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
Gurrin, LC, Martin, PE, Koplin, JJ, Peters, R, Osborne, NJ, Bertalli, NA, Matheson, MC, Lowe, AJ, Ponsonby, A, Wake, M, et al.
Can Skin Prick Testing Thresholds Replace Oral Food Challenges In Population-based Studies And Community Screening Of Infants?.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
127(2)
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2011
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Martin, PE, Osborne, NJ, Koplin, JJ, Gurrin, LC, Wake, M, Tang, ML, Matheson, MC, Lowe, AJ, Dang, T, Tan, T, et al.
Season of Birth Modifies the Risk of Food Allergy in Infants with Eczema and Food Sensitization in HealthNuts: a Population-based Study.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
127(2)
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ab33
2011
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Dang, TD, Licciardi, PV, Martin, PE, Koplin, JJ, Tan, T, Osborne, NJ, Tang, M, Allen, KJ.
Characterization Of Immune Cytokine Profiles In Food Allergic And Food Sensitized Tolerant 12 Month Old Infants.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
127(2)
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ab31
2011
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Allen, KJ, Koplin, JJ, Almer, S, Dawson, D, Dang, T, Dharmage, S, Gurrin, L, Hill, D, Lowe, A, Matheson, M, et al.
Oral Food Challenges in 1 Year Old Infants Using Pre-Determined Challenge Criteria.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
127(2)
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ab185
2011
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Ismail, I, Licciardi, P, Oppedisano, F, Donath, S, Tang, M.
Prenatal Probiotic Supplementation is Associated with Reduced sCD14 and Total IgA in Breast Milk.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
127(2)
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ab36
2011
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