact of Childhood Allergies: What Pediatricians Need to Know", October 2000.

National Center for Food Safety and Technology, Summit-Argo, Illinois, "Current Understanding of Food Allergy", December 2000.

8th International Symposium on Immunological, Chemical and Clinical Problems of Food Allergy, Venice, Italy, "Classic Specific Immunotherapy and New Perspectives in Specific Immunotherapy For Food Allergy", March 2001.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 57th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, "Food Allergy: Cause of Upper Airways Symptoms", "Case Studies of IgE-Mediated Diseases", and "Genetically-Modified Foods and Allergy: Benefits and Risks", March 2001.

8th Brazilian Congress of Allergy & Immunology in Pediatrics and 3rd Congress of SLAAIP, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, "Food Allergy", and "Anaphylaxis", April 2001.

William E. Pierson Visitation Program, University of South Alabama, Mobile, Alabama, "Anaphylaxis: Can We Prevent It?", May 2001.

8th Annual Fellows Symposium, American Thoracic Society, San Francisco, California, "Food Allergies", May 2001.

British Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting, Nottingham, United Kingdom, "Peanut Allergy:  Clinical Management, Prospects for Future Treatment", July 2001.

Anaphylaxis Campaign, Nottingham, United Kingdom, "Food Allergy – The American View", July 2001.

American Academy of Pediatrics, San Francisco, CA, "Food Allergy", October 2001.

5th Annual Workshop on Rhino-sinusitis, Quebec City, Canada, "Use of In vitro Testing in the Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy", February 2002.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 58th Annual Meeting, New York City, NY, "Allergens and the Allergic Individual",  "The Evaluation of Food Allergy in Atopic Dermatitis", "Breast Feeding and Food Allergy", "Gastrointestinal Disease in Food Allergy", and "Genetically Modified Foods from the Allergist's Perspective: Benefits vs. Risks", March 2002.

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, Food Allergy: A Comprehensive Update, New York City, NY, "Skin Manifestations of Food Allergy", April, 2002.

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, 9th Annual Food Allergy Conference, Better Living with Food Allergy, Rosemont, IL, "Food Allergy Definitions and Diagnosis" and "The Year in Review: Current Issues in Food Allergies", April 2002.

Food Allergy Research & Resource Program, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2nd International Roundtable workshop Thresholds for Allergenic Foods: How Much is Too Much?, West Palm Beach, FL, "Reproducibility of Reactions - Should Mild Reactions to Low Doses be Repeated for Confirmation?", May 2002.

UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, "Life Threatening Allergic Reactions: Can They be Prevented?", October 2002.

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, "What has Allergy Got to do With Atopic Dermatitis?", November 2002.

12th Annual Educational Symposium of the Asthma, Allergy Immunology Foundation of Northern California, San Francisco, CA, "Food hypersensitivity and genetically modified foods", February 2003.

American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, Denver, CO, "Clinical Spectrum of Food Allergy", "Novel Allergy Therapeutics for Food Allergy", March 2003.

10th Annual Allergy Fellows Symposium, San Francisco, CA, "Food Allergies", May 2003.

World Allergy Organization Congress – XVIII ICACI, Vancouver, Canada, "Genetically Modified Foods", "Food Allergy:  Diagnosis and Treatment", September, 2003.

American Academy of Pediatrics, Pediatric Allergy and Asthma:  The complete Course for Primary Care Providers, Orlando, FL, "Introduction to Allergic Diseases/Allergy Testing", "Anaphylaxis", October, 2003.

American Academy of Pediatrics, National Conference Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, "Preparing for Life in Academics:  Grant Budget Management", "Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Food Allergy", "Food Allergy:  An Integrated Approach", October, 2003.

American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, XI International Food Allergy Symposium, New Orleans, LA, "Peanut Allergenicity", November, 2003.

International Life Sciences Institute, Health and Environmental Sciences Institute 2004 Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, "Clinical Features of Food Allergy", January, 2004.

Visiting Professor, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Lecture – "Development of a Peanut Allergy Vaccine", February, 2004.

2004 Scientific Assembly of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine, Distinguished Lecture Series Program, Miami, FL, "Advances in Peanut Allergy and IgE", February, 2004.

Nestle Nutrition Experts Panel Meeting on Primary Prevention, New York, NY, "Introducing Solids:  When & Does it Matter?", February, 2004.

