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 the Allergy Immunology Research Group and Director of the Allergy Translation Centre at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Professorial Fellow at 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 of experience in the investigation of basic immunological mechanisms underlying allergic disease pathogenesis and more than 15 years of 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 clinical 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 the 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 the Allergy Immunology Research Group and Director of the Allergy Translation Centre at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Professorial Fellow at 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 of experience in the investigation of basic immunological mechanisms underlying allergic disease pathogenesis and more than 15 years of 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 clinical 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
Coelho, GLDH, Lloyd, M, Tang, MLK, DunnGalvin, A.
The Short Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire (FAQLQ-12) for Adults..
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
11(5)
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1522 -1527.e5
2023
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Tan, DJ, Lodge, CJ, Walters, EH, Lowe, AJ, Bui, DS, Bowatte, G, Kandane-Rathnayake, R, Aldakheel, FM, Erbas, B, Hamilton, GS, et al.
Biomarkers of asthma relapse and lung function decline in adults with spontaneous asthma remission: A population-based cohort study..
Allergy
78(4)
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957 -967
2023
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Lloyd, M, Patel, N, Munblit, D, Tang, MLK.
Endpoints and Outcomes After Immunotherapy for Food Allergy: What Is Meaningful for Patients?.
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
11(4)
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998 -1007
2023
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Lloyd, M, Loke, P, Mack, DP, Sicherer, SH, Perkin, MR, Boyle, R, Yin Leung, AS, Lee, BW, Levin, M, Blumchen, K, et al.
Varying Approaches to Management of IgE-Mediated Food Allergy in Children Around the World..
J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract
11(4)
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1010 -1027.e6
2023
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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 Organ J
16(4)
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100770
2023
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