ProfessorCenk Suphioglu

Economic cost and burden of allergy is significant worldwide, which can be
difficult to manage and can prove fatal. I head the NeuroAllergy Research
Laboratory (NARL) and [Deakin
AIRwatch](https://www.deakin.edu.au/apps/sebe/airwatch/) pollen and spore
counting and forecasting facility. The focus of my research is the
environmental and molecular biology of allergens and the allergic reaction,
including Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma (ETSA) events, and identify novel
inhibitors for allergy prevention and treatment. My group also research the
importance of epigenetics and BACE1 in human neurodegeneration to develop
novel intervention strategies for Alzheimer's disease. In addition to my
research, I teach Level 3 Applications of Biomedical Science (SLE323), Community Science Project (SLE352) and Medical Microbiology and
Immunology (SLE334), which are core units of Deakin's Bachelor of Biomedical Science and Bachelor of Science
programs.

Research projects:

1. Pollen and food allergy: molecular analysis and novel intervention
strategies;

2. Grass pollen triggered epidemic thunderstorm asthma (ETSA) events;

3. Deakin AIRwatch (https://www.deakin.edu.au/apps/sebe/airwatch/): airborne
pollen and spore counting and forecasting facility;

4. Importance of omega-3 fatty acids in brain cell survival and epigenetics;

5. BACE1 inhibitors as novel intervention strategies for Alzheimer's disease;

6. Novel biomarkers of ocular allergies.