Australia is known as the allergy capital of the world, but why are they so severe in Australian children? #UQ's Dr Desalegn Markos Shifti, PhD and A/Prof Jennifer Koplin discuss what causes allergies, and what parents can do to prevent them. brnw.ch/21wKixM UQ Medicine

An estimated 1 in 10 Australian children develop a food allergy in their first 12 months of life. So why are food allergies so common in Australia? #UQ's A/Prof Jennifer Koplin & Dr Desalegn Markos Shifti discuss via the The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand bit.ly/4bXQpCj

First NMA on digital lifestyle interventions for reducing #CVD risk factors. Effective combos targeting physical activity, diet, & smoking cessation. @deakinmedia @deakinresearch Deakin IPAN Heart Foundation World Health Organization (WHO) Jonathan Rawstorn Ralph Maddison Desalegn Markos Shifti, PhD sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

📢Our latest publication! Having #milk or #egg_allergy is associated with significantly increased odds of also having #peanut_allergy at age 1 year. authors.elsevier.com/a/1jU8D7tEbbQt… Centre for Food Allergy Research Child Health Research Centre UQ Medicine UQ News #A/Professor_Jennifer_Koplin

Had a great time attending the #Consumer_and_Community_Involvement (#CCI) in Research this morning! Thanks UQ RECOVER Injury Research Centre for organising this wonderful workshop.

Infants who developed food allergy despite the introduction of allergenic foods by age 6 months were more likely to have Asian-born parents and early-onset eczema. Antibiotic use was associated with peanut allergy risk sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#ASCIA2024 | Our Hot Pubs presenters 📸 A/Prof Debbie Palmer (chair), Dr Shay Karnaneedi, Dr Paxton Loke, Dr Andrew Fong, Dr Desalegn Markos Shifti, PhD, Emily Jerry, Dr Diego J Lopez, A/Prof Rachel Peters, Dr Tim Brettig, Kayla Parker, Dr Melanie Lloyd + Dr Catherine Lai, Dr Dr Vicki McWilliam (chair)

Excited to have attended #ASCIA2024! 💡Had the opportunity to showcase my latest hot pubs 🔥and present my poster. Great conversations and inspiring ideas all around! National Allergy Centre of Excellence Centre for Food Allergy Research Aust Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Child Health Research Centre

#ASCIA2024 | Congratulations Desalegn Markos Shifti, PhD! Your presentation on milk and egg allergy being associated with increased risk of peanut allergy at age 1 in Australia was fantastic. Read Des' paper here: shorturl.at/B6F2x #FoodAllergy #AllergyResearch UQ News UQ Medicine

Excited to share that our latest #Editorial has just been published! 🔗 Read it here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1jjQ67tEbbQt… #Food_Allergy, #Anaphylaxis #Earlier_Allergen_Introduction #A/Professor_Jennifer_Koplin A/Prof Rachel Peters Child Health Research Centre

Read the insightful EDITORIAL by Drs. Koplin, Shifti, and Peters about the article “Trends of peanut-induced anaphylaxis rates before and after the 2017 early peanut introduction guidelines in Montreal, Canada ” published in the September issue buff.ly/3XvBt8Y

What’s the difference between #food_allergy and #food_intolerance? 🤔 In our latest piece, #A/Prof_Jennifer_Koplin and I explain the key differences on The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand. Check it out here: theconversation.com/whats-the-diff… Centre for Food Allergy Research Child Health Research Centre UQ Medicine

🤧 UQ News Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) University of Melbourne say First Nations people are twice as likely to present at hospital with asthma and other allergy related illnesses, compared to other Australians buff.ly/zyzs2tl

📢 Check out our latest publication! We've found that First Nations Australians were significantly more likely to present to an Emergency Department for asthma or other allergic diseases compared to other Australians. Link: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/3/e… #Allergy #AllergyResearch

#A_Prof_Jennifer_Koplin, #Renarta_Whitcombe, & I discussed our recent findings in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand theconversation.com/first-nations-…… Child Health Research Centre, Centre for Food Allergy Research, National Allergy Centre of Excellence, UQ Medicine

Can what you #eat during #pregnancy and #breastfeeding affect whether your child develops #food_allergies? A/Prof Jennifer Koplin, A/Prof Debbie Palmer, and I discuss this in The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand. Centre for Food Allergy Research National Allergy Centre of Excellence UQ Medicine theconversation.com/can-what-you-e… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Do you have experience with allergies? Help @NACEResearch set a national #allergy #research agenda. If you live in 🇦🇺 &: 🔸 Have or had allergies 🔸 Care for someone with allergies 🔸 Treat people with allergies Please fill in this short survey | shorturl.at/edSE0

CFAR Retreat | Food allergy research is in safe hands! Emerging experts presented their latest findings at the 2025 CFAR Retreat Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) in Melbourne today. Their focus? Better prevention, intervention and management of #foodallergies for Australians. National Allergy Centre of Excellence

✈️ Travelling with #food_allergies? In a recent piece on The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand, #Associate_Prof_Jennifer_Koplin, #Assistant_Prof_Christopher_Warren (USA), and I shared #practical_tips to help you stay safer in the skies. Centre for Food Allergy Research National Allergy Centre of Excellence theconversation.com/travelling-wit…

🚨 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may face a disproportionate burden of #asthma and #allergic_diseases, yet they’re underrepresented in research. Our scoping review calls for culturally responsive studies to close this gap. Centre for Food Allergy Research National Allergy Centre of Excellence