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
Peters, RL, Soriano, VX, Lycett, K, Flynn, C, Idrose, NS, Tang, MLK, Wijesuriya, R, Allen, KJ, Ranganathan, S, Lowe, AJ, et al.
Infant food allergy phenotypes and association with lung function deficits and asthma at age 6 years: a population-based, prospective cohort study in Australia.
The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
7(9)
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636 -647
2023
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Shanthikumar, S, Chen, K, Soriano, VX, Nguyen, L, Koplin, JJ, Tang, MLK, Lowe, AJ, Lodge, CJ, Idrose, NS, Ranganathan, S, et al.
Comparing definitions of bronchodilator response in a population‐based cohort of 6‐year‐old children.
Pediatric Pulmonology
58(8)
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2411 -2414
2023
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Greenhawt, M, Dribin, TE, Abrams, EM, Shaker, M, Chu, DK, Golden, DBK, Akin, C, Anagnostou, A, ALMuhizi, F, Alqurashi, W, et al.
Updated guidance regarding the risk of allergic reactions to COVID-19 vaccines and recommended evaluation and management: A GRADE assessment and international consensus approach.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
152(2)
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309 -325
2023
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Zheng, M, Hesketh, KD, Vuillermin, P, Dodd, J, Wen, LM, Baur, LA, Taylor, R, Byrne, R, Mihrshahi, S, Burgner, D, et al.
Understanding the pathways between prenatal and postnatal factors and overweight outcomes in early childhood: a pooled analysis of seven cohorts.
International Journal of Obesity
47(7)
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574 -582
2023
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Lodge, CJ, Waidyatillake, N, Peters, RL, Netting, M, Dai, X, Burgess, J, Hornung, CJ, Perrett, KP, Tang, MLK, Koplin, JJ, et al.
Efficacy and safety of oral immunotherapy for peanut, cow's milk, and hen's egg allergy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Clinical and Translational Allergy
13(7)
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e12268
2023
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