Postgraduate projects

Introducing the next generation of allergy researchers

To remain at the forefront of global allergy research, the NACE awarded nine postgraduate scholarships in 2023 to address the gaps in our knowledge across drug, food, insect and respiratory allergic disease.

Senior NACE allergy researchers will supervise the competitive PhD and Master's candidates to help continue the momentum of addressing the allergy epidemic in Australia.

Read more about the postgraduate program and the NACE Training and Innovation Pillar Lead, Professor Dianne Campbell.

Drug allergy:

Elise Mitri

University of Melbourne

Project: Multidisciplinary health services approaches to low-risk penicillin allergy delabeling

Primary Supervisor: Professor Jason Trubiano, Drug Allergy Stream Co-chair

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Dr Ben McKenzie

Multi-stream:

Dr Ben McKenzie

University of Melbourne

Project: A novel resuscitation algorithm and implementation framework for advanced management of anaphylaxis.

Primary Supervisor: Professor Jo Douglass, Respiratory Allergy Stream Advisory Group member

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Food allergy:

Audrey Walsh

Audrey Walsh

University of Melbourne

Project: Optimising the management of nut allergy before school through new models of care

Primary Supervisor: Professor Kirsten Perrett, NACE Director and Food Allergy Stream Advisory Group member

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Food allergy:

Sophie Rosser

Sophie Rosser

University of Melbourne

Project: Long-term impact of peanut oral immunotherapy on quality of life: a longitudinal analysis of the PPOIT-003 randomised control trial

Primary Supervisor: Professor Mimi Tang, Food Allergy Stream Co-chair

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Insect allergy:

Hongkai Tan

Hongkai Tan

University of New South Wales

Project: Role of glyco-antigens (including alpha-gal) in tick-induced anaphylaxis and their clinical significance (including the development of concurrent mammalian meat allergy in tick anaphylaxis sufferers)

Primary Supervisor: Associate Professor Alice Lee, Food Allergy Stream Advisory Group member

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Insect allergy:

Dr Shweta Mhatre

University of Adelaide

Project: To develop and validate an in vitro diagnostic system to assess insect allergy and monitor outcomes of venom immunotherapy.

Primary Supervisor: Associate Professor Pravin Hissaria, Drug Allergy Stream Advisory Group member

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Respiratory allergy:

Dr Joshua Jacob

Dr Joshua Jacob

Western Sydney University

Project: Patient perspectives in allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and allergen immunotherapy

Primary Supervisor: Professor Connie Katelaris, Respiratory Allergy Stream Advisory Group member

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