PUBLICATIONS

Peer-reviewed articles

Tovey ER, Almqvist C, Li Q, Crisafulli D, Marks GB.
Non-linear relationship of mite allergen exposure to mite sensitisation and asthma in a birth cohort. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2008; 122:114-18.

Mihrshahi S, Webb K, Almqvist C, Kemp AS; for the CAPS Team.
Adherence to allergy prevention recommendations in children with a family history of asthma. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2008 Jan 24; 19: 355-362.

Webb K, Rutishauser I, Knezevic N.
Foods, nutrients, and portions consumed by a sample of Australian children aged 16-24 months. Nutrition and Dietetics. 2008; 65:56-65.

Beath KJ.
Infant growth modelling using a shape invariant model with random effects. Statist Med 2007; 26(12): 2547-64.

Almqvist C, Li Q, Britton WJ, Kemp AS, Xuan W, Tovey ER, Marks GB.
Early predictors for developing allergic disease and asthma: examining separate steps in the 'allergic march'. Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 37(9):1296-302.

Mihrshahi S, Ampon R, Webb K, Almqvist C, Kemp AS, Hector D, Marks GB.
The association between infant feeding practices and subsequent atopy among children with a family history of asthma. Clin Exp Allergy 2007; 37: 671-679.

Crisafulli D, Almqvist C, Marks GB, Tovey ER.
Seasonal trends in House Dust Mite allergen in children’s beds over a seven year period. Allergy 2007; 62: 1392-1400.

Marshall NS, Almqvist C, Grunstein RR, Marks GB.
Predictors of snoring in children with rhinitis at age 5. Pediatric Pulmonology 2007; 42: 584-91.

Almqvist C, Garden F, Xuan W, Mihrshahi S, Leeder SR, Oddy W, Webb K, Marks GB.
Omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid exposure from early life does not affect atopy and asthma at age 5 years. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;119(6):1438-44.

Weber-Chrysochoou C, Crisafulli D, Almqvist C, Li Q, Kemp AS, Britton WJ, Marks GB, for the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study Investigators.
IL-5 T-cell responses to house dust mite are associated with the development of allergen-specific IgE responses and asthma in the first 5 years of life. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2007;120(2):286-92.

Webb KL, Lahti-Koski M, Rutishauser I, Hector DJ, Knezevic N, Gill T, Peat JK, Leeder SR.
Consumption of 'extra' foods (energy-dense, nutrient-poor) among children aged 16-24 months from western Sydney, Australia. Public Health Nutr 2006;9:1035-44.

Marks GB, Mihrshahi S, Kemp AS, Tovey ER, Webb K, Almqvist C, et al. Prevention of asthma during the first 5 years of life: A randomized controlled trial. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2006;118:53-61.

Webb K, Rutishauser I, Katz T, Knezevic N, Lahti-Koski M Peat J. Mihrshahi S. Meat consumption among 18 month old Australian children participating in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study. Nutrition and Dietetics 2005;62:189-97.

Peat JK, Mihrshahi S, Kemp AS, Marks GB, Tovey ER, Webb K, et al.
Three-year outcomes of dietary fatty acid modification and house dust mite reduction in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2004;114:807-13.

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Webb K, Oddy W, Marks GB, Mellis CM.
Effect of omega-3 fatty acid concentrations in plasma on symptoms of asthma at 18 months of age. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2004;15:517-22.

Peat JK, Mihrshahi S, Ampon R, Tovey ER, Marks GB, Mellis CM for the CAPS Team.
Effect of allergen concentrations on symptoms of asthma at 18 months. Pediatr Asthma Allergy Immunol 2004;15:237-243.

Mihrshahi S, Marks GB, Criss S, Tovey ER, Vanlaar CH, Peat JK.
Effectiveness of an intervention to reduce house dust mite allergen levels in children's beds. Allergy 2003;58:784-9.

Mihrshahi S, Belousova E, Marks GB, Peat JK.
Pregnancy and birth outcomes in families with asthma. J Asthma 2003;40:181-7.

