Professor Andreas Lopata
Professor Andreas Lopata leads the Molecular Allergy Research Laboratory at James Cook University’s College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Science and the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM).
Prof Lopata has more than 30 years’ experience in the molecular immunological analysis of food allergens for better diagnostics and development of therapeutics specific to the Australian-asian region.
Prof Lopata’s research team uses cutting-edge approaches in characterising the interactions of immunogenic proteins from different food sources with our human immune system, leading to allergic and inflammatory reactions.
His discoveries are now translated globally into mainstream diagnostics and therapeutics for seafood allergy with leading international industry partners.
Considered a world leader on seafood allergy, Prof Lopata has contributed to the development of national and international guidelines and sits on national and international expert committees of lead professional societies in the field.
He is also an Associate Editor for ‘Clinical Experimental Allergy’ and Regional Associate Editor (Asia Pacific) for the World Allergy Association Journal, and has published more than 200 journal articles and presented at more than 250 national and international conferences.
More recently, he is working on the food safety aspect of Alternative Future Foods, including cell-cultured meat and edible insects.
Prof Lopata consults to various organisations including the National Measurement Institute, the Tropical Futures Institute (Singapore) and the International Union of
Immunological Societies subcommittee on allergen nomenclature.