As scientist she researches diseases caused and aggravated by environmental factors, especially allergies. How do humans interact with their environment and how does this interaction then determine the state of health or illness in a person? Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann and her team were able to revolutionize the idea of how allergies arise and found new drivers for allergic immune responses in pollen. As a dermatologist she supports partners, not patients, on their way to a healthier future. With her international and interdisciplinary team, she works within national and multi-national networks and is widely consulted as an expert by media and politics.