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Marks GB, Mellis CM, Tovey ER, Webb K, et al.
Eighteen-month outcomes of house dust mite avoidance and dietary fatty acid modification in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS). J Allergy Clin Immunol 2003;111:162-8.

Marks GB, Zhou J, Yang JS, Joshi PA, Bishop GA, Britton WJ and the CAPS Investigators.
Cord blood mononuclear cell cytokine responses in relation to maternal house dust mite allergen exposure. Clin Exp Allergy 2002;32:355-360.

Mihrshahi S, Vukasin N, Forbes S, Wainwright C, Krause W, Ampon R, et al.
Are you busy for the next 5 years? Recruitment in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS). Respirology 2002;7:147-51.

Mihrshahi S, Marks G, Vanlaar C, Tovey E, Peat J.
Predictors of high house dust mite allergen concentrations in residential homes in Sydney. Allergy 2002;57:137-42.

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Webb K, Tovey ER, Marks GB, Mellis CM, et al.
The childhood asthma prevention study (CAPS): design and research protocol of a randomized trial for the primary prevention of asthma. Control Clin Trials 2001;22:333-54.

Conference abstracts

Ayer JG, Avolio A, Marks G, Harmer JA, Celermajer DS.
Gender-related differences in the central arterial pressure waveform begin in childhood and are independent of height. American Heart Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 2008.

Ayer JG, Marks G, Harmer JA, Raitakari O, Celermajer DS.
Asymmetric di-methyl arginine and HDL-cholesterol independently affect arterial wall thickness in the first decade of life. American Heart Association Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana. November 2008.

Marks GB, Toelle BG, Ng K, Almqvist C, Webb K, Tovey ER, Belousova E, Kemp A, Mellis C, Leeder SR.
Eight year outcomes of HDM avoidance and diet fatty acid interventions in a high risk birth cohort: the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study. European Respiratory Society Annual Scientific Meeting. Berlin, Germany. October 2008.

Ayer JG, Harmer JA, Siriragavan S, Ng K, Toelle B, Xuan W, Marks G, Celermajer DS.
Blood Pressure is Associated with Abnormal Arterial Structure and Function in a Community-Based Cohort of 8-year old Children. American Heart Association Conference. Orlando, Florida. November 2007.

Crisafulli D, Weber-Chrysochoou C, Marks G, Tovey E.
Seasonal variation in emergency department attendance for asthma among children in Sydney coincides with the variation in house dust mite allergen concentration in children’s beds. Australian Society for Clinical Immunology and Allergy Annual Conference, Perth Western Australia. November 2007

Xuan W, Li Q, Weber-Chrysochoou C, Marks GB.
Using negative bi nomial error structure in analyzing count data collected from a longitudinal birth cohort study. Australasian Epidemiological Association Conference. Hobart, Tasmania. August 2007.

Marks GB, Almqvist C, Li Q, Kemp AJ, Tovey ER, Leeder SR.
Effects of exposure to gas cookers during the first year of life on spirometric function and respiratory symptoms at age five years. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting. Auckland, New Zealand. March 2007.

Marks GB, Jones G, Stewart GJ.
Interaction between CD14 genotype and effect of house dust mite (HDM) on allergic disease. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting. Auckland, New Zealand. March 2007.

Xuan W, Almqvist C, Marks G.
Longitudinal pattern of acquisition of sensitisation to aeroallergens before age 5 years and its relation to early life sensitisation to ingested allergens. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting. Auckland, New Zealand. March 2007.

Marshall NH, Almqvist C, Grunstein RR, Marks GB.
Predictors of snoring in children with rhinitis at age 5: longitudinal birth cohort. Australasian Sleep Association Annual Scientific Meeting. Perth, Western Australia. October 2006.

Marks G, Mihrshahi S, Kemp A, Tovey E, Webb K, Almqvist C, Ampon R, Crisafulli D, Belousova E, Mellis C, Peat J, Leeder S for the CAPS team. Prevention of asthma during the first five years of life: a randomised controlled trial of house dust mite avoidance and dietary fatty acid modification. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Manly, September 2006.

