Professor Mimi Tang has an international and national profile in the field of allergic and immune deficiency disorders, and has shown strong intellectual leadership and contribution to this field of research. Evidence of this leadership is shown by her participation on relevant international and national expert and peer review committees, as well as contributions to health policy. Professor Tang is an expert consultant to the Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, on issues related to anaphylaxis management policy in school and day care settings. She also works with Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA to develop resources to support health professionals in anaphylaxis management as well as educational resources for people diagnosed with or at risk of anaphylaxis and their families or carers. Professor Tang has more than 20 years' experience in the investigation of basic immunological mechanisms underlying allergic disease pathogenesis, and correlation of mechanistic studies with clinical outcomes. She has worked in the field of probiotics, prebiotics and gut microbiota for the past 10 years and has expertise in the investigation of gut microbiota changes in allergic disease. She is also a leader in the field of primary immune deficiency in the Asia Pacific region.

Allergy Asthma and Immunology