Our vision
To improve health globally through discovery research and the prevention, treatment and cure of infectious diseases.
Latest News
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26 Apr 2024
Hunting for malaria parasite blockers: from Papua New Guinea to Melbourne and beyond
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26 Apr 2024
Podcast: How the immune system works with Peter Doherty
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26 Apr 2024
Malaria parasites stretch time
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25 Apr 2024
Malaria research efforts converge at the Doherty Institute
Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics
A mission-driven, global research centre to enable rapid design and development of therapeutics for future pandemics
Impact Report 2022
Discover how our work continues to drive excellence in research, education and public health.
Doherty Institute Strategic Plan
Learn more about our roadmap for the development of the Doherty Institute over the next five years.
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 Sacha Pidot Laboratory Head
Dr Sacha Pidot is a molecular microbiologist and research-teaching academic with interests in identifying and developing new antimicrobials, primarily…
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Tejas Menon PhD Candidate
In 2021, Tejas completed his Honours project on functional subsets of MAIT cells at the Fiona Elsey Cancer Research Institute in Ballarat. Tejas’…
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Kathy Jackson Principal Scientist
Dr Kathy Jackson is the Principal Scientist at VIDRL, where she has worked for a collective 30 years. She has extensive experience with diagnosis of…
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Dr Nichollas Scott Laboratory Head
Dr Nichollas Scott's work focuses on the identification and characterisation of microbial enzymes which chemically link carbohydrates to proteins.…