DrYanhong Hu

(She/her)

Research Fellow

Faculty of Medicine and Health

BIO

Dr Hu is a Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Immunisation, and Emergencies (IDIE) at the Sydney School of Public Health. She is trained as a medical doctor, epidemiologist, and public health researcher, with extensive expertise in infectious diseases, surveillance, antimicrobial resistance, and medicine safety for pregnant women and children. She is also a member of the Sydney Infecious Diseases Institute and Sydney Southeast Asian Centre. Her research aims to strengthen health systems and generate policy-relevant evidence to improve child and maternal health, with a particular focus on low- and middle-income countries.

THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY APPOINTMENTS

  • Research Fellow
    Infectious Diseases, Immunisation, and Emergencies Researchi, School of Public Health, Sydney, Australia18 Sep 2025 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Honorary Fellow
    Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Clinical paediatrics, Melbourne, Australia1 Jun 2024 - present

CERTIFICATIONS

  • PhD
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SAR1 Aug 2013 - 30 Sep 2016

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • MPH
    The Institute of Tropical Medicine Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium1 Sep 2009 - 25 Jul 2010
  • MBBS
    Southeast University, School of Medicine, Nanjing, China1 Sep 2003 - 15 Jun 2006
    Internal Medicine
  • BA
    Southeast University, School of Medicine, Nanjing, China1 Sep 2003 - 25 Jul 2001

SCHOOL

  • School of Public Health

AVAILABILITY

  • Research collaboration
  • Research supervision

UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

  • 10 Reduced Inequalities
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being

FIELDS OF RESEARCH (2020)