Dr CK Yao is an Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian and Senior Research Fellow at Monash University. She leads a research programme investigating dietary strategies targeting the gut microbiome as therapies for chronic gastrointestinal disorders including IBS and IBD. She is widely published and has authored over 50 articles, some in high ranking journals. She is currently the secretary of Dietitian Australia's Gastroenterology Interest Group Leadership team and a credentialed Advanced Practising Gastroenterology Dietitian at Eastern Health.