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Melanie Mala Makhija

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Research Interests

I have clinical and research interests in food allergy including oral immunotherapy and epicutaneous immunotherapy, eosinophilic esophagitis, asthma and primary immunodeficiency. I am currently a primary and co-investigator on several multi-center national and international food allergy, immunology and asthma clinical trials.

Certifications and Licenses

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Allergy & Immunology
Pediatrics

Training Experience

2008Residency, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
2010Fellowship, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada

Education/Academic qualification

MD, University of Toronto

… → 2005

MS, London School of Hygiene

… → 2001

Research interests

  • Allergies
  • Asthma
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Food Allergy
  • Primary Immunodeficiency

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Grants 2012 2021

RPPR for Inner City Asthma consortium 3 (ICAC3)

Makhija, M. M. & Pongracic, J. A.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

8/1/16 → 7/31/21

Project: Research project

Comparative Efficacy of Therapies for Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Kagalwalla, A. F. & Makhija, M. M.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

1/1/16 → 12/31/17

Project: Research project

Mechanisms Underlying Asthma Exacerbations Prevented and Persistent with Immune-Based Therapy: A Systems Approach Phase 1 (MUPPITS) - Inner City Asthma Consortium 3 (ICAC 3)

Makhija, M. M. & Pongracic, J. A.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

8/1/15 → 7/31/16

Project: Research project

Registry for Asthma Characterization and Recruitment 2 (RACR2) - ICAC

Makhija, M. M.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

1/1/15 → 7/31/16

Project: Research project

Inner City Asthma Consortium 3 (ICAC 3)

Makhija, M. M. & Pongracic, J. A.

University of Wisconsin-Madison, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

8/1/14 → 7/31/16

Project: Research project

Research Output 2011 2019

1 Citation (Scopus)

A Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Multisite Study Using Omalizumab-facilitated Rapid Desensitization to Test Continued vs Discontinued Dosing in Multifood Allergic Individuals

Andorf, S., Purington, N., Kumar, D., Long, A., O'Laughlin, K. L., Sicherer, S., Sampson, H., Cianferoni, A., Whitehorn, T. B., Petroni, D., Makhija, M. M., Robison, R. G., Lierl, M., Logsdon, S., Desai, M., Galli, S. J., Rael, E., Assa'ad, A., Chinthrajah, S., Pongracic, J. A. & 5 others, Spergel, J. M., Tam, J., Tilles, S., Wang, J. & Nadeau, K., Jan 1 2019, In : EClinicalMedicine. 7, p. 27-38 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
Food
Allergens
Immunotherapy
Carya
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (U.S.)

Challenges in assessing the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids for severe wheezing episodes in preschool children

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's AsthmaNet, May 1 2019, In : Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 143, 5, p. 1934-1937.e4

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Respiratory Sounds
Preschool Children
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
1 Citation (Scopus)

Dominant activating RAC2 mutation with lymphopenia, immunodeficiency, and cytoskeletal defects

Hsu, A. P., Donkó, A., Arrington, M. E., Swamydas, M., Fink, D., Das, A., Escobedo, O., Bonagura, V., Szabolcs, P., Steinberg, H. N., Bergerson, J., Skoskiewicz, A., Makhija, M. M., Davis, J., Foruraghi, L., Palmer, C., Fuleihan, R. L., Church, J. A., Bhandoola, A., Lionakis, M. S. & 4 others, Campbell, S., Leto, T. L., Kuhns, D. B. & Holland, S. M., May 2 2019, In : Blood. 133, 18, p. 1977-1988 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Lymphopenia
Superoxides
Guanosine Triphosphate
Defects
Mutation
5 Citations (Scopus)

Rhinitis in children and adolescents with asthma: Ubiquitous, difficult to control, and associated with asthma outcomes

Togias, A., Gergen, P. J., Hu, J. W., Babineau, D. C., Wood, R. A., Cohen, R. T., Makhija, M. M., Khurana Hershey, G. K., Kercsmar, C. M., Gruchalla, R. S., Liu, A. H., Wang, E., Kim, H., Lamm, C. I., Bacharier, L. B., Pillai, D., Sigelman, S. M., Gern, J. E. & Busse, W. W., Mar 1 2019, In : Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 143, 3, p. 1003-1011.e10

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Rhinitis
Asthma
Phenotype
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Histamine Antagonists

Complement deficiency

Makhija, M. M., Jan 1 2018, The 5-Minute Pediatric Consult, 8th Edition. Wolters Kluwer Health, p. 212-213 2 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter