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Thimo Ruethers

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Senior Adjunct Lecturer

    Biography

    Thimo is an early career researcher and science communicator with high expertise in medical sciences, protein-chemistry and clinical research, biochemical, immunological and analytical laboratory techniques, and thorough experience in leading interdisciplinary and international projects. He holds a PhD (cum laude) in Medical and Molecular Sciences from JCU (primary supervision by Prof. Andreas L. Lopata), and both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biochemistry from Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf (HHU, Germany) with specialised research training in Europe and the Asia-Pacific. His highest research expertise is in exploring food proteins and their role in allergic diseases. He is globally known for his work on fish allergy. In his pioneering PhD thesis and associated publications, he tackled this highly complex food allergy from the molecular to the global level. He has evaluated the allergenicity (ability to trigger an allergic reaction) of more than 100 fish species and other related vertebrates, unravelling the multifaceted causes of fish allergies and identifying better ways to diagnose and manage this potentially deadly immune disease, which afflicts millions globally.

    His primary research activities focus on molecular interactions between food and humans with an emphasis on the immune system. Aiming for translational collaborative research excellence, he is always interested in hearing from students keen on HDR projects, academics, companies and other stakeholders. Overall and foremost, Thimo seeks to help overcome challenges in securing humanity's (alternative) food protein needs under careful consideration of food safety, allergic diseases and planetary health.

    Thimo is a Research Fellow at the Tropical Futures Institute (TFI, JCU, Singapore) and The Bioinformatics Institute (BII, A*STAR, Singapore). He is Adjunct to JCU’s College of Public Health, Medical & Veterinary Sciences (CPHMVS), Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine (AITHM), Centre for Molecular Therapeutics (CMT), Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology (CTBMB), and Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture (CSTFA). He is also a member of the Singapore Society for Mass Spectrometry (SMSS), Australia’s National Allergy Centre of Excellence Food Stream Advisory Group (NACE, only overseas member); Centre for Food Allergy Research (CFAR, first international scholar), a Centre of Research Excellence by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC);the World Allergy Organization (WAO), Asia Pacific Association of Allergy, Asthma and Clinical Immunology (APAAACI), Asia Pacific Association of Pediatric Allergy, Respirology and Immunology (APAPARI), European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAAI), Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI), Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), Allergy & Anaphylaxis Australia (A&AA), and inVIVO Planetary Health Network (inVIVO).

    Media and Stories - print, online, radio and TV

    Research

    Research Interests

    Aquatic and human health

    Improving tropical futures through translational research that has impact for people, environments and economies

    Food allergies - Seafood allergies - Allergy Diagnostics and Management

    Proteomics - Allergology – Immunology - Molecular medicine

    Food safety - Sustainable food security

    Promoting safe and healthy diets

    Food authenticity and quality

    Teaching

    Teaching Interests

    Training the next generation of scientists through translational collaborative research excellence


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    Current JCU Research Students
    Seafood allergy and food innovations - Molecular and Immunological approaches
    Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
    Allergen profiles in Asian and American prawns for the development of improved diagnosis and immunotherapy
    Doctor of Philosophy (Medical, Molecular and Veterinary Sciences)
    Understanding Protein differences to make Healthier and Safer Seafood
    Master of Philosophy (Health)

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    Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Johnston, Elecia B.; Bose, Utpal; Juhász, Angéla; Broadbent, James A....
    Journal Publication Open Access ResearchOnline@JCU
    Jerry, Emily M.; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Ruethers, Thimo; Jerry, Dean R.; Condon, Kelly; Lopa...
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    Dorney, Ryley D.; Johnston, Elecia B.; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Ruethers, Thimo; Kamath, Sandi...
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    Chin, Tak Gun Jeremy; Ruethers, Thimo; Chan, Bing Aleo; Lopata, Andreas Ludwig; Du, Juan (2024) 'Tec. F,...
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    Liu, Qing; Sui, Zengying; Feng, Nuan; Huang, Yuhao; Li, Yonghong; Ahmed, Ishfaq; Ruethers, Thimo; Li...
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    Nugraha, Roni; Kurniawan, Fahmi; Abdullah, Asadatun; Lopata, Andreas L.; Ruethers, Thimo (2024) 'Ant. F,...
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    Taki, Aya C.; Ruethers, Thimo; Nugraha, Roni; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Williamson, Nicholas; N...
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    Ruethers, Thimo; Johnston, Elecia B.; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Nie, Shuai; Nugraha, Roni; Taki...
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    Nugraha, Roni; Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Johnston, Elecia B.; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Ka...
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    Ruethers, Thimo; Nugraha, Roni; Taki, Aya C.; O'Malley, Andrea; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Zhang...
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    Nugraha, Roni; Ruethers, Thimo; Johnston, Elecia B.; Rolland, Jennifer M.; O’Hehir, Robyn E.; Kamath...
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    Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Huerlimann, Roger; Johnston, Elecia B.; Nugraha, Roni; Ruethers, Thim...
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    Heidelberg, Cecilie T.; Bang, Berit; Thomassen, Marte R.; Kamath, Sandip D.; Ruethers, Thimo; Lopata...
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    Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Nie, Shuai; Kalic, Tanja; Dai, Danyi; ...
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    Sharp, Michael F.; Taki, Aya C.; Ruethers, Thimo; Stephen, Juan N.; Daly, Norelle L.; Lopata, Andrea...
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    Kalic, Tanja; Kamath, Sandip D.; Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Nugraha, Roni; Le, Thu T.K.; Humeniu...
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    Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Khangurha, Jasmit; Roberts, James; Buddhadasa, Saman; Clarke, Dean; H...
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    Sheridan, Michael J.; Koeberl, Martina; Hedges, Claire Elizabeth; Biros, Erik; Ruethers, Thimo; Clar...
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    Le, Thu T.K.; Nguyen, Duy H.; Vu, An T.L.; Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Lopata, Andreas L. (2019) ...
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    Kalic, Tanja; Effinger, Isabella; Kamath, Sandip D.; Palladino, Chiara; Mayr, Vanessa; Tscheppe, Ang...
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    Kalic, Tanja; Morel-Codreanu, Francoise; Radauer, Christian; Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Swoboda,...
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    Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Nugraha, Roni; Cao, Truc T.; Koeberl, Martina; Kannath, Sandip D.; Wi...
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    Nugraha, Roni; Kamath, Sandip D.; Johnston, Elecia; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Ruethers, Thimo; ...
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    Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Johnston, Elecia B.; Nugraha, Roni; Le, Thu T.K.; Kalic, Tanja; McLea...
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    Ruethers, T.; Raith, M.; Sharpe, M.F.; Koeberl, M.; Stephen, J.N.; Nugraha, R.; Le, T.T.K.; Quirce, ...
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    Stephen, J.N.; Sharp, M.F.; Ruethers, T.; Taki, A.; Campbell, D.E.; Lopata, A.L. (2017) 'Allergenici. Clinical , 47 (3):...
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