Our vision
To improve health globally through discovery research and the prevention, treatment and cure of infectious diseases.
Latest News
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29 Mar 2023Solomon Islands Fellows travel to Melbourne for Antimicrobial Stewardship training
The COMBAT-AMR project, funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Indo-Pacific Centre for Health Security, has previously assisted the Solom… -
29 Mar 2023COVID vaccine induces robust T cell responses in blood cancer patients
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27 Mar 2023Antimicrobial resistance gene of public health concern found in imported seafood – calls for increased surveillance
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24 Mar 2023Ending the global tuberculosis epidemic
The Booster Study
We are seeking volunteers to participate in study looking at whether a booster Moderna vaccine which fights against the original COVID-19 strain as well as Omicron enhances immunity against COVID-19.
Victorian Critical Vaccinees Collection
Are you going to get a COVID-19 or monkeypox vaccine? We are looking for a wide selection of Victorians to contribute samples to the Victorian Critical Vaccinees Collection (VC²).
Impact Report 2021
Discover stories of our research, clinical, public health and teaching successes identified through our themes and cross-cutting disciplines.
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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Read more › about Dr Eve Maunders
Dr Eve Maunders Research Officer
Eve was awarded her PhD in molecular microbiology from the University of Cambridge in 2018. Her PhD research harnessed transcriptomic and proteomic…
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Read more › about Dr Edin Mifsud
Dr Edin Mifsud Post-doctoral Researcher
Dr Edin Mifsud completed her Bachelor degree of Science (Honours) and PhD research at the University of Melbourne, investigating how pre-activation…
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Read more › about Eamon McIntyre
Eamon McIntyre Clinical Nurse Consultant
A registered nurse since 1999, Eamon McIntyre has worked across varied medical specialties with particular interest in infectious diseases and public…
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Read more › about Lien Tran
Lien Tran PhD Scholar
Lien is a PhD student in the Cowie group, conducting research related to the project Hepatitis and Liver Cancer Outcomes in Public Health: an Intervention…
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Doherty InstituteGreat to have medical staff from National Referral Hospital (Solomon Islands) recently visit @TheDohertyInst for #AntimicrobialStewardship (#AMS) training on measurement and monitoring appropriateness of antibiotic use, led by @COMBAT_AMR_ Program. doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne… -
Doherty InstituteRT @PeterMacCC: New #research by Peter Mac and the @TheDohertyInst has found that despite being heavily immunocompromised, #bloodcancer pat…
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Doherty InstituteNew research by @kedzierskalab in collab with @PeterMacCC shows #COVID #vaccine induces robust T cell responses in blood cancer patients, on par with healthy individuals. Published in @CellRepMed doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne… @UniMelbMDHS @TheRMH @KatherineKedz
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Doherty InstituteRT @muandre01: Mark Walker and I with a “behind the paper” insight into our recent paper on global biomarkers of sepsis-causing bacteria in…