Dr Marianne Empson has been highly influential in immunology in New Zealand and Australia. She has been involved in a number of research projects, has published scientific papers and spoken at meetings on a range of topics, and is a subspecialty editor on two Australasian medical journals.

See a comprehensive reference list of Marianne’s work below.

  • Empson M, Adelstein S, Garsia R, Britton W. Relapsing polychondritis presenting with recurrent venous thrombosis in association with anticardiolipin antibody. Lupus 1998;7(2):132-4.
  • Empson M. Coeliac disease or chronic fatigue syndrome. Can the current CDC working case definition discriminate? Letter to the Editor. American Journal of Medicine 1998;105(1):79-80.
  • Empson M, Bishop G.A, Nightingale B, Garsia R. Atopy, anergic status and cytokine expression in HIV infected subjects. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 1999;103(5):833-842.
  • Empson M, Lassere M, Craig J, Scott J. Therapy for miscarriage associated with antiphospholipid antibody. (Protocol). Cochrane Library 2000;Issue 4.
  • Empson M. Statistics in the pathology laboratory; characteristics of diagnostic tests. Pathology 2001;33(1):93-5.
  • MacIntyre R, Empson M, Boardman C, Sindhusake D, Lokan J, Brown GV. Risk factors for colonization with vancomycin-resistant enterococci in a Melbourne hospital. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2001;22(10):624-9.
  • Empson M, Lassere M, Craig J, Scott J. Recurrent pregnancy loss with antiphospholipid antibody: A systematic review of therapeutic trials. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002;99(1):135-144.
  • Empson M.Statistics in the Pathology Laboratory; Diagnostic Test Interpretation. Pathology 2002;34:365-9.
  • Empson M, Lassere M, Craig J, Scott J. Recurrent pregnancy loss with antiphospholipid antibody: A systematic review of therapeutic trials. Response to Letter to Editor. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002;100(1):173-174.
  • Empson M. Letter to the Editor: Methods for comparison of laboratory tests can be improved. Internal Medicine Journal 2003;33:54-58.
  • Empson M, Sinclair J, O’Donnell J, Ameratunga R, Fitzharris P, Steele R. Consensus Document: The Assessment and Management of Primary Antibody Deficiency. New Zealand Medical Journal 2004;117:URL: http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal/117-1195/914/
  • Empson M, Lassere M, Craig J, Scott J. Therapy for miscarriage associated with antiphospholipid antibody or lupus anticoagulant. (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. (2):CD002859, 2005.
  • Lassere M and Empson M. Treatment of Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Pregnancy – a Systematic Review of Randomised Therapeutic Trials. Thrombosis Research 2004;114:419-426.
  • Empson M. Sjogrens syndrome. NZ Doctor 14th Dec 2005 P 24.
  • Hurst M and Empson M. Oral angioedema secondary to ACE inhibitors, a frequently overlooked association: case report and review. NZMJ 21 April 2006; 119:1232
  • Fitzharris P, Empson M, Ameratunga R, Sinclair J, Crump V, Steele R, Broom B. Anaphylaxis management: the essential role of adrenaline (epinephrine) auto-injectors. Should Pharmac fund them in New Zealand? NZMJ 5 May 2006;119:1233
  • Empson M, Flood V, Ma G, Eastman C, Mitchell P. The Prevalence of Thyroid Disease in Older Australians. Internal Medicine Journal. 2007;37(7):448-55
  • Empson M. Recurrent Miscarriage. New Zealand Doctor 6 September 2006; P 20
  • Sood J, Empson M, Fitzharris P, Stewart J. Too Much of a Good Thing, Is It Bad? Adrenaline on trial. New Zealand Medical Journal. 13 April 2007;120:1252
  • Smith J, Empson M, Wall C. Recurrent anaphylaxis to synthetic folic acid. Lancet 2007;370(9588):652
  • Wong RCW, Gillis D, Adelstein S, Baumgart K, Bird R, Brighton T, Empson M, Favaloro EJ, Hendle MJ, Hollingsworth P, Laurent R, Mallon D, Pollock W, Smith S, Steele RH, Wilson RJ. Consensus guidelines on anti-beta2 glycoprotein I testing and reporting. Pathology, January 2008;40(1)
  • Buyken A, Flood V, Empson M, Rochtchina E, Barclay A, Brand-Miller J, Mitchell P. Carbohydrate nutrition and inflammatory disease mortality in older adults. Am J Clin Nutr 2010 92: 634-643
  • Gopinath B, Buyken A, Flood V, Empson M, Rochtchina E, Mitchell P. Consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids, fish and nuts and risk of inflammatory disease mortality. Am J Clin Nutr 2011 93: 1073-1079
  • Suan D, Hughan M, Bates S, Rochtchina E, Empson M, Mitchell P, Fulcher D. The Prevalence of Paraproteinaemia in Older Australians. Internal Medicine Journal 2012:42; 165-169
  • Empson M, Tang M, Pearce L, Rozen L, Gold M, Katelaris C, Langton D, Smart J, Smith W, Steele R, Ziegler J, Maher D. Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Acceptability of a Novel Subcutaneous Immunoglobulin, Evogam, in Primary Immunodeficiency. Journal of Clinical Immunology 2012 32: 897-906
  • Baker A, Empson M, The R, Fitzharris P Skin testing for immediate hypersensitivity to corticosteroids: a case series and literature review. Clin Exp Allergy. 2015 Mar;45(3):669-76.
