Allergy experts to present latest research at national ASCIA Conference

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Thursday, August 31, 2023 - 12:00 PM

Australia’s leading allergy researchers and clinicians will present their findings and drive discussions on drug, food, insect and respiratory allergic disease at the 33^rd Annual Conference of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) in Sydney from 5 to 8 September 2023.

The ASCIA 2023 Conference program includes current allergy and clinical immunology clinical issues and research findings, which will be presented by more than 60 speakers, including five international speakers - A/Prof Edmond Chan (Canada), Prof Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn (USA), Prof Anne Puel (France), Dr Lluis Quintana-Murc (France) and A/Prof Elizabeth Tham (Singapore).

A number of National Allergy Centre of Excellence (NACE) Leadership Group members are also presenting and chairing sessions:

Prof Dianne Campbell

NACE Training and Innovation Pillar Lead (Children's Hospital Westmead)

• 4:30 – 6pm, Wednesday 6 September: Food allergy research symposium: Food allergy treatment in Australia (chair)

A/Prof Jennifer Koplin

NACE Evidence and Translation Pillar Lead (The University of Queensland)

• 9 – 10:30am, Wednesday 6 September: ASCIA CFAR Symposium: International food allergy highlights (chair)
• 4:30 – 6pm, Wednesday 6 September: Food allergy research symposium: Food allergy treatment in Australia (panellist)

Adjunct A/Prof Joy Lee

NACE Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair (Monash University)

• 2:30 – 4pm Thursday 7 September: Respiratory Allergy Symposium (chair)

Prof Michaela Lucas

NACE Drug Allergy Stream Co-chair (University of Western Australia)

• 1:30 – 2:30pm, Wednesday 6 September: AIFA Research Symposium (chair)
• 9 – 10:30am, Thursday 7 September: Drug Allergy Symposium (panellist)
• 4:30 – 6pm, Friday 8 September: Workshop Drug Allergy Cases (panellist)

A/Prof Debbie Palmer

NACE Food Allergy Stream Co-chair (Telethon Kids Institute)

• 9 – 10:30am, Wednesday 6 September: ASCIA CFAR Symposium: International food allergy highlights (panellist)

Prof Kirsten Perrett

NACE Director and Allergy Research Pillar Lead (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)

• 9 – 10:30am, Wednesday 6 September: ASCIA CFAR Symposium: International food allergy highlights (chair)
• 4:30 – 6pm, Wednesday 6 September: Food allergy research symposium: Food allergy treatment in Australia (panellist)

Prof Jason Trubiano

NACE Drug Allergy Stream Co-chair (Austin Health)

• 9 – 10:30am Thursday 7 September: Drug allergy symposium (panellist)
• 4:30 – 6pm Friday 8 September: Workshop Drug Allergy Cases (panellist)

Prof Sheryl van Nunen

NACE Insect Allergy Stream Co-chair (The University of Sydney)

• 11am – 12:30pm Thursday 7 September: Insect and animal allergy symposium: Anaphylaxis to tick bites and mammalian meat allergy (panellist)
• 2:30 – 4pm Friday 8 September: Workshop – allergy cases (panellist)

If you are interested in food allergy, don’t miss the sessions involving the Centre for Food Allergy Research (CFAR) Chief and Associate Investigators:

• Prof Dianne Campbell (Children's Hospital Westmead)
• Dr Peter Hsu (Children's Hospital Westmead)
• Dr Jovanka King (Women's and Children's Hospital)
• A/Prof Jennifer Koplin (The University of Queensland)
• Prof Andreas Lopata (James Cook University)
• Prof Michaela Lucas (University of Western Australia)
• Dr Vicki McWilliam (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• Dr Merryn Netting - South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute
• A/Prof Debbie Palmer (Telethon Kids Institute)
• Prof Kirsten Perrett (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• A/Prof Rachel Peters (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• Prof Mimi Tang (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)

Finally, congratulations to those who have been selected to present their work at the ASCIA Conference CFAR Hot Publications session chaired by Professor Andreas Lopata and Dr Winnie Tong on Wednesday 6 September.

• Daniela Ciciulla (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• Dr Catherine Hornung (University of Queensland)
• Dr Elecia Johnston (James Cook University)
• Shay Karnaneedi (James Cook University)
• Dr Melanie Lloyd (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• Dr Thimo Ruethers (James Cook University)
• A/Prof Kristina Rueter (The University of Western Australia)
• Dr Victoria Soriano (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute)
• Samantha Stiles (The University of Western Australia)
• Dr Sandra Vale (The University of Western Australia)

For all the details, please download the ASCIA 2023 Conference Program Book.