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ASCIA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS

 

ASCIA President

Prof Tony Basten AO

1991-1992

A/Prof Dan Czarny

1993-1994

Prof Connie Katelaris

1995-1996

A/Prof Robert Heddle

1997-1998

A/Prof Ron Walls AM 

1999-2000

Dr Roger Garsia

2001-2002

Dr David Gillis

2003-2004

Dr Karl Baumgart

2005-2006

Prof Dominic Mallon 2007-2008 

  

ASCIA ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING AWARDS 2006-2009

2009  
Paul Clarke poster award Dr Katherine Nicholls
National Asthma Council award Dr Peter Vuillermin
Poster award - allergic disease Dr Shelley Stone  
Poster award - allergic disease Dr Brynn Wainstein 
Clinical Grand Rounds award Dr Alisa Kane
CSL PID poster award Dr Jeremy McComish
CSL PID oral presentation award Dr Gary Chew
ASCIA 2009 Chair  Dr Patrick Quinn
2008
Paul Clarke poster award  Prof Simon Brown  
National Asthma Council award Kate Campbell 
Poster award - allergic disease Dr Amanda Lewkowski
Poster award - allergic disease  Senay Yohannes 
Poster award - allergic disease  Dr Peter Schmidt-Grendel 
Clinical Grand Rounds awards Dr Sam Mehr, Dr Marnie Robinson 
Poster award - immune disease Dr Meilyn Hew 
CSL PID Register awards Dr Theo de Malmanche, Dr Kathryn Patchett 
ASCIA 2008 Chair Dr Joanne Smart 
2007
Paul Clarke poster award  

Dr Brynn Wainstein 

Poster award - allergic disease  Dr Janet Davies 

Young Investigator award

Dr Andrew McLean Tooke
National Asthma Council award Dr Peter Vuillermin 
Clinical Grand Rounds award  Dr Priscilla Auyeung  

CSL PID Register award

Philippa Kirkpatrick

CSL PID award

Dr Lucinda Berglund

ASCIA 2007 Chair

Dr Tiffany Hughes

2006

 

Paul Clarke poster award    Dr Sam Mehr 
Poster award - allergic disease Kirsten Deckert 
Clinical Grand Rounds award  Dr Sam Mehr 

CSL PID Register award

Lyn Bielby

ASCIA 2006 Chair

Dr Karl Baumgart

    

ASCIA MEDIA AWARDS 2005-2007

2007 

Lisa Orfford - Double Trouble for Airways: Rhinitis Link to Asthma - Australian Journal of Pharmacy - Sept 2007

Liisa Christopher - Hard to Swallow - Sydney Morning Herald - February 2007

2006

Selina Mitchell - Allergy guidelines rewritten - The Weekend Australian - October 8-9 2005

Adam Cresswell - Wheezes and sneezes no minor matter - The Weekend Australian - October 15-16 2005

2005

Ann Buchner (producer) and Helen Dalley (presenter) - Sunday program, Nine Network Australia - 'When food can be fatal - parts 1 and 2'

Runner up - Jill Margo, Columnist, The Australian Financial Review - 'Self-medication is on the nose for suffering snifflers'.

Runner up - Joshua Gliddon, Science & Health Editor, The Bulletin Magazine - "Brittle People"

  

 ASCIA MEDICAL STUDENT GRANTS 2004 - 2007

2007   
Gene Huang (Melb Uni)

Impact of malaria on immunosuppression and HIV transmission.

Daniel Raper (Syd Uni)  Mechanism of action of IVIg in autoimmune inflammatory neuropathy. 
Emily See (Melb Uni)  Tumour Immunology  
Zhenya Welyczho et al        (Qld Uni)  Ability of pre-school staff in the use of adrenaline autoinjectors. 
   
2006  

Catherine Asquith (Syd Uni)

HIV/AIDS in Argentina, University of Buenos Aires

Marc-James Friso (Melb Uni)

Impact of HIV on humoral immunity to malaria

Adam Honeybrook (NSW Uni)

STACCATO trial - effect on lipid levels

Peter Manders (Syd Uni)

IFNalpha stimulated STAT4 phosphorylation in MS

Shannon McCarthy (Tas Uni)

Anaphylaxis in Victorian primary school children

Michelle Paull (Melb Uni)

HIV/AIDS in Botswana

Sukoy Roychowdhury          (Tas Uni)

Ho:YAG laser treatment of hyperplastic inferior nasal turbinates in severe AR

Philip Tong (UWA)

The immunotherapeutic options for psoriasis

   
2005   
Matthew Broadhead, Julie Paik (NSW Uni)  A HIV research study examining cotrimoxazole Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia prophylaxis stopping rules.
Haroon Cheema (NSW Uni)  Characterisation of the inflammatory response in Scleroderma. 
Robert Granger (Tas Uni)  Investigation of vernal keratoconjunctivitis in Lesotho, Africa. 
Rashi Kalra (Syd Uni)  Genotyping mutations in the TACI gene in patients with CVID or IgA deficiency. 
Jacqueline Lopez-Dee (ANU) 

A review of food allergy websites and comparison with published literature.

Bala Varatharaju (UniAdel)  South Australian Anaphylaxis Study  
Andrew Yam (Syd Uni)

Role of behavioural inhibitor of apoptosis repeat containing protein 2 in the inflammatory and anti-apoptotic response of insulin producing cells. 

Linda Zahra (NSW Uni)  Elective term in the Immunodermatology service at St Vincent's (Melb).  
   
2004   
Hsien Chan (UWA)  Clinical Immunology and dermatology, and specifically to T cell immunology  
Harriett Gee (Melb Uni)  Tumour Immunology  
Julia Ho (Melb Uni)   HLA-G polymorphisms  

Sumitha Bhaskaran           (Melb Uni) 

Gut microflora and its association with atopy in children.  
 

  

ASCIA MEMBER GRANTS 2004 - 2009

2009
ASCIA / Schering Plough respiratory allergy grants  
 
Allergy to subtropical grass pollens in Australia;
IgE cross-reactivity between subtropical and temperate grass pollens
Dr Janet Davies and Prof John Upham 

School of Medicine, PAH, University of Queensland

Replication study of genetic predisposition of KIR2DL4 alleles to asthma
A/Prof Campbell Witt(1), Prof Patrick Holt(2), Prof Frank Christiansen(1)
1 Dept Clinical Immunology and Immunogenetics, PathWest, Royal Perth Hospital, WA
2 Institute of Child Health Research, WA 
 
2008

ASCIA / GSK respiratory allergy grants 

Australian Pollen Immunotherapy study  
Dr Tiffany Hughes
Princess Margaret Hospital, WA
Purchase of a TSI 8220 Particle Counter to measure exposure to allergens during sleep 
Dr Euan Tovey and Dr Janet Rimmer  
Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, NSW 
 

2007 

In 2007 ASCIA provided grants worth a total of $110,000 (AUD) including $50,000 (AUD) provided by CSL BIOTHERAPIES for anaphylaxis related projects. 
 
Effects of statins on the migration and apoptosis of dendritic cells 
Prof Philip Thompson et al, WA 
The impact of cofactor and effector cell function in CVID 
Dr Rob Stirling et al, VIC
Evaluation of patient antibody responses to beta2microglobulin in relation to lupus anticoagulant and anti-cardiolipin results 
Dr Christine Bundell et al, WA 
 

2007 CSL GRANTS

Establishment of a national food allergy database 
A/Prof Rohan Ameratunga et al, NZ
A study of the use of Intravenous promethazine for anaphylaxis 
Prof Simon Brown et al, WA
Identification of patients with 18Q21.3 deletions and anaphylaxis 
A/Prof Pete Smith, QLD 
 
 

2006 

ASCIA - Antibody Deficiency Allele (ADA) Pilot Study

Dr Matthew Cook et al, ACT 

ASCIA PID Register (3rd year of 3 year seed funding)

Dr Sean Riminton, Philippa Kirkpatrick, NSW 

Evaluation of the risk of anaphylaxis in currently and

previously peanut allergic children advised to avoid

peanut vs those advised to regularly consume peanut

Dr Brynn Wainstein, A/Prof John Ziegler, NSW

Fatal anaphylaxis in New Zealand:

case finding for the decade 1995-2004 (seed funding)

Dr Marianne Empson, Dr Penny Fitzharris, Dr Jan Sinclair, NZ 

Identification of novel gene defects in Common Variable

Immune Deficiency (CVID): a multi-centre study

A/Prof Rohan Ameratunga et al, NZ

 
 

2005

ASCIA PID Register (2nd year of seed funding)

Dr Sean Riminton, Philippa Kirkpatrick, NSW 

Establishing a diagnostic framework for anaphylaxis to native Australian ant venoms (continuation)  
Prof Simon Brown, WA 
Application to ASCIA to fund the purchase, establishment and validation of a novel device (Rhinolux) to non-invasively measure nasal congestion  
Prof Connie Katelaris & Dr Janet Rimmer, NSW  
A qualitative study of the needs of individuals with primary immunodeficiency disorders in transition from paediatric to adult care. 
A/Prof Jo Douglass et al, VIC
Establishment of an ASCIA Anaphylaxis Registry (seed funding)
Dr Rob Loblay, NSW and Dr Mike Gold, SA
 
 

2004  

ASCIA PID Register (seed funding) 
Dr Sean Riminton, NSW
Establishing a diagnostic framework for anaphylaxis to native Australian ant venoms 
Prof Simon Brown, WA 

 

Last Updated ( Monday, 11 January 2010 )
 
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