Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
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Dr Stina Oftedal is an accredited practicing dietitian and postdoctoral research fellow at the Queensland Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Research Centre (QCPRRC). Stina completed her undergraduate degree at Queensland University of Technology in 2010, and completed her PhD at the University of Queensland in 2016. Stina's PhD explored the association of modifiable health behaviours (diet and physical activity) on growth and body composition in preschool-aged children with cerebral palsy, and this continues to be the focus of her postdoctoral work. She also has an interest in infant feeding and diet quality.
Centre Director of Ian Frazer Centre for Childhood Immunotherapy Research
Ian Frazer Centre for Children's Immunotherapy Research
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Chair in Paediatric Immunotherapy
Child Health Research Centre
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
Professorial Research Fellow
Frazer Institute
Faculty of Health, Medicine and Behavioural Sciences
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Professor Di Yu is a Chair in Paediatric Immunotherapy, Professor of Immunology, Director of Ian Frazer Centre of Children's Immunotherapy Research, and Head of Systems and Translational T-cell Immunology Laboratory (STTIL) at the University of Queensland. He earned his PhD from the Australian National University in 2007 and postdoctoral training at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research from 2008-2010. Before joining the University of Queensland, he was a faculty member at Monash University from 2011-2016 and at the Australian National University ANU from 2017-2019. His research focuses on exploring T cell subsets and developing new therapies to regulate their functions in clinical settings, with the goal of treating autoimmune diseases and cancer. He also leads the development and application of "systems immunology" techniques to evaluate individuals' immune status.
Professor Yu has authored over 100 publications of basic and translational research in immunology, including Nature, Nature Immunology, Nature Medicine, Immunity and Science Immunology, and is a Clarivate Highly Cited Researcher. In recognising his groundbreaking research, he has been elected as a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (FAHMS) and honoured with accolades such as the 2023 Jacques Miller Medal from the Australian Academy of Science (AAS), the 2021 Jian Zhou Medal from the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences (AAHMS), and the inaugural 2021 AbbVie New Horizon Research Award from the Australia and New Zealand Society for Immunology (ASI), among others.