American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology 2004 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, "Case Studies of Allergic Diseases", Immunomodulation in Food Allergy", "New Approaches in Developing Food Allergen Vaccines", "Novel Allergy Therapeutics", March, 2004.

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network, 11th Annual Food Allergy Conference, Education & Awareness Save Lives, Baltimore, MD, "ABCs of Food Allergies", "Anaphylaxis:  Recognizing Symptoms, Knowing What To Do", "Research Update:  Is a Cure in Sight?", April, 2004.

2004 Allergy Fellows Symposium, Orlando, FL, "Food Allergies", May, 2004.

University of Alabama at Birmingham Pediatric Nutrition Update, Birmingham, AL, "Food Allergies, What are They and How are They Diagnosed?", June, 2004.

Grand Rounds, Case Western Reserve University, Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital, Cleveland, OH, "Food Allergy:  Past, Present and Future", June, 2004.

William E. Pierson Visiting Professor, Grand Rounds, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, "Food Allergy, Diagnosis and Treatment" and Noon Conference, "Update on Food Allergy", August, 2004.

American Academy of Pediatrics – Section on Allergy & Immunology, San Francisco, CA, "Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Food Allergy", "Anaphylaxis:  What Might the Future Hold for Prevention and Treatment", October, 2004.

Southeastern Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society Annual Meeting, Hilton Head Island, SC, "New Development in Food Allergy", "Oral Immunotherapy in Food Allergy", October, 2004.

Canadian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology Annual Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, "Update of Present and Future Investigation and Treatment of Food Allergy", October, 2004.

Pfizer Visiting Professorship, A/I Grand Rounds and Internal Medicine Grand Rounds, Iowa University, Iowa City, Iowa, "Peanut Allergenicity", "Development of a Vaccine for Peanut Anaphylaxis", October, 2004.

American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology Food Allergy Plenary Symposium, Boston, MA, "Update on Food Allergy", "Early Intervention for Prevention of Food Allergy, Atopic Dermatitis, and the Allergic March", November, 2004.

VCU MCV-Allergy Grand Rounds, "Development of a Peanut Allergy Vaccine", January 14, 2005.

Dees' Symposium – "Update on Diagnosis and Management of Peanut Allergy", January 28, 2005.

HESI Bioinformatics Workshop, "Threshold Levels for Allergen Identification", Majorca, Spain, February 23, 2005.

American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology 2005 Annual meeting, "Food Allergy:  Diagnosis and Management (New Challenges in Allergy & Asthma)", "Novel Allergy Therapeutics, Animal Models of Food Allergy (Food Allergy:  What's New from the Bench?)", "Cross-Reactivity in Food Allergy:  Clinical Relevance", "Pro – Is Anti-IgE a Promising Therapy for Food Allergy?" San Antonio, TX March 2005.

American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Allergy & Immunology – "Intro to Allergic Diseases:  Allergy Testing", "New Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Allergy" San Diego, CA April, 2005.

Discover Conference – American Dairy Science Association, "Molecular Basis of Milk Allergy" Atlanta, GA April 11, 2005.

University of Western Ontario – AAAAI Visiting Professor Program, Grand Rounds – New Development in Food Allergy", "Allergic Diseases in Young Children" "Food Allergy:  Diagnosis and Treatment", Ontario, Canada April 14-15, 2005.

Allergy Update, "Food and Anaphylaxis", Toronto, Canada April 16, 2005.

Indiana University – Riley Children's Hospital "Peanut Allergy:  The Development of a Treatment to Prevent Anaphylaxis", Grand Rounds – "An Update on Oral Tolerance and Food Allergy", "Food Allergy in a Primary Care Setting", Indianapolis, IN, May 3, 2005.

NY Allergy and Asthma Society – Harvard Club "Early Prevention of Allergic Disorders" New York, NY May 11, 2005.

2005 Allergy Fellows Symposium, "Food Allergies", "Allergic Diseases in the Child" San Diego, CA May 18, 2005.

19th Annual Frontiers in Research, "From Soup to Nuts:  What do we Know About Peanut Allergy", "Food Immunotherapy:  Is it Worth the Risk" Baltimore, MD June 10, 2005.

World Allergy Organization "Bioengineering of Allergens, e.g. Peanut" Munich, Germany June 27, 2005.

Mayo Clinic Immunology Grand Rounds, "The Development of Hypoallergic Peanut Proteins and Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy" Rochester, MN, July 14, 2005.

