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
Written by Professor Stephen Rogerson and Dr Elizabeth Aitken -
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 Jake Lacey Computational Microbiologist, Bioinformatician
Jake Lacey is a bioinformatician and computational microbiologist working within the Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory (MDU-PHL).…
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Associate Professor Vicki Lawson Laboratory Head
Vicki Lawson is an Associate Professor and heads the Transmissible Neurodegeneration