MELANIE BURK

REGISTERED NURSE

Melanie has worked as a registered nurse and clinical nurse specialist for over 30 years. Her background includes clinical work in Allergy, Neurology, Respiratory, Ear Nose & Throat, Urology and Ophthalmology. The past seven years include working as a Clinical Trial Study Co-ordinator for phase I to phase IV clinical trials in the areas of Clinical Immunology & Allergy as well as Neurology. Melanie has worked with Dr van Nunen since the inception of TiARA (Tick-induced Allergies Research and Awareness) in a wide range of roles providing education to medical and pharmaceutical health professionals, and most of all, to the general public. Her involvement in both clinical and observational research has assisted with publications from TiARA, and Melanie is co-author on a number of publications within the scope of Allergy and Immunology as well as Neuromuscular, Neurology disease.