2005 NCPS Annual Meeting, "Food Allergy:  Update on Diagnosis and Management" Asheville, NC, August 19, 2005.

SHS Symposium for Food Allergy in Children "Peanut Allergy:  Diagnosis and Management in Children", Dublin, Ireland September 23, 2005.

American Academy of Pediatrics NCE Meeting, "Prevention of Food Allergies:  Strategies in the First Year of Life", Washington, DC October 11, 2005.

Nassau Pediatric Society,"Coughing and Food Allergy in the Pediatric Patient", New York, NY December 5, 2005.

Nebraska Allergy & Immunology Society "Food Allergy" Omaha, NE  January 17, 2006.

Creighton University Distinguished Lecture Grand Rounds "Development of a Vaccine to Prevent Peanut Anaphylaxis" Omaha, NE January 18, 2006.

American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology 2006 Annual meeting "Cross Reactivity in Adult Food Allergy:  Clinical Relevance" Miami Beach, FL March 2006.

2006 Allergy Fellows Symposium "Food Allergies" San Diego, CA  May 18, 2006.

2006 British Society for Allergy & Clinical Immunology Conference 2006. "What is the Role of Anti-IgE in the Clinic - Food Allergy" England, July 9 – 11, 2006.

Greater Houston Allergy Society. "Update on Prevention and Treatment of Peanut Allergy" Houston, TX, October, 2006.

Southeastern Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Society Annual Meeting.  "RAST testing and the Diagnosis of Food Allergy" White Sulphur Springs, WV, October, 2006.

Dees' Symposium – "Food Allergy:  Diagnosis and Management", October, 2006.

American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology XII International Food Allergy Symposium, "Prospects for Sublingual and Oral Food Immunotherapy" Philadelphia, PA November, 2006.

Wake Forest Grand Rounds.  "Update on Food Allergy:  Diagnosis and Management" Winston-Salem, NC, December, 2006.

Morehead Memorial Hospital.  "Food Allergies and Anaphylaxis".  Eden, NC, December, 2006.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Grand Rounds.  "Food Allergies:  Update."  Chapel Hill, NC, January, 2007.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Lecture.  "Prospects for Sublingual and Oral Food Immunotherapy" Research Triangle Park, NC, February, 2007.

16th Annual Educational Symposium – AAI Foundation of northern California, "Food Allergies" San Fransicso, CA, February, 2007.

2007 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Plenary Session, "Sensitivity to Foods as an Aberration of the Normal Tolerant Response" San Diego, CA., February, 2007.

Johns Hopkins Clinical Conference, "Food Allergy – Is Immunotherapy Possible?" – Baltimore, MD, February, 2007.

Basic and Clinical Allergy Course, "Diagnosis of Food Allergy" – London, England, April, 2007.

University of Massachusetts Grand Rounds, "Oral Tolerance, Food Allergy and Immunotherapy" – Worcester, MA, April, 2007.

Virginia Commonwealth University Grand Rounds, "Oral Tolerance, Food Allergy and Immunotherapy" – Richmond, VA, May, 2007.

2007 Pulmonary & Allergy Fellows Symposium, "Food Allergies" – San Francisco, CA, May, 2007.

Patents and Patents pending

US Patents

US 6,835,824 Peanut allergens and methods

Burks, Jr.; A. Wesley (Little Rock, AR), Stanley; J. Steven (Little Rock, AR), Bannon; Gary A. (Little Rock, AR), Cockrell; Gael (Cabot, AR), Helm; Ricki M. (Little Rock, AR)

US 6,486,311 Peanut allergens and methods

Burks, Jr.; A. Wesley (Little Rock, AR), Stanley; J. Steven (North Little Rock, AR), Cockrell; Gael (Cabot, AR), King; Nina E. (Little Rock, AR), Sampson; Hugh A. (Larchmont, NY), Helm; Ricki M. (LIttle Rock, AR), Bannon; Gary A. (LIttle Rock, AR)

US 6,441,142 Immunoassay for peanut allergen

Burks, Jr.; A. Wesley (Little Rock, AR), Helm; Ricki M. (Little Rock, AR)

US 5,973,121 Immunoassay for peanut allergen

Burks, Jr.; A. Wesley (Little Rock, AR), Helm; Ricki M. (Little Rock, AR)

US 5,558,869 Major peanut allergen ara h II 

Burks, Jr.; A. Wesley (Little Rock, AR), Helm; Ricki M. (Little Rock, AR)

Patents pending

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