Our people
The national network driving allergy research in Australia
From our International Scientific Advisory Board to Australia’s leading allergy researchers, each member of our team is committed to helping transform the lives of people living with allergic disease.
National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) Leadership Group: Dr Troy Wanandy, A/Prof Kylie Gwynne, Lisa Gamble, Prof Janet Davies, Prof Kirsten Perrett, A/Prof Jennifer Koplin, Prof Michaela Lucas, Dr Michael O'Sullivan, Prof Dianne Campbell, A/Prof Debbie Palmer, Prof Sheryl van Nunen, A/Prof Joy Lee, Dr Sandra Vale.
Professor Kirsten Perrett
Director and Pillar 1: Transforming Allergy Care Lead
Professor Perrett is Director of the NACE and the Centre for Food Allergy Research (CFAR). She is also Lead of Pillar 1: Transforming Allergy Care Lead, Lead of Murdoch Children's Research Institute Population Allergy Group; Paediatric Allergist and Vaccinologist at The Royal Children's Hospital; and Honorary Professorial Fellow at The University of Melbourne.
Professor Janet Davies
Pillar 2: BioRepository and Discovery Lead
Professor Davies is Lead of the NACE Pillar 2: BioRepository and Discovery, and Co-chair of the Respiratory Allergy Stream Advisory Group. She is also Head of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Allergy Research Group.
Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin
Pillar 3: Evidence and Translation Lead
Associate Professor Koplin is Lead of the NACE Pillar 3: Evidence and Translation Pillar. She is also a Chief Investigator of CFAR; and Group Leader of Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology, Child Health Research Centre, the University of Queensland.
Professor Dianne Campbell
Pillar 4: Training and Innovation Lead
Professor Dianne Campbell is Lead of the NACE Pillar 4: Training and Innovation. She is also a Chief Investigator of CFAR; Adjunct Professor, Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney; and Honorary Senior Staff Specialist, Department of Allergy and Immunology, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network.
Professor Michaela Lucas, Drug Allergy Stream Co-chair
Professor Jason Trubiano, Drug Allergy Stream Co-chair
Associate Professor Debbie Palmer, Food Allergy Stream Co-chair
Dr Michael O'Sullivan, Food Allergy Stream Co-chair
Professor Sheryl van Nunen, Insect Allergy Stream Co-chair
Dr Troy Wanandy, Insect Allergy Stream Co-chair
Professor Janet Davies, Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair
Associate Professor Joy Lee, Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair
Professor Connie Katelaris AM, interim Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair
Dr Sandra Vale, National Allergy Council Chief Executive Officer
A/Prof Kylie Gwynne, NACE Consumer Advisory Group Co-chair
Lisa Gamble, NACE Consumer Advisory Group Co-chair
Pillar Project Experts
- Evie Kayes, NACE Research Manager (Acting)
- Danielle West, NACE Research Manager
- Ellie McDonald, Senior Research Officer
- Emma Bouman, Research Assistant
- Associate Professor Rachel Peters, Allergy Research Pillar, Population Health Program Lead
- Dr Angela Young, Transforming Allergy Care Pillar, ADAPT OIT Program Manager
- Tanya O'Farrell, Transforming Allergy Care Pillar, Senior Project Officer
- Danielle Kallianiotis, Transforming Allergy Care, Clinical Trials Network Coordinator
- Dr Catherine Hornung, Evidence and Translation Pillar, Research Manager
- Professor Adrian Lowe, Evidence and Translation Pillar, Advisor
- Associate Professor Emily Karahalios, Evidence and Translation Pillar, Statistician
- Rani Scott Farmer, Evidence and Translation Pillar, Research Assistant
Postdoctoral Fellows
- Dr Tim Brettig, Transforming Allergy Care Pillar, Postdoctoral Fellow and ADAPT OIT Program Medical Lead
- Dr Sarah Ashley, Transforming Allergy Care Pillar, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Dr Melanie Lloyd, Transforming Allergy Care Pillar, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Dr Saeideh Hajighasemi, BioRepository and Discovery Pillar, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Dr Jacqueline Loprete, Evidence and Translation, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Associate Professor Sandie Salter, Evidence and Translation, Postdoctoral Fellow
- Dr Erin Pitt, Evidence and Translation, Evidence and Translation, Postdoctoral Fellow
PhD Scholars
- Elise Mitri, University of Melbourne (drug allergy)
- Audrey Walsh, University of Melbourne (food allergy)
- Sophie Rosser, University of Melbourne (food allergy)
- Hongkai Tan, University of New South Wales (insect allergy)
- Dr Shweta Mhatre, University of Adelaide (insect allergy)
- Dr Joshua Jacob, Western Sydney University (respiratory allergy)
- Dr Ben McKenzie, University of Melbourne (multi-stream)
International Scientific Advisory Board
- Professor Hugh Sampson (Chair), Emeritus Director of the Jaffe Food Allergy Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
- Professor Elizabeth Phillips, drug allergy expert, Vanderbilt University
- Professor Tony Basten, insect allergy expert , University of New South Wales
- Dr Robert Boyle, food allergy expert, Imperial College London
- Professor Stephen Durham, respiratory allergy expert, Royal Brompton Hospital London
- Professor Mika Makela, Biobanks expert, Helsinki University Hospital
- Associate Professor Britta Jeppesen, living evidence expert, Monash University
Consumer Advisory Group
- Co-chair Kylie Gwynne, NSW, academic, lives with respiratory allergy
- Co-chair Lisa Gamble, SA, lawyer and consultant, lives with respiratory and drug allergy
- Janelle Williams, NSW, marketing consultant, lives with tick allergy and Mammalian Meat Allergy
- Eleanor Jenkin, VIC, senior policy consultant, lives with a child who has food allergies
- Wendy Lo, WA, school operations offer, lives with respiratory and food allergies
- Dr Andrew Fong, NSW, paediatric registrar, lives with respiratory and food allergies
- Phillippa Hamilton, WA, paramedic and student, lives with a child who has food allergies
- Debbie Sevels, VIC, clinical trials project manager, lives with a child who has food allergies
- Candace Guile, WA, practice manager, lives with two children who have respiratory and food allergies
- Micaela Diaz, QLD, lawyer, lives with respiratory and food allergies
Management Office
- Tenaya Jamieson, Program Manager
- Harriet Edmund, Communications Manager
- Thilanka Morawakage, Project Officer
- Mark Farrell, Business and Operations Officer
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