Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine research in the Department of Medicine

Qualitative study of barriers to therapy adherence by asthmatic adolescents (collaborative with Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and the Victorian College of Pharmacy).
Indoor environmental allergen exposure and asthma in a cohort of young adults (collaborative with Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and Respiratory Medicine).
The relationship between foods, micronutrients and the prevalence of asthma among young adults (collaborative with the Departments of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine and Respiratory Medicine).
A study of EBV-related lymphoproliferative disorder post solid organ transplantation. (collaborative with D Moss, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, and the Lung Transplantation Unit, Alfred Hospital and T Williams, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Alfred Hospital).
A study of exercise-induced asthma in elite athletes. (Collaborative with Prof Sandra Anderson, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney).
Clinical and cellular characterisation of allergic disease in man.
A study of bee venom allergy in apiarists and their families in Victoria.
A qualitative study of consumer priorities in asthma care.
An audit of acute asthma care in Victorian Hospitals.

Epitopes of major latex allergens and mutagenesis to express hypoallergenic variants for immunotherapy.
Peptide inhibition of T cell responses to rye grass pollen allergens.
Human T cell responses to the major allergen of Bermuda (couch) grass and mechanisms of effective allergen immunotherapy.
Molecular basis of IgE-recognition of natural and recombinant grass pollen allergens.
Immunological and molecular characterisation of peanut and cross-reactive nut allergens.

Allergy Research Information