
Prof Mimi Tang
Prof Mimi Tang
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Role
Group Leader/DirectorAllergy Translation
Research area
Infection, Immunity and Global Health
Group
Allergy Immunology
Professor Mimi Tang is an immunologist allergist with an established international profile in the field of allergic disorders - she is considered a leading expert in food oral immunotherapy. She is Head of Allergy Immunology Research Group and Director of the Allergy Translation Centre at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Professorial Fellow in the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Consultant Immunologist Allergist at Melbourne's Royal Children’s Hospital. Professor Tang has more than 25 years’ experience in the investigation of basic immunological mechanisms underlying allergic disease pathogenesis, and more than 15 years clinical trials experience. Professor Tang also collaborates on a number of longitudinal cohort studies including the Barwon Infant Study, HealthNuts and SchoolNuts and on the VITALITY clincal trial, and is a key leader within the NHMRC-funded CFAR CRE (Centre for Food and Allergy Research - a collaboration of experts in children’s food allergy and food-related immune disorders. CFAR uses the latest approaches in epidemiology, immunology, paediatrics, nutrition, gastroenterology and biostatistics to investigate factors that cause, prevent and improve food allergies and aims to eradicate food allergy through improved prevention and cure, supported by evidence generated by a collaborative network of research; additional aim is to improve management of food allergy through public health policy and clinical pathways.
Professor Mimi Tang is an immunologist allergist with an established international profile in the field of allergic disorders - she is considered a leading expert in food oral immunotherapy. She is Head of Allergy Immunology Research Group and...
Professor Mimi Tang is an immunologist allergist with an established international profile in the field of allergic disorders - she is considered a leading expert in food oral immunotherapy. She is Head of Allergy Immunology Research Group and Director of the Allergy Translation Centre at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Professorial Fellow in the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and Consultant Immunologist Allergist at Melbourne's Royal Children’s Hospital. Professor Tang has more than 25 years’ experience in the investigation of basic immunological mechanisms underlying allergic disease pathogenesis, and more than 15 years clinical trials experience. Professor Tang also collaborates on a number of longitudinal cohort studies including the Barwon Infant Study, HealthNuts and SchoolNuts and on the VITALITY clincal trial, and is a key leader within the NHMRC-funded CFAR CRE (Centre for Food and Allergy Research - a collaboration of experts in children’s food allergy and food-related immune disorders. CFAR uses the latest approaches in epidemiology, immunology, paediatrics, nutrition, gastroenterology and biostatistics to investigate factors that cause, prevent and improve food allergies and aims to eradicate food allergy through improved prevention and cure, supported by evidence generated by a collaborative network of research; additional aim is to improve management of food allergy through public health policy and clinical pathways.
Top Publications
- Hu, A, Lloyd, M, Loke, P, Chebar Lozinsky, A, O'Sullivan, M, Quinn, P, Gold, M, Tang, ML. Association of reaction symptoms and eliciting dose with health-related quality of life in children with peanut allergy. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice 2023 view publication
- Chang, C, Ali, GB, Pham, J, Dharmage, SC, Lodge, CJ, Tang, MLK, Lowe, AJ. Childhood body mass index trajectories and asthma and allergies: A systematic review. Clinical & Experimental Allergy 2023 view publication
- Greenhawt, M, Dribin, TE, Abrams, EM, Shaker, M, Chu, DK, Golden, DB, Akin, C, Anagnostou, A, ALMuhizi, F, Alqurashi, W, et al. Updated Guidance Regarding The Risk ofAllergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines and Recommended Evaluation and Management: A GRADE Assessment, and International Consensus Approach. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2023 view publication
- Gao, Y, Stokholm, J, O’Hely, M, Ponsonby, A-L, Tang, ML, Ranganathan, S, Saffery, R, Harrison, LC, Collier, F, Gray, L, et al. Gut microbiota maturity mediates the protective effect of siblings on food allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2023 view publication
- Tham, EH, Leung, ASY, Yamamoto-Hanada, K, Dahdah, L, Trikamjee, T, Warad, VV, Norris, M, Navarrete, E, Levina, D, Samuel, M, et al. A systematic review of quality and consistency of clinical practice guidelines on the primary prevention of food allergy and atopic dermatitis. World Allergy Organization Journal 16(4) : 100770 2023 view publication
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