Professor Di Eley is the Director of MD Student Research at the University of Queensland (UQ). Di’s research career began with a MSc degree in reproductive physiology at the University of Florida. She subsequently worked for nearly 20 years as a bench scientist in bio-medical laboratories in Kenya and the UK. In 2000, she began her academic career after receiving a PhD in health and exercise psychology at the University of Bristol. She moved to the School of Medicine at UQ in 2003. Di is responsible for the development and implementation of the Clinician-Scientist Track in the UQ Medical School which encourages student interest and experience in research and facilitates medical students undertaking a PhD or MPhil alongside their medical degree.