Crisafulli D, Almqvist C, Marks G, Tovey E for the CAPS team.
Seasonal trends in house dust mite allergen concentrations shown in Sydney beds measured over a 7 year period. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Manly, September 2006.

Almqvist C, Garden F, Kemp A, Li J, Mihrshahi S, Tovey E, Xuan W, Marks G for the CAPS team.
Cat ownership decreases the risk of atopy in children in a cohort without disease-related modification of exposure. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Manly, September 2006.

Mihrshahi, Ampon R, Webb K, Almqvist C, Kemp AS, Hector D, Marks GB for the CAPS Team.
The association between infant feeding practices and atopy in children with a family history of asthma. Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology & Allergy, Manly, September 2006.

Almqvist C, Garden F, Xuan W, Mihrshahi S, Oddy W, Webb K, Leeder S, Marks G for the CAPS team.
The relation of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acid intakes from diet and supplements during the first five years of life to the presence of atopy and wheeze at age five years. Australasian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne, September 2006

Hoyos C, Almqvist C, Garden F, Xuan W, Oddy W, Marks G, Webb K.
Effect of dietary omega 3 and omega 6 intake on plasma fatty acid levels in children at 18 months and 3 years in a randomised fatty acid supplementation trial. Australasian Epidemiological Association, Melbourne, September 2006

Almqvist C, Garden F, Kemp A, Mihrshahi S, Tovey E, Xuan W, Marks G for the CAPS team.
The cat’s grin is the same if it lives only outdoors. European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Vienna Austria, June 2006

Marks G, Mihrshahi S, Kemp A, Tovey E, Webb K, Almqvist C, Ampon R, Crisafulli D, Belousova E, Mellis C, Peat J, Leeder S for the CAPS team. Prevention of asthma during the first five years of life: a randomised controlled trial of house dust mite avoidance and dietary fatty acid modification. European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Vienna Austria, June 2006

Almqvist C, Garden F, Xuan W, Mihrshahi S, Webb K, Leeder S, Marks Guy for the CAPS team.
Plasma levels of fatty acids in childhood and wheeze or atopy at age five years European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Vienna Austria, June 2006.

Almqvist C, Garden F, Kemp AS, Mihrshahi S, Tovey ER, Xuan W, Marks GB, for the CAPS Team.
The cat’s grin is the same if it lives only outdoors. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Canberra, March 2006.

Mihrshahi S, Marks GB, Oddy W, Peat JK for the CAPS investigators.
The effect of omega-3 fatty acid concentrations on symptoms of asthma at 3 years of age. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, March 2005.

Crisafulli D, Ampon RD, Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Tovey ER, Marks GB for the CAPS investigators.
The effect of an intervention on children’s beds on settling aeroallergen in the bedroom. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Perth, March 2005.

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Marks GB, Kemp AS, Mellis CM, Tovey ER, Webb K , Leeder SR for the CAPS Team.
Primary prevention of allergic symptoms at age three in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS). American Thoracic Society Conference, Orlando USA, May 2004.

Marks GB, Crisafulli D, Davis S, Criss S, Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Britton W for the CAPS investigators.
T cell cytokine responses to house dust mite (HDM) stimulation in vitro: relation to HDM avoidance and to HDM sensitisation at age 3 years. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, March 2004.

Ampon RD , Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Marks GB for the CAPS team.
Time to first diagnosis of asthma among the CAPS cohort. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, March 2004.

Crisafulli D, Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Tovey ER, Marks GB for the CAPS investigators.
Effectiveness of an intervention to reduce house dust mite allergen in children’s beds over three years. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, March 2004.

Mihrshahi S, Marks GB, Kemp AS, Ampon RD, Peat JK for the CAPS Team.
Risk factors for wheeze at 3 years of age. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Sydney, March 2004.

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Webb K, Tovey ER, Marks GB, Mellis CM, Leeder SR. Eighteen month outcomes in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study. The Children’s Hospital, Westmead Annual General Meeting, 2003. (Young Investigators Award)

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Webb K, Tovey ER, Marks GB, Mellis CM, Leeder SR for the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS) Team.
Plasma omega-3 fatty acid levels and asthma in 18-month old infants in the CAPS Study: an ‘as treated’ analysis. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, April 2003.

