Lung and Allergy Research Centre

Lung and Allergy Research Centre Lung and Allergy Research centre is working to understand immunity in asthma and allergies Professor John Upham, Director

A Message from the Director of the Centre...



The Lung & Allergy Research Centre (LARC) is focused on undertaking scientific research to understand the pathogenesis of asthma and other chronic pulmonary diseases, with particular interests in allergic inflammation and host defence against respiratory viral infections. This past year has seen further growth in the Centre, and has been highly productive for all concerned with success in attracting research funding, multiple publications in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters, and a successful patent application. Key achievements have included:

(a) Investigating the importance of antigen presenting dendritic cells (DC) in the pathogenesis of human allergic disease, confirming the importance of DC in asthma. (b) Documentation of variations in the patterns of pollen allergy across different climatic regions of Australia. (c) Describing the key determinants of host defence against viral infections in chronic respiratory disease, with particular emphasis on the function of plasmacytoid dendritic cells and innate interferon production. The research of the group is well supported with grants from NH&MRC, Queensland Government Smart State Scheme, The University and the Asthma Foundation of Queensland.

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28/11/2021

Congratulations on your remarkable achievement, DR Narla🎊🍾 Thanks Ann for preparing such a Amazing cake and sharing with us 🥰

More evidence that outdoor air pollution is associated with mortality even at low pollution levels below the current Eur...
08/09/2021

More evidence that outdoor air pollution is associated with mortality even at low pollution levels below the current European and North American standards.

Objective To investigate the associations between air pollution and mortality, focusing on associations below current European Union, United States, and World Health Organization standards and guidelines. Design Pooled analysis of eight cohorts. Setting Multicentre project Effects of Low-Level Air P...

People with asthma may not be as vulnerable to Covid-19 as first thought.
13/09/2020

People with asthma may not be as vulnerable to Covid-19 as first thought.

September 4, 2020There have been many studies looking at the relationship between COVID-19 and asthma. Thus far the vast majority of these studies have found no increased risk of COVID-19 disease severity in those with asthma. Further, there appears to be no indication that asthma is a risk factor f...

A succinct summary of what is known about SARS-Cov-2
07/06/2020

A succinct summary of what is known about SARS-Cov-2

07/04/2020

Useful information from the American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology
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Good to see funding into this important issue. We need to know a lot more about the short term and long term effects of ...
20/01/2020

Good to see funding into this important issue. We need to know a lot more about the short term and long term effects of bushfire smoke and what are the best methods for personal protection.

The federal government has announced $5 million worth of grants to fund research into the physical and mental health impacts of smoke exposure.

Flu tracking survey are conducting a survey on health problems related to the bushfire smoke. You can contribute to this...
12/01/2020

Flu tracking survey are conducting a survey on health problems related to the bushfire smoke. You can contribute to this important research by signing up here.

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