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New study finds that spit test just as effective as throat and nasal swabs for detecting COVID-19 in adults
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Doherty Institute receives generous donation from Morningside Foundation to fund next virology expert
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Setting it Straight: Where are the small molecule drugs to treat COVID-19?
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PODCAST: INFECTION AND IMMUNITY - EVIDENCE EXPLAINED
Welcome to Infection and Immunity – Evidence Explained, a Doherty Institute podcast. The first season of our brand new podcast is all about COVID-19 – the virus, variants and vaccines. The Doherty Institute is at the clinical, research and public health forefront of the global COVID-19 response.
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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 Associate Professor Torsten SeemannAssociate Professor Torsten Seemann Lead Bioinformatician
Associate Professor Torsten Seemann is a bioinformatician specialising in applied microbial genomics. He is lead bioinformatician at MDU PHL and
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Dr Sarah Hanieh Infectious Diseases Physician
Dr Sarah Hanieh is a paediatric infectious diseases physician and post-doctoral Research Fellow in the International and Immigrant Health Group in The…
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Simone Bittmann Public Health Nurse
Simone Bittmann is a Public Health Nurse in the Victorian Tuberculosis Program with 20 years’ experience. After completing her undergraduate degree…
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Professor Stephen Kent Laboratory Head
Professor Stephen Kent trained as an infectious diseases physician and viral immunologist in Melbourne and the USA. He is a National Health and Medical…
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Doherty InstituteNew study finds that spit test just as effective as throat and nasal swabs for detecting COVID-19 in adults. @KatherineGibney @Jane_R_Oliver bit.ly/3y1ndqv @MCRI_for_kids @TheRMH @UniMelbMDHS
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Doherty InstituteNew podcast episode! We speak with Professor Kirsty Buising about healthcare worker COVID-19 infections and using theatrical smoke and bubbles to understand aerosol transmission in hospital wards! doherty.edu.au/news-events/po… @TheRMH @UniMelbMDHS @UniMelb
