photo of

Details

Role Group Leader/DirectorAllergy Translation
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, Guarnieri, I, Tang, MLK, Lowe, AJ, Dharmage, SC, Perrett, KP, Gurrin, LC, Koplin, JJ. The natural history of peanut and egg allergy in children up to age 6 years in the HealthNuts population-based longitudinal study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 150(3) : 657 -665.e13 2022
    view publication
  • McWilliam, V, Venter, C, Greenhawt, M, Perrett, KP, Tang, MLK, Koplin, JJ, Peters, RL. A pragmatic approach to infant feeding for food allergy prevention. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology 33(9) : e13849 2022
    view publication
  • Leung, ASY, Tham, EH, Samuel, M, Munblit, D, Chu, DK, Dahdah, L, Yamamoto-Hanada, K, Trikamjee, T, Warad, V, van Niekerk, A, et al. Quality and consistency of clinical practice guidelines on the prevention of food allergy and atopic dermatitis: Systematic review protocol. World Allergy Organization Journal 15(9) : 100679 2022
    view publication
  • Burgner, D, Mansell, T, Saffery, R, Burugupalli, S, Ponsonby, A-L, Tang, M, O’Hely, M, Bekkering, S, Smith, A, Rowland, R, et al. Early life infection is associated with proinflammatory, atherogenic, and diabetogenic metabolomic and lipidomic profiles at 12 months of age. Atherosclerosis 355: 5 2022
    view publication
  • Fanning, L, Woods, E, Hornung, CJ, Perrett, KP, Tang, MLK, Dalziel, K. Author Reply. Value in Health 25(8) : 1460 -1462 2022
    view publication