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
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
Food allergy:
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
Food allergy:
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
Insect allergy:
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
Insect allergy:
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
Respiratory allergy:
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
Proudly in partnership with the National Allergy Council and allergy organisations