Mihrshahi S, Vukasin N, Krause W, Wainwright C, Forbes S, Marks GB, Peat JK for the CAPS Team.
Compliance with SIDS prevention recommendations and education in the first year of the CAPS study. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Adelaide, April 2003.

Marks GB, Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Mellis CM, Tovey ER, Leeder SR, and the CAPS investigators.
Effect of house dust mite avoidance and dietary fatty acid modification during the first 18 months of life. American Thoracic Society, Atlanta 2002.

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Marks GB, Mellis CM, Leeder SR and the CAPS team. Effects of house dust mite reduction and dietary omega-3 fatty acid supplementation from birth on atopy and wheeze in 18-month old children. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Cairns 2002.

King G, Thorpe W, Mihrshahi S, Peat J, Belousova E, Salome C, Marks G. Bronchodilator responses of 3 year old children measured using forced oscillation technique. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Cairns 2002.

Belousova E, Mihrshahi S, Marks G, Peat JK for the CAPS Team.
Pregnancy and birth outcomes in families with asthma. European Respiratory Society Congress, Berlin, 2001.

Mihrshahi S, Vanlaar C, Tovey E, Marks G, Peat JK for the CAPS Team. Effectiveness of house dust mite reduction in infant’s beds in a randomised controlled trial. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane 2001.

Mihrshahi S, Vanlaar C, Tovey E, Marks G, Peat JK for the CAPS Team. Predictors of high house dust mite allergen (der p I) concentrations in Sydney homes. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane 2001.

Vanlaar C, Marks G, Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Tovey ER for the CAPS team. Determinants of the concentration and rate of accumulation of house dust mite allergen in infants’ cots. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Brisbane 2001.

Knezevic N, Webb K, Allen J, Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Leeder SR.
Vegetable and fruit intakes of 18 month old children participating in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS). Dietitians Association of Australia Conference, Adelaide 2001.

Yiu A, Mihrshahi S, Webb K, Peat JK, Marks GB, Leeder SR.
Compliance with the dietary regimen in a five year trial of the primary prevention of asthma. Nutrition Society of Australia, 2001.

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, for the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study Team. Compliance in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS). Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne 2000.

Vanlaar CH, Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Marks GB, Forbes S, Vukasin N, Wainwright C, Krause W, Prater G, Tovey ER.
Settling DerpI is not affected by allergen control in beds. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne 2000.

Mihrshahi S, Vukasin N, Forbes S, Wainwright, Prater G, for the CAPS Team. Recruitment in the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne 2000.

Mihrshahi S, Vanlaar C, Tovey ER, Peat JK for the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS) Team.
Effectiveness of house dust mite control measures. Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, Canberra 1999.

Mihrshahi S, Peat JK, Vukasin N, Forbes S, Wainwright C, Krause W, Prater G for the CAPS team.
Compliance in the CAPS study. Asthma Foundation Annual Workshop, Sydney 1999. Received Young Investigator Award.

Mihrshahi S, Vanlaar C, Tovey ER, Peat JK for the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS) Team.
Effectiveness of house dust mite control measures. Asthma Foundation Annual Workshop, Sydney 1998.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Epidemiology special interest group (EPISIG), NSW Health, Sydney August 2006.
‘Environmental risk factors for childhood asthma and the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study (CAPS)’. Catarina Almqvist and Guy Marks.

Workshop on Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation During Pregnancy and Infancy: New Opportunities for Prevention Trials held at the US National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences, Raleigh, North Carolina, March 2006.
‘Primary prevention of asthma in infancy, results of the Childhood Asthma Prevention Study’. Seema Mihrshahi

Nutrition Society of Australia Conference, Newcastle, August 2003.
‘Omega-3 fatty acids and asthma’. Seema Mihrshahi

Wellington Asthma Research Group, Wellington, New Zealand, August 2003
‘Effectiveness of omega-3 supplementation and house dust mite avoidance for the primary prevention of asthma’. Seema Mihrshahi