Postgraduate scholars

Emily Jerry

• PhD, James Cook University (Top up)
• Project: Profiling and identifying clinically cross-reactive allergens in shellfish and dust mite-sensitised patients.
• Supervisors: Prof Andreas Lopata, Dr Thimo Reuthers 

Sahel Heidari

• PhD, James Cook University (Top up)
• Project: Identifying clinically relevant allergens from Crustaceans for better Diagnosis and Immunotherapy.
• Supervisors: Prof Andreas Lopata, Dr Thimo Reuthers

Dr Preyanit Takkinsatian

• PhD, The University of Melbourne (Top up)
• Project: The impact of air pollution exposure on the development, persistence and severity of food allergy.
• Supervisors: A/Prof Rachel Peters, A/Prof Adrian Lowe

Miranda Starr

• PhD, The University of Melbourne (Top up)
• Project: The influence of vitamin D and hygiene measures on infection and allergy within the first year of life.
• Supervisors: Prof Kirsten Perrett, A/Prof Jennifer Koplin

Ping Tang

• PhD, The University of Melbourne (Full)
• Project: Factors affecting the likelihood of remission following peanut oral immunotherapy: Five-year follow-up study
• Supervisors: Prof Mimi Tang

Sophie Hughes

• PhD, University of Western Australia (Top up)
• Project: Maternal characteristics that influence the presence of food allergens in breast milk
• Supervisors: A/Prof Debbie Palmer, Prof Donna Geddes

Chia-Lun (Natalie) Chang 

• PhD, The University of Melbourne (Full)
• Project: Exploration of the role of skin barrier biomarkers in the development of food allergies
• Supervisors: Professor Adrian Lowe, Associate Professor Caroline Lodge, Dr Elasma Milanzi, Dr Diego Jose Lopez Peralta

Dr Andrew Fong

• PhD, Western Sydney University (Full)
• Project: Cost-Effective Treatment and Management of Food Allergies in Australia
• Supervisors: Associate Professor Lei Si, Dr Peter Hsu and Associate Professor Jennifer Protudjer

Dr Tim Brettig

• PhD, The University of Melbourne (completed 2023)
• Project: Exploring the investigation, diagnosis and clinical management of tree nut and peanut allergy in children
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Kirsten Perrett and Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin

Daniela Ciciulla

• PhD, The University of Melbourne
• Project: The impact of food allergy in adolescence: the SchoolNuts cohort
• CFAR Supervisors: Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin and Assosciate Professor Rachel Peters

Dr Marie Estcourt

• Master’s, The University of Western Australia (completed 2020)
• Project: Pertussis Immunisation and Food Allergy (PIFA): Case-control study of the association of whole cell pertussis vaccination and IgE-mediated food allergy.
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Dianne Campbell

Nur Sabrina Idrose

• PhD, The University of Melbourne
• Project: Compared to non-food allergic children, are food allergic children at higher risk of adverse events when exposed to pollen?
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Shyamali Dharmage and Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin

Shaymaviswanathan Karnaneedi

• PhD, James Cook University
• Project: Improving Diagnostics and Management of Shellfish Allergy: Identifying Putative Allergens in Shellfish and Cross-Reactive Novel Allergens in Edible Insects
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Andreas Lopata and Professor Dianne Campbell

Dr Catherine Lai

• PhD, The University of Sydney (completed 2022)
• Project: Regulatory immune mechanisms in food allergies
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Dianne Campbell

Dr Vicki McWilliam

• PhD, The University of Melbourne (completed 2019)
• Project: Exploring the prevalence, natural history and adverse events related to tree nut allergy
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Katie Allen, Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin, Professor Mimi Tang, Professor Shyamali Dharmage and Professor Kirsten Perrett

Dr Jessica Metcalfe

• PhD, The University of Western Australia (completed 2016)
• Project: Early life egg allergen exposure in the primary prevention of egg allergy
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Susan Prescott

Dr John Molloy

• PhD, Deakin University (completed 2017)
• Project: A population-based investigation of early life risk factors in relation to IgE-mediated food allergy in infants
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Katie Allen, Professor Mimi Tang, Professor Peter Vuillermin

A/Prof Rachel Peters

• PhD, The University of Melbourne
• Project: 
• CFAR Supervisors: Prof Katie Allen, Prof Shyamali Dharmage

Dr Kristina Rueter

• PhD, The University of Western Australia (completed 2022)
• Project: The influence of vitamin D on allergy outcome in early childhood
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Susan Prescott and Associate Professor Debbie Palmer

Dr Thimo Ruethers

• PhD, James Cook University (completed 2020)
• Project: Tackling fish allergy: Bio-molecular studies on allergenic proteins causing fish allergy in Australian children for improved diagnosis
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Andreas Lopata and Professor Dianne Campbell

Dr Victoria Soriano

• PhD, The University of Melbourne (completed 2022)
• Project: Early life oral exposures as risk factors for food allergy and the impact of infant feeding guidelines
• CFAR Supervisors: Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin, Profesor Shyamali Dharmage and Professor Anne-Louise Ponsonby

Dr Noor Suaini

• PhD, The University of Melbourne (completed 2019)
• Project: Environmental and genetic risk factors for food allergy in children with Asian background
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Katie Allen, Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin and Dr David Martino

Dr Rosita Zakaria

• PhD, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (completed 2019)
• Project: Paediatric food allergy and the role of vitamin D
• CFAR Supervisors: Professor Katie Allen and Associate Professor Jennifer Koplin