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A/Prof Jennifer Koplin is Group Leader of Childhood Allergy & Epidemiology at the University of Queensland Child Health Research Centre and Principal Research Fellow with the HERA 360-Kids Community Network. She leads the Evidence and Translation Hub of the National Allergy Centre of Excellence (www.nace.org.au) and the Food Allergy Prevention stream of the NHMRC-funded Centre of Research Excellence in Food Allergy (CFAR; www.foodallergyresearch.org.au). From 2019-2022 she was the Director of CFAR and Group Leader of the Population Allergy Research Group at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia.
A/Prof Koplin has over 15 years of research experience in epidemiology and allergy, and has developed an internationally recognised program of research in the epidemiology of childhood food allergy. Her research has explored the prevalence, natural history, causes and consequences of childhood allergic disease. She has led a series of large NHMRC-funded population-based allergy cohort studies including the EarlyNuts study and age 10 follow up of the HealthNuts cohort, collectively involving over 7,000 participants. She is also a co-investigator on the SchoolNuts and MACS studies as well as several food allergy prevention RCTs (VITALITY, PrEggNuts, TrEAT and Pebbles), an RCT of food allergy treatment (LMNOP) and collaborates on research exploring immunological mechanisms underlying childhood food allergy and improving food allergy diagnosis.
Her recent research focused on using population-based studies to inform the design and implementation of prevention interventions and determine their effectiveness in reducing allergy prevalence at the population level. She also has a strong research interest in the role of infant feeding in allergy prevention and contributed to the development of new Australian and international guidelines on infant feeding for preventing food allergy. In 2018, she received a National Health and Medical Research Council project grant to conduct the first study internationally to measure the impact of these guidelines on infant feeding practices and the population prevalence of peanut allergy.
A/Prof Koplin has been awarded over $20 million in competitive research funding as chief investigator, including 6 NHMRC project grants, 2 consecutive NHMRC fellowships and a Centre of Research Excellence. She has authored more than 150 peer reviewed journal articles with >4,500 citations and is on the editorial board of the international Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
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Featured
2023
Journal Article
Food allergen immunotherapy in preschool children: do we have the evidence?
Loke, Paxton, Vickery, Brian P., Jones, Stacie M., Peters, Rachel L., Roberts, Graham and Koplin, Jennifer J. (2023). Food allergen immunotherapy in preschool children: do we have the evidence?. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 11 (4), 1028-1035. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.01.005
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Association between earlier introduction of peanut and prevalence of peanut allergy in infants in Australia
Soriano, Victoria X., Peters, Rachel L., Moreno-Betancur, Margarita, Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Gell, Grace, Odoi, Alexsandria, Perrett, Kirsten P., Tang, Mimi L. K., Gurrin, Lyle C., Allen, Katrina J., Dharmage, Shyamali C. and Koplin, Jennifer J. (2022). Association between earlier introduction of peanut and prevalence of peanut allergy in infants in Australia. JAMA, 328 (1), 48-56. doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.9224
Featured
2022
Journal Article
Infant feeding patterns before and after changes to food allergy prevention guidelines in Australia
Koplin, Jennifer, Soriano, Victoria, Netting, Merryn and Peters, Rachel (2022). Infant feeding patterns before and after changes to food allergy prevention guidelines in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 217 (4), 210-211. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51627
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Children of Asian ethnicity in Australia have higher risk of food allergy and early-onset eczema than those in Singapore
Suaini, Noor H. A., Loo, Evelyn Xiu-Ling, Peters, Rachel L., Yap, Gaik Chin, Allen, Katrina J., Van Bever, Hugo, Martino, David J., Goh, Anne Eng Neo, Dharmage, Shyamali C., Colega, Marjorelee T., Chong, Mary Foong Fong, Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Tan, Kok Hian, Tang, Mimi L. K., Godfrey, Keith M., Lee, Bee Wah, Shek, Lynette Pei-Chi, Koplin, Jennifer J. and Tham, Elizabeth Huiwen (2021). Children of Asian ethnicity in Australia have higher risk of food allergy and early-onset eczema than those in Singapore. Allergy, 76 (10), 3171-3182. doi: 10.1111/all.14823
