Our vision
To improve health globally through discovery research and the prevention, treatment and cure of infectious diseases.
Latest News
-
21 Oct 2021From little things big things grow
First published in the Doherty Institute Impact Report 2020 -
19 Oct 2021How working with communities became crucial during COVID-19
-
18 Oct 2021Setting it Straight: The second Nobel year in the time of COVID-19: Medicine
-
15 Oct 2021Cell-based influenza vaccine provides protection against the flu in children
Modelling Hub
We have put together an information hub to provide more insight into what modelling is, introduce our team of modellers and provide explanations around the reports we have produced for National Cabinet. Here you will be able to find everything from the reports we have prepared for National Cabinet, to explainer videos, podcasts and articles.
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.
2020 Impact Report
Our 2020 Impact Report, highlights our research, clinical, public health and teaching successes identified through our themes and cross-cutting disciplines. It will provide insight into the experiences of some of our staff, in their own words, and highlight the many achievements of the Institute in 2020.
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.
-
Read more › about Dr Melinda Ashcroft
Dr Melinda Ashcroft Postdoctoral Research Officer (Bioinformatics)
Melinda is a Postdoctoral Research Officer and Computational Microbiologist with a special interest in antimicrobial resistance, mobile genetic elements…
-
Read more › about Aine Nolan
Aine Nolan Clinical Nurse Consultant
Aine Nolan is a Clinical Nurse Consultant with the Victorian Tuberculosis Program. Aine's interest in tuberculosis was sparked while working in…
-
Read more › about Dr Bang Tran
Dr Bang Tran Research Fellow
Dr Bang Tran is a junior postdoctoral research fellow in the Molecular Oncology research group headed by Professor Elizabeth Vincan. Bang has extensive…
-
Read more › about Dr Danielle Ingle
Dr Danielle Ingle NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow
Dr Danielle Ingle joined the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the Doherty Institute in late 2020 as an NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow.…
Tweets
Follow @TwitterDev-
Doherty InstituteRT @TheRMH: Hats off to YOU Melbourne! 🤠 The pharmacy team here (pictured) have helped draw up 300,000 COVID-19 vaccines for you across st… -
Doherty InstituteCOVID-19 pandemic drove flu to historic lows, and may have eliminated one virus type completely @APPRISE_CRE @UniMelbMDHS @WHOCCFluMelb abc.net.au/news/science/2…
-
Doherty InstituteA small health program improving access to outpatient clinics for refugees & infectious diseases patients, enabled @TheRMH to effectively switch to telehealth at the start of the #pandemic. Learn more about the @VicGovDH funded program led by Prof Biggs: bit.ly/3po1Q18
-
Doherty InstitutenewsGP - Boosters are coming: What does the latest evidence suggest? www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinica… @ProfDaleGodfrey @UniMelbMDHS
-
Doherty InstituteWe are so proud of our graduate researchers! An inspiring read about recent #PhD graduate, Dr Zuwena Richardson, who used an imaging method developed during her PhD to study #COVID19 and is now working with @AstraZeneca's #vaccine medical team in Australia. @UniMelbMDHS @TheRMH twitter.com/abc_everyday/s…
-
Doherty InstituteResearch Project Manager @NafisaYussf reflects on important learnings working as a community engagement liaison as part of the #COVID19 public health response. Read her story here: doherty.edu.au/news-events/ne… @TheRMH @UniMelbMDHS