  • Empson M, McCluskey P, Garsia R. Uveitis Associated with HLA B27 Positivity and Campylobacter Jejuni Infection in an HIV Positive Male. Proceedings of ASHM Conference 1992.
  • Empson M, Britton W, Garsia R. A Cavitating Lung Infection Followed by Cytomegalovirus Polyradiculopathy – Discussion of Two Problems. Proceedings of ASHM Conference 1993.
  • Empson M, Garsia R. Two Cases of Relapsing Polychondritis – Illustration of the Spectrum of Manifestations. Proceedings of NSW ASCIA Clinical Grand Rounds 1993.
  • Empson M. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Can Be Interesting (if you look hard enough). Proceedings of NSW ASCIA Clinical Grand Rounds 1996.
  • Empson M, Nightingale B, Bishop A, Garsia R. Cytokine Expression in HIV Infected Subjects with Hypersensitivity or Anergy. Proceedings of ASHM Conference 1996.
  • Empson M, Garsia R. The Immunological Profile Associated with Hypersensitivity in HIV Infection. Proceedings of ASHM Conference 1996.
  • Jolles S, Empson M. A Positive ANA. Proceedings of NSW ASCIA Clinical Grand Rounds 1997.
  • Empson M, Lassere M, Craig J, Scott J. Therapy for Miscarriage Associated with Antiphospholipid Antibody: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials. Proceedings of ICACI 2000.
  • Nasr T, Keat K, Ng M, MacIntyre C, Empson M, Rubin G, Fitzpatrick D, and Ross D. Primary Angioplasty is Superior to Thrombolysis for Mangement of Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Community Setting. Proceedings of Cardiac Society Of Australia and New Zealand 2001.
  • Hughes M, Bates S, Rochtchina E, Empson M, Mitchell P, and Fulcher D. Prevalence and risk factors for paraproteinaemia by capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) in older Australians enrolled in the Blue Mountains eye study (BMES). Proceedings of ASCIA Conference 2002.
  • Empson M. ANCA: Can we broaden the applications for this heterogeneous group of antibodies? Proceedings of New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science Conference 2004
  • Empson M. Statistics in the immunopathology laboratory: Diagnostic test characteristics and interpretation. Proceedings of New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science Conference 2004
  • Lassere M and Empson M. Treatment of Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Pregnancy – a Systematic Review of Therapeutic Trials. Proceedings of 11th International Congress of Antiphospholipid antibodies Thrombosis Research 2004;114 614-5.
  • Empson M and Smith J. Anaphylaxis rates in New Zealand (NZ). World Allergy Organisation Journal, Nov 2007 WAC 2007 Abstracts:S207
  • Empson M and Smith J. Epidemiology of anaphylaxis in New Zealand adults. Internal Medicine Journal. Nov 2007;37 (supplement 5 ASCIA abstracts):1
  • The R, Fitzharris P, Sinclair J, Empson M, Ameratunga R. Experience with Diater Penicillin Skin Testing Reagents in 80 Patients. Internal Medicine Journal. Nov 2007;37 (supplement 5 ASCIA abstracts):2
  • Empson M, Tang M, Pearce L, Rozen L. Evogam, the first locally produced ScIg; a study of efficacy, safety, and acceptability in PID. Internal Medicine Journal. 2011;41 (supplement 4 ASCIA abstracts):P20
  • Stephens S, Empson M, Fitzharris P, Rozen L, Pearce L. An open-label study of subcutaneous Evogam in patients with primary immunodeficiency (PID): interim analysis. Internal Medicine Journal. 2011;41 (supplement 4 ASCIA abstracts):P65
  • Baker A, Empson M, The R, Fitzharris, P; Skin testing for immediate hypersensitivity to corticosteroids – a case series and literature review. Internal Medicine Journal 2012;42 (supplement 4 ASCIA abstracts):P5.
  • Consensus recommendations for the use of immunoglobulin replacement therapy in immune deficiency. 1stEdition, June 2008.  Written by the Asia Pacific Immunoglobulins in Immunology Expert Groupof which I am a member.
  • A Handbook for the Interpretation of Laboratory Tests. 4thEdition, 2008. Edited by Dr Cam Kyle.  I was the major author for the immunology section.
