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 2023
Solomon 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 2023
COVID vaccine induces robust T cell responses in blood cancer patients
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27 Mar 2023
Antimicrobial resistance gene of public health concern found in imported seafood – calls for increased surveillance
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24 Mar 2023
Ending 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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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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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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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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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…
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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…