ASCIA Award and Grant Recipients

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
Dr Raymond Mullins	2009-2010
A/Prof Jo Douglass	2011-2012

ASCIA Annual Scientific Meeting Awards 2006-2012

2012
Clinical Grand Rounds award	Dr Peter Hsu (CGR 5)
Clinical Grand Rounds award	Dr Paul Russo (CGR 12)
Paul Clarke poster award	Dr Andrew Whyte (P44)
National Asthma Council award	A/Prof Efren Rael (P33)
Baxter poster award	Dr Paul Russo (P34)
Baxter poster award	Ms Louise Weinholt (P48)
CSL PID poster presentation award	Prof Connie Katelaris (P26)
CSL PID poster award	Dr Georg Dewald (P20)
MSD poster award	Dr Andrew Baker (P5)
MSD poster award	Dr Jack Bourke (P7)
Nestle Nutrition Institute poster award	Dr Paul Gray (P23)
Nestle Nutrition Institute poster award	Dr John Tan, Prof Dianne Campbell, Dr Melanie Wong (P14)
Immunopathology poster award	Dr Christine Bundell (P10)
Immunopathology poster award	Dr Nayyer Ahmed (P2)
Allergy and Immunology Update poster award	Dr Paul Gray (P23)
ASCIA 2012 Chair	Dr Miriam Hurst

2011
Clinical Grand Rounds award	Dr Mahila Namasivayam (CGR 6)
Paul Clarke poster award	Dr Paul Turner (P13)
National Asthma Council award	Bianca Angelica (P2)
CSL PID presentation award	Dr John Tan (CGR 8)
CSL PID poster award	Dr James Wood (P75)
Nestle Nutrition Institute poster award	Dr Lara Ford (P21)
Nestle Nutrition Institute poster award	Dr Michael O'Sullivan (P49)
Abacus-ALS poster Award	Dr Alisa Kane (P34)
Abacus-ALS poster Award	Dr Rory Hannah (P27)
ASCIA 2011 Chair	Prof Connie Katelaris

2010
Clinical Grand Rounds award	Dr Alexander Headley
Paul Clarke Poster Award	Prof Ann Kupa
National Asthma Council award	Ms Bronwyn Brew
CSL PID Presentation award	Dr John Tan
CSL PID Poster award	Dr Sara Barnes
Nestle Nutrition poster award	A/Prof Dianne Campbell
Nestle Nutrition poster award	Dr Paul Turner
Abacus-ALS autoimmunity award	Dr Russell Barker
Abacus-ALS autoimmunity award	Dr Catherine Toong
Abacus-ALS autoimmunity award	Dr Ben McGettigan
Stallergenes poster award	Dr Tahir Chaudry
Stallergenes poster award	Dr Janet Davies
Stallergenes poster award	Richard Fulton
Stallergenes poster award	Dr Intan Ismail
Stallergenes poster award	Dr Adrian Lowe
ASCIA 2010 Chair	Dr David Gillis

2009
Clinical Grand Rounds award	Dr Alisa Kane
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
CSL PID poster award	Dr Jeremy McComish
CSL PID oral presentation award	Dr Gary Chew
ASCIA 2009 Chair	Dr Patrick Quinn

2008
Clinical Grand Rounds awards	Dr Sam Mehr, Dr Marnie Robinson
Paul Clarke poster award	Prof Simon Brown
National Asthma Council award	Ms Kate Campbell
Poster award - allergic disease	Dr Amanda Lewkowski
Poster award - allergic disease	Mr Senay Yohannes
Poster award - allergic disease	Dr Peter Schmidt-Grendel
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
Clinical Grand Rounds award	Dr Priscilla Auyeung
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
CSL PID Register award	Ms Philippa Kirkpatrick
CSL PID award	Dr Lucinda Berglund
ASCIA 2007 Chair	Dr Tiffany Hughes

2006
Clinical Grand Rounds award	Dr Sam Mehr
Paul Clarke poster award	Dr Sam Mehr
Poster award - allergic disease	Ms Kirsten Deckert
CSL PID Register award	Ms 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

Content updated October 2011