  • Epinephrine Autoinjectors in Anaphylaxis. A systematic literature review and assessment of PHARMAC’s response to requests for funding. 2012. Marianne Empson. Sole researcher and writer.  For Allergy New Zealand. 77 pages
  • Subeditor for Allergy and Clinical Immunology for Internal Medicine Journal
  • Associate Editor for Immunopathology for Pathology Journal
  • Biohazardous Exposure Workshop – Central Sydney Area Health Service:
    Risk Assessment for HIV and Hepatitis. 1993.
  • HIV/AIDS and Mental Health Course – Central Sydney Area Health Service:
    The Clinical Management of HIV Infection and AIDS. 1993.
  • HIV Education Course – NSW Juvenile Justice Department Managers:
    Medical Aspects Of HIV Infection. 1994.
  • Centenary Institute Research Group, Sydney:
    HIV Infection and Cytokine Expression. 1994.
  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital – Combined Immunology / Rheumatology / Infectious Diseases Meeting, Sydney:
    HIV Infection and Cytokine Expression. 1996.
  • Immunopathology Training Workshop – Westmead Hospital, Sydney:
    The Normal EPG / IEPG and Paraprotein Detection. 1997. Cryoglobulinaemia. 1997.
  • The University of Sydney, Postgraduate Committee in Medicine – Update on Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Sydney:
    What to do with a positive ANA. 1998.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory. 1999.
  • International Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Sydney:
    Management of allergic diseases in pregnancy. 2000.
  • Therapy for Miscarriage Associated with Antiphospholipid:
    Antibody: a Systematic Review. 2000.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory Part 1 and Part 2. 2001.
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists Part II course, Auckland:
    Principles of Immunosuppression. 2001.
  • New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science Conference – Immunology Workshop, Wellington:
    Anticardiolipins and Antiphospholipid Syndrome. 2002.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory Part 1 and Part 2. 2003.
  • New Zealand Respiratory Physicians and Paediatricians Workshop, Rotorua:
    Management of Immunodeficiency in Adults. 2003
  • 5th Respiratory Conference and National Cystic Fibrosis Seminar, Auckland:
    Allergy Testing. 2004
  • New Zealand Institute of Medical Laboratory Science Conference, Hamilton:
    ANCA: Can we broaden the applications for this heterogeneous group of antibodies? 2004. Statistics in the immunopathology laboratory: Diagnostic test characteristics and interpretation. 2004.
  • Autoimmunity Workshop, Auckland:
    ANCA: Clinical cases. 2005.
  • Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Queenstown:
    ANA and ENA – The Evidence. 2005.
  • Auckland City Hospital Sexual Health Service:
    Anaphylaxis and drug allergy. 2006.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory Part 1 and Part 2. 2006.
  • RCPA Pathology Update, Sydney:
    Critical Appraisal – What is the best test? 2008.
  • RCPA Pathology Update, Sydney:
    Epidemiology of anaphylaxis: A NZ perspective. 2008.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory Part 1 and Part 2. 2008.
  • Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Melbourne:
    Immunodeficiency in adults. 2008.
  • Rheumatology registrar training weekend, Auckland:
    Medical statistics. 2009.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory Part 1 and Part 2. 2011.
  • Rheumatology Nurses Meeting, Auckland:
    Autoantibodies in rheumatological conditions. 2011.
  • Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Wellington:
    Adrenaline Autoinjectors. 2012.
  • Asia Pacific Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Consultants Meeting, Sydney:
    Member of the Faculty. 2013.
  • Asia Pacific Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Summer School, Sydney:
    Member of the Faculty. 2013. Approach to infections in Adults. 2013. Clinical features of CVID. 2013. Complications of antibody deficiency and treatment. 2013.
  • NZ Institute of Medical Laboratory Scientists ASM, Waikato:
    Molecular Allergology. 2013.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory Part 1 and Part 2. 2014.
  • Allergy Update for GPs, Auckland:
    Approach to allergic Rhinitis. 2014.
  • RCPA Pathology Update, Melbourne:
    Evidence based medicine & antiphospholipid antibodies. 2015.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory Part 1 and Part 2. 2016.
  • Update in Immunopathology – ICPMR / RCPA, Sydney:
    Statistics in the Laboratory Part 1 and Part 2. 2019.
  • International Congress of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Sydney, Australia.
    Two sessions. 2000
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Surfer’s Paradice.
    Judge of Clinical Grand Rounds. 2004.
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Queenstown.
    Autoimmune liver disease. 2005.
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Sydney.
    Biotherapeutics Symposium. 2006.
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Perth.
    Clinical Grand Round. 2007.
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Perth.
    Vasculitis and ANCA. 2007.
  • Pathology update, Sydney.
    HIV Symposium. 2009.
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Wellington.
    Autoimmunity Symposium. 2012.
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Wellington.
    Inflammatory Eye Disease Symposium. 2012.
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Melbourne.
    Biologicals Plenary. 2014.
  • The Australasian Society for Clinical Immunology & Allergy Conference, Auckland.
    Autoimmunity Symposium. 2017.