Di Yu
Professor of Immunology
Bellberry-Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellow
Head, Laboratory of T-cell Immune Mechanism, Monitoring and Modulation
The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Faculty of Medicine
Translational Research Institute, Woolloongabba Qld
BIOGRAPHY
Professor Di Yu was awarded his PhD from the Australian National University in 2007, followed by a postdoctoral training at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research from 2008-2010. After leading independent research laboratory at Monash University and the Australian National University from 2011-2019, he joined the University of Queensland Diamantian Institute in 2019 and was appointed as Professor in Immunology.
Professor Di Yu’s research focuses on the function of T cell subsets in human health and disease, making major contributions to the discovery of follicular helper and cytotoxic T cells. Through understanding mechanisms underlying T cell differentiation and function, his research aims to design new strategies to monitor and modulate the immune system to treat autoimmune diseases, infection and cancer. He has published in top-tier journals including Nature, Nature Immunology, Nature Medicine and Immunity and led human clinical trials for vaccination and autoimmune diseases. He is currently a Bellberry-Viertel Senior Medical Research Fellow and was ranked as Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher (2019).