Featured
2019
Journal Article
Earlier ingestion of peanut after changes to infant feeding guidelines: the EarlyNuts study
Soriano, Victoria X., Peters, Rachel L., Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Dharmage, Shyamali C., Perrett, Kirsten P., Field, Michael J., Knox, Andrew, Tey, Dean, Odoi, Sasha, Gell, Grace, Camesella Perez, Beatriz, Allen, Katrina J., Gurrin, Lyle C. and Koplin, Jennifer J. (2019). Earlier ingestion of peanut after changes to infant feeding guidelines: the EarlyNuts study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 144 (5), 1327-1335.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2019.07.032
2025
Journal Article
Early-life protein-bound skin ceramides help predict the development of atopic dermatitis
Chang, Chia-Lun, Berdyshev, Evgeny, Milanzi, Elasma, Lodge, Caroline J., Lopez, Diego J., Bronova, Irina, Koplin, Jennifer J., Peters, Rachel L., Tang, Mimi L.K., Dharmage, Shyamali C., Abramson, Michael J., Hui, Jennie, Varigos, George, Perrett, Kirsten P., Sasi, Arun, Perret, Jennifer L., Su, John C., Robinson, Paul D., Leung, Donald Y.M. and Lowe, Adrian J. (2025). Early-life protein-bound skin ceramides help predict the development of atopic dermatitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 155 (2), AB177-864. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.10.041
2025
Journal Article
Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and adolescents: A compositional data meta-analysis
Bourke, Matthew, Harrison, Zoe, Fortnum, Kathryn, Thomas, George, O'Flaherty, Martin, Mulcahy, Samantha K., Gomersall, Sjaan R., Alsop, Tahlia, Trost, Stewart G., Koplin, Jennifer J., Bruijns, Brianne A., Phillips, Sophie M., Vanderloo, Leigh M., Tucker, Patricia, Hesketh, Kylie D., Kwan, Matthew Y. W. and Cairney, John (2025). Association between 24-hour movement behaviors and adiposity in children and adolescents: A compositional data meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews e13884, e13884. doi: 10.1111/obr.13884
2025
Journal Article
BARRIERS AND ENABLERS OF DIETARY REINTRODUCTION FOLLOWING NEGATIVE ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE: A SCOPING REVIEW
Gibson, Victoria, Ullman, Amanda, Takashima, Mari and Koplin, Jennifer (2025). BARRIERS AND ENABLERS OF DIETARY REINTRODUCTION FOLLOWING NEGATIVE ORAL FOOD CHALLENGE: A SCOPING REVIEW. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2025.01.012
2024
Journal Article
Time to ACT-UP: Update on precautionary allergen labelling (PAL)
Turner, Paul J., Bognanni, Antonio, Arasi, Stefania, Ansotegui, Ignacio J., Schnadt, Sabine, Vieille, Sébastien La, Hourihane, Jonathan O'B., Zuberbier, Torsten, Eigenmann, Philippe, Ebisawa, Motohiro, Morais-Almeida, Mario, Barnett, Julie, Martin, Bryan, Monaci, Linda, Roberts, Graham, Wong, Gary, Gupta, Ruchi, Tsabouri, Sophia, Mills, Clare, Brooke-Taylor, Simon, Bartra, Joan, Levin, Michael, Groetch, Marion, Tanno, Luciana, Hossny, Elham, Weber, Barbara Ballmer, Fierro, Vincenzo, Remington, Ben, Gerdts, Jennifer ... Fiocchi, Alessandro (2024). Time to ACT-UP: Update on precautionary allergen labelling (PAL). World Allergy Organization Journal, 17 (10) 100972, 100972. doi: 10.1016/j.waojou.2024.100972
2024
Journal Article
Air pollution is associated with persistent peanut allergy in the first 10 years
Lopez, Diego J., Lodge, Caroline J., Bui, Dinh S., Waidyatillake, Nilakshi T., Su, John C., Knibbs, Luke D., Wijesuriya, Rushani, Perrett, Kirsten P., Koplin, Jennifer J., Soriano, Victoria X., Lycett, Kate, Wang, Yichao, Allen, Katie, Mavoa, Suzanne, Dharmage, Shyamali C., Lowe, Adrian J., Peters, Rachel L., Cranswick, Noel, Smart, Jo, Douglass, Jo, Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Tang, Mimi L.K., Gurrin, Lyle, Wake, Melissa, Oakley, Jessica, Isaraj, Glend and Dure, Najaf (2024). Air pollution is associated with persistent peanut allergy in the first 10 years. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 154 (Eur Respir J 8 1995), 1489-1499.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.08.018
2024
Journal Article
Quantifying the impact of earlier allergen introduction on food allergy and anaphylaxis rates
Koplin, Jennifer J., Shifti, Desalegn Markos and Peters, Rachel L. (2024). Quantifying the impact of earlier allergen introduction on food allergy and anaphylaxis rates. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 12 (9), 2445-2446. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.06.048
2024
Journal Article
Improving adherence through collaboration and care coordination in the management of food allergies and asthma
Koplin, Jennifer J., Apter, Andrea J., Farmer, Rani S., Venter, Carina and Mack, Douglas P. (2024). Improving adherence through collaboration and care coordination in the management of food allergies and asthma. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 12 (12), 3208-3215. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.09.008
