IMMUNE MECHANISMS OF COELIAC DISEASE AND GLUTEN-RELATED DISORDERS
With
Professor Jason Tye-Din,
Director, Snow Centre for Immune Health &
Head of the Coeliac Research Laboratory at WEHI &
Gastroenterologist, Royal Melbourne Hospital &
Clinician Researcher,
Melbourne, Australia
RESEARCHER PROFILE
Filmed in Melbourne | September 2026
Professor Jason Tye-Din is head of the Coeliac Research Laboratory at WEHI and a gastroenterologist at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. His expertise spans the immune mechanisms of coeliac disease, clinical care of gluten-related disorders, diagnostic discovery and pre-clinical and clinical drug development. His work aims to improve the health and quality of life of people suffering gastrointestinal immune diseases, particularly those caused by gluten and other foods.
Professor Tye-Din is a Principal Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne, Honorary Research Fellow at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and is involved in multiple leadership and advisory roles, including to the World Health Organisation and industry.
As a recognised leader in immunology and translational science, Professor Tye-Din’s research has been widely published. Most recently, he led the development of a ground-breaking blood test that has the potential to transform the way coeliac disease is diagnosed.
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