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Emerging Infections
Environmental surveillance for poliovirus
The lab tests sewage collected at sentinel sites in Australia - even negative results for poliovirus are of international significance in the fight to eradicate polio.
HIV
Examining HIV incidence in Victoria
The Nicholson group are involved in a collaborative project which aims to assess whether the introduction of PrepX in 2016 has reduced HIV incidence in Victoria.
Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infections
Investigating hospital superbugs
The Stinear group is investigating the molecular basis for the increasing resistance of Staphylococcus aureaus and Enterococcus to antibiotics, and also their resistance to the cleaning agents commonly used to disinfect health care facilities.
Education
Doherty Institute Student Research Opportunities. Click here to learn more.
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The Doherty Institute has a range of spaces available for hire that can cater for meetings, seminars and other larger events.
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Breakthroughs happen when research leaders work with philanthropists to solve difficult and pressing global health problems.
Meet Dr Noleen Bennett. She is a Senior Infection Control Consultant with VICNISS and is a Project Officer for the Aged Care National Antimicrobial Prescribing Survey which aims to monitor and prevent infections and inappropriate antimicrobial use in Australian residential aged care facilities.
Meet Associate Professor Sammy Bedoui. Sammy is a Laboratory Head whose research examines how dendritic cells and T cells interact during infections, with a particular interest in deciphering how specific innate signals shape these interactions.
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