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DR MELANIE MATHESON



Contact Details

Organization: Population Health
Position: RESEARCH FELLOW (MEGA)
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Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other Awards

Qualifications

Title Institution Date Awarded Abbreviation
Doctor of Philosophy Monash University 30-Jun-2005
Master of applied Science Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology 30-Nov-1997
Bachelor of Science Monash University 01-Dec-1994

Government Research Classifications

Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications

Socio-Economic Objective Classifications

Grants and Contracts

Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.

Grants

Title Role Funding Source Scheme Award Date
Genetic epidemiology of chronic respiratory diseases Chief Investigator NHMRC Public Health Fellowship (Australia) 01/01/2005
The follow-up study of the Tasmanian Asthma Rich families Chief Investigator ASTHMA VIC Research Grants 01/01/2006
American Thoracic Society International conference Chief Investigator THE IAN POTTER FOUNDATION Travel and Conference Grants 08/03/2006
Genetic modifiers of environmental risk factors for longitudinal changes in asthma Chief Investigator L.E.W. CARTY CHARITABLE FUND Research Grants 01/05/2006
WHAT GENES AND ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS CAUSE CHANGE IN CHRONIC RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD? Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2007
PREDICTORS AND CONSEQUENCES OF ALLERGIES THAT IMPACT ON CHILDREN GETTING A HEALTHY START TO LIFE: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY Chief Investigator NHMRC NHMRC Strategic Award - (A Healthy Start to Life for all Australians) 01/01/2007
What increases the reactivity of airways in middle-age? Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2009
How do genes and the environment interact to cause allergies and chronic respiratory diseases? Chief Investigator NHMRC Career Development Awards 29/10/2009
How do your genes affect your risk of allergic diseases? Chief Investigator NHMRC Project Grants 01/01/2010
GENETIC MODIFIERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTORS FOR LONGITUDINAL CHANGES IN ASTHMA - MELBOURNE EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER GRANT SCHEME 2006 Chief Investigator UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Early Career Researcher Grants Scheme

Publications

Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.

Publications in 2009

Journal Articles

  • Does eczema lead to asthma?


    Year: 2009
    Journal: Journal of Asthma (New York)
    Volume: 46
    Page numbers: 429-436
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  • Relevance of the hygiene hypothesis to early vs. late onset allergic rhinitis
    Year: 2009
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Allergy
    Volume: 39
    Page numbers: 370-378
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Publications in 2008

Journal Articles

  • Childhood eczema and asthma incidence and persistence: A cohort study from childhood to middle age
    Year: 2008
    Journal: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Volume: 122
    Page numbers: 280-285
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Publications in 2007

Journal Articles

  • Associations between reduced diffusing capacity and airflow obstruction in community-based subjects
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Respiratory Medicine
    Volume: 101
    Page numbers: 1730-1737
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  • Breast-feeding and atopic disease: A cohort study from childhood to middle age
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Volume: 120
    Page numbers: 1051-1057
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  • Childhood allergic rhinitis predicts asthma incidence and persistence to middle age: A longitudinal study
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
    Volume: 120
    Page numbers: 863-869
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  • Occupational contact urticaria: Australian data
    Year: 2007
    Journal: Contact Dermatitis
    Volume: 159
    Page numbers: 125-131
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Publications in 2006

Journal Articles

  • β2-adrenergic receptor polymorphisms are associated with asthma and COPD in adults
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Human Genetics
    Volume: 51
    Issue: 11
    Page numbers: 943-951
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  • Association of IL8, CXCR2 and TNF-α polymorphisms and airway disease
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Journal of Human Genetics
    Volume: 51
    Issue: 3
    Page numbers: 196-203
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  • How have we been managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia?
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Internal Medicine Journal
    Volume: 36
    Page numbers: 92-99
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  • Microsomal expoxide hydrolase is not associated with COPD in a community-based sample
    Year: 2006
    Journal: Human Biology
    Volume: 78
    Issue: 6
    Page numbers: 705-717
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Publications in 2005

Journal Articles

  • Biological dust exposure in the workplace is a risk factor for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Thorax
    Volume: 60
    Page numbers: 645-651
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  • Changes in indoor allergen and fungal levels predict changes in asthma activity among young adults
    Year: 2005
    Journal: Clinical and Experimental Allergy
    Volume: 35
    Page numbers: 907-913
    Publisher: Blackwell Science
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