Learn about the clinical trials currently underway at the Doherty Institute
Latest Work
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.
Venue hire
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 Yi-Mo Deng. She is the head of the molecular biology group at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza. Her team’s core task is the molecular surveillance of influenza viruses and its methodology development.
Meet Associate Professor Justin Denholm. He is an infectious diseases physician and ethicist, and the Medical Director of the Victorian Tuberculosis Program. Justin has published research around clinical management, epidemiology, tuberculosis genomics, diagnostics and multi-drug resistance.
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