Min Hu
Dr
PhD
Min.hu@wimr.org.au
Centre for Transplant and Renal Research
Currently open to PHD and Honours students in the topic areas of:
Transplant Immunology

Biography
Dr. Min Hu, a mid-career scientist at the Westmead Institute for Medical Research and a Senior Lecturer of University of Sydney. Her research interests include investigating the mechanism of transplant rejection and induction of transplant tolerance. She also leads a team on developing therapeutic strategies and immune cell therapy to facilitate transplant tolerance. Dr Hu has authored 63 high quality publications and most papers published in the leading journals of transplantation and medicine including NEJM, Diabetes, JASN, AJT. Dr Hu’s research is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia, JDRF/Australian Research Council, Diabetes Australia, and University of Sydney.
Research interests
Allotransplantation – rejection and tolerance, Xenotransplantation – rejection and tolerance, Developing Immune cell therapy for protecting against transplant rejection
Adjunct roles
Senior Lecturer | University of Sydney |
Additional information
USYD link – https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/min-hu.html
Current grants
JDRF SRA 3-2024-1463-S-B | Nov 2023 – Nov 2026 | Harnessing T cell exhaustion for type 1 diabetes prevention Lead PI : Thomas Kay, Role : Co-Investigate. Awards: $2,250,000 over 3 years |
NHMRC Ideas Grant (GNT1183810) | 2020-2024 | Using Regulatory CAR T Cells to Protect Kidney Transplants. Award: $833,925. Role: CIC (CIA: Prof. Stephen Alexander). |
NHMRC Ideas Grant (GNT1183806) | 2020-2024 | Opening the Black Box-Studies of the Major Histocompatibility Complex Class I Immunopeptidome in Allorecognition and Transplant Tolerance Induction. Role: co-AI (CIA: A/Prof. Alexandra Sharland). |
Affiliations
University of Sydney
Professional Associations and Organisations
2013-present | Australia Society of Immunology (ASI) | Member |
2013-present | International Pancreas and Islet Transplant Association (IPITA) | Member |
2002-present | The Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) | Member |
2002-present | the Transplantation Society | Member |
Awards and recognition
2004 - University of Sydney Postgraduate Award |
2005 - Young Investigator Award, TSANZ |
2007 - Young Scientist Program Research Travel Awards, JDRF |
2010 - Basic Science Mentee/Mentor Award, TTS |
2011-6/2015: NHMRC Early Career Fellowship |
2012 - Basic Science Mentee/Mentor Award, the Transplantation Society (TTS) |
2012-present: Committee Member of ASI/NSW ACT Subcommittee |
2013-2018: Key convenor and member of organising committee of Monthly Westmead Immunobiology Hub Seminars |
2014 - Member of organising committee for Cell Therapy Workshop of TSANZ, 2014, Westmead |
2015: DVC USYD Research Fellowship |
2015-2016: Member of Scientific Program and Education Committee (SPEC) of TSANZ |
2016 - Key convenor of TSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM), 2016, Sydney |
2018 - Travel Award, the Transplantation Society of Australia and New Zealand (TSANZ) |
2018-present: Committee member of Westmead Research Hub - Flow Cytometry Scientific Advisory Committee |
2020- WISE awards, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research |
2022 DC and Treg Cell Therapy meeting 2022 for transplantation TSANZ, NSW Heath, WIMR, CKR, |