2024
Journal Article
Food allergy in a changing dietary landscape: A focus on the Asia Pacific region
Leung, Agnes Sze-Yin, Pacharn, Punchama, Tangvalelerd, Supaluk, Sato, Sakura, Pitt, Erin, Wong, Gary and Koplin, Jennifer J. (2024). Food allergy in a changing dietary landscape: A focus on the Asia Pacific region. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 35 (8) e14211, 1-17. doi: 10.1111/pai.14211
2024
Journal Article
Longitudinal peanut and Ara h 2 specific‐IgE, ‐IgG<sub>4</sub>, and ‐IgG<sub>4</sub>/‐IgE ratios are associated with the natural resolution of peanut allergy in childhood
Parker, Kayla M., Dang, Thanh D., Wijesuriya, Rushani, Soriano, Victoria X., Lowe, Adrian J., Dharmage, Shyamali C., Loke, Paxton, Tang, Mimi L. K., Allen, Katie J., Koplin, Jennifer J., Perrett, Kirsten P. and Peters, Rachel L. (2024). Longitudinal peanut and Ara h 2 specific‐IgE, ‐IgG4, and ‐IgG4/‐IgE ratios are associated with the natural resolution of peanut allergy in childhood. Allergy, 79 (7), 1868-1880. doi: 10.1111/all.16111
2024
Journal Article
Prevalence and determinants of food allergy in the era of early allergen introduction: the EarlyNuts population-based study
Soriano, Victoria X., Allen, Katrina J., Dharmage, Shyamali C., Shifti, Desalegn Markos, Perrett, Kirsten P., Wijesuriya, Rushani, Koplin, Jennifer J. and Peters, Rachel L. (2024). Prevalence and determinants of food allergy in the era of early allergen introduction: the EarlyNuts population-based study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 12 (11), 3068-3078.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.001
2024
Journal Article
Milk and egg allergy are associated with increased risk of peanut allergy at age 1 in Australia
Shifti, Desalegn Markos, Soriano, Victoria X., Perrett, Kirsten P., Dharmage, Shyamali C., Allen, Katrina J., Peters, Rachel L. and Koplin, Jennifer J. (2024). Milk and egg allergy are associated with increased risk of peanut allergy at age 1 in Australia. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 12 (10), 2868-2869.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.06.033
2024
Journal Article
How to prevent Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) in 2024: theory and evidence
Chu, Derek K., Koplin, Jennifer J., Ahmed, Tasnuva, Islam, Nazmul, Chang, Chia-Lun and Lowe, Adrian J. (2024). How to prevent Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema) in 2024: theory and evidence. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 12 (7), 1695-1704. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.04.048
2024
Journal Article
Neonatal vitamin D and associations with longitudinal changes of eczema up to 25 years of age
Zeng, Rong, Lodge, Caroline J., Koplin, Jennifer J., Lopez, Diego J., Erbas, Bircan, Abramson, Michael J., Eyles, Darryl, Ponsonby, Anne-Louise, Wjst, Matthias, Allen, Katrina, Dharmage, Shyamali C. and Lowe, Adrian J. (2024). Neonatal vitamin D and associations with longitudinal changes of eczema up to 25 years of age. Nutrients, 16 (9) 1303. doi: 10.3390/nu16091303
2024
Journal Article
The prevalence of IgE-mediated food allergy and other allergic diseases in the first 10 years: the population-based, longitudinal HealthNuts study
Peters, Rachel L., Soriano, Victoria X., Allen, Katrina J., Tang, Mimi L.K., Perrett, Kirsten P., Lowe, Adrian J., Wijesuriya, Rushani, Parker, Kayla M., Loke, Paxton, Dharmage, Shyamali C. and Koplin, Jennifer J. (2024). The prevalence of IgE-mediated food allergy and other allergic diseases in the first 10 years: the population-based, longitudinal HealthNuts study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 12 (7), 1819-1830.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2024.03.015
2024
Journal Article
Reintroduction of peanut into the infant diet following negative peanut oral food challenges
Wai-Yan Leong, Omega, Perrett, Kirsten P., Loke, Paxton, Koplin, Jennifer J., Tang, Mimi L.K., Allen, Katrina J., Dharmage, Shyamali C., Soriano, Victoria X., Lowe, Adrian J. and Peters, Rachel L. (2024). Reintroduction of peanut into the infant diet following negative peanut oral food challenges. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice, 12 (3), 779-782.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2023.10.050
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Food Allergy Diagnosis and Management in Late Adolescence
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Craig Munns
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Master Philosophy
Oral food challenges in paediatric: a multi-method exploration of the barriers and facilitators to reintroduction of previously allergenic foods
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Amanda Ullman
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