Thimo Ruethers

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Publications

29

Awards

41


Contact Details

Adjunct Scientist
  • The Bioinformatics Institute, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
  • College of Science & Engineering, JCU Australia
Research Fellow in Health Sciences
  • Tropical Futures Institute, JCU Singapore

Biography

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 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), Adjunct Scientist at The Bioinformatics Institute (BII, A*STAR, Singapore) and Adjunct Senior Lecturer at JCU Australia’s College of Science and Engineering (CSE), 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).

He served as Guest editor for Foods and has been a reviewer for multiple journals including Allergy, Allergology International, Antibodies, Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology, Clinical and Experimental Allergy, Food Chemistry, Food Control, Foods, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Molecular Immunology, and World Allergy Organization Journal.


Media and Stories - online, print, radio and TV

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Research

Research Interests

Human and aquatic animal 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


Research Advisor Accreditation
Advisor Type

Primary


Taught Modules
Current JCU Research Students
The ecology, health and potential impacts of marine catfish (Family: Arridae) in Singapore near aquaculture sites.
Doctor of Philosophy (Agriculture, Environmental and Related Studies)
Allergen profiles in Asian and American prawns for the development of improved diagnosis and immunotherapy
Doctor of Philosophy (Medical, Molecular and Veterinary Sciences)
Towards safer Seafood: Advancing Fish Allergy Diagnosis, Management and Risk Mitigation through Immunoproteomics
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Profiling and identifying clinically cross-reactive allergens in shellfish and dust mite-sensitised patients.
Doctor of Philosophy (Medical, Molecular and Veterinary Sciences)
Seafood allergy and food innovations - Molecular and Immunological approaches
Doctor of Philosophy (Health)
Completed JCU Research Students
Understanding Protein differences to make Healthier and Safer Seafood
Master of Philosophy (Health)- 2025

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Heidari, Sahel; Ruethers, Thimo; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Yin, Lydia Wong Su; Lopata, Andreas ...
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Dawes, Kathryn; Smart, Joanne; Ruethers, Thimo; Lopata, Andreas; Alhucema, Paulina; Campbell, Dianne...
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Nugraha, Roni; Kurniawan, Fahmi; Abdullah, Asadatun; Lopata, Andreas L.; Ruethers, Thimo (2024) 'Ant. F,...
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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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O'Malley, Andrea; Ray, Joshua M.; Kitlas, Patrycja; Ruethers, Thimo; Kapingidza, A. Brenda; Cierpick...
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Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Johnston, Elecia B.; Bose, Utpal; Juhász, Angéla; Broadbent, James A....
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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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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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Sharp, Michael F.; Taki, Aya C.; Ruethers, Thimo; Stephen, Juan N.; Daly, Norelle L.; Lopata, Andrea...
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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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Nugraha, Roni; Ruethers, Thimo; Johnston, Elecia B.; Rolland, Jennifer M.; O’Hehir, Robyn E.; Kamath...
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Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Karnaneedi, Shaymaviswanathan; Nie, Shuai; Kalic, Tanja; Dai, Danyi; ...
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Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Khangurha, Jasmit; Roberts, James; Buddhadasa, Saman; Clarke, Dean; H...
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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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Sheridan, Michael J.; Koeberl, Martina; Hedges, Claire Elizabeth; Biros, Erik; Ruethers, Thimo; Clar...
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Kalic, Tanja; Effinger, Isabella; Kamath, Sandip D.; Palladino, Chiara; Mayr, Vanessa; Tscheppe, Ang...
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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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Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Nugraha, Roni; Cao, Truc T.; Koeberl, Martina; Kannath, Sandip D.; Wi...
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Kalic, Tanja; Morel-Codreanu, Francoise; Radauer, Christian; Ruethers, Thimo; Taki, Aya C.; Swoboda,...
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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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