Our vision
To improve health globally through discovery research and the prevention, treatment and cure of infectious diseases.
Latest News
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15 Oct 2024
‘Awful reality’: Albanese government injects $95 million to fight the latest deadly bird flu
This article, first published in The Conversation, was written by University of Melbourne, Dr Michelle Wille, Senior Research F… -
10 Oct 2024
Doherty Institute researcher awarded the University of Melbourne’s 2025 McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellowship
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09 Oct 2024
Spotlight on Therapeutics: How can we harness early immunity for rapid therapeutic development?
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08 Oct 2024
Harnessing genomics for public health: the AusPathoGen Program
Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics
A mission-driven, global research centre to enable rapid design and development of therapeutics for future pandemics
Impact Report 2023
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Meet our people
Our people are at the forefront of research, teaching, public health and reference laboratory services, diagnostic services and clinical care in infectious diseases and immunity.
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Dr Kevin Man Postdoctoral research officer
Kevin graduated from the University of Melbourne completing a combined Bachelors of Law (LLB) and Science (BSc) in 2008 before undertaking his PhD (2011-2015)…
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Dr Julie McAuley Senior Research Officer | Leader, Doherty COVID-19 Antiseptics Platform
In 2009, Julie completed an international Postdoctoral Fellowship at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, received an NHMRC New Investigator…
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Dr Adam Wheatley Laboratory Head
After a PhD at University of Melbourne, Dr Wheatley undertook postdoctoral training at the Vaccine Research Center, NIH, USA. There he focused upon…
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Professor Michelle Giles Head of Vaccine Research Group | Infectious Diseases Physician
Professor Michelle Giles is a lead of the Clinical and Health Systems Research cross-cutting discipline and the Vaccine Research Group at the Doherty…