CFAR experts share latest findings at ASCIA Conference in Brisbane

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Monday, September 1, 2025 - 9:00 AM

Australia’s leading allergy researchers and clinicians presented their findings and drove discussions on drug, food, insect and respiratory allergic disease at the 35^th Annual Conference of the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) in Brisbane from 2 to 5 September 2025.

The ASCIA 2025 Conference program included current allergy and clinical immunology issues and research findings, which were presented by more than 60 speakers, including international guests:

• A/Prof Edwin Kim, UNC School of Medicine Pediatrics
• Prof Rosan Meyer, SBSKidsNutrition LtD.

A/Prof Kim visited Murdoch Children's Research Institute on Friday 29 August where he heard a number of CFAR members present their latest work.

CFAR Chief Investigators also presented and chaired sessions across the week:

Dr Michael O’Sullivan

• 8:30am – 9:30am, Tuesday 2 September: Allergy and Immunology Foundation of Australasia (AIFA) Research Symposium (Chair)
• 11:45am – 12:00pm, Wednesday 3 September: Insights from the EPIC and ERNIE Trials (Presentation)

A/Prof Jennifer Koplin

• 9:00am – 10:30am, Wednesday 3 September: ASCIA CFAR Food Allergy Symposium 1: International Highlights (Chair)

A/Prof Debbie Palmer

• 9:00am – 10:30am, Wednesday 3 September: ASCIA CFAR Food Allergy Symposium 1: International Highlights (Chair)

Prof Kirsten Perrett

• 9:00am – 9:10am, Wednesday 3 September: CFAR Welcome (Presentation)
• 11:00am – 12:30pm, Wednesday 3 September: ASCIA CFAR Food Allergy Symposium 2: Australian Insights (Chair)
• 4:45pm – 4:55pm, Wednesday 3 September: Update on ADAPT OIT Program (Presentation)

Prof Dianne Campbell

• 4:30pm – 6pm, Wednesday 3 September: ASCIA CFAR Food Allergy Treatment Symposium 3 – From Clinical Trials to Clinical Practice (Chair)

CFAR Associate Investigators presenting and chairing sessions:

• A/Prof Alice Lee
• A/Prof Adrian Lowe 
• A/Prof Rachel Peters
• Dr Vicki McWilliam 
• Dr Merryn Netting 

CFAR Hot Publications, 2.30 - 4pm, Wednesday 3 September

Congratulations to those who were selected to present their work at the ASCIA Conference CFAR Hot Publications session chaired by A/Profs Alice Lee and Jane Peake on Wednesday 3 September.

• Dr Kathryn Dawes: Gummy shark is tolerated by children with IgE-mediated bony fish allergy

• Dr Sarah Ashley: Allergen-Specific IgE is a Stronger Predictor of Remission Following Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Than Age in Children Aged 1-10

• Dr Shaymaviswavnathan Karnaneedi: Shrimp allergy – Distinct allergen sensitization profiles between intercontinental cohorts

• Summer Walker: Infant diet recommendations reduce IgE-mediated egg, peanut and cow's milk allergies

• Emily Jerry: Thermal stress alters the allergen and proteome profile of the redclaw crayfish (Cherax quadicarinatus)

• Dr Desalagen Markos Shifti: Mapping the burden and risk factors of allergic diseases and asthma among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a scoping review

• Sahel Heidari: Advances in Shellfish Allergy Therapy: From Current Approaches to Future Strategies

• Sophie Hughes: Concentration of food allergens in breastmilk and association with maternal factors– a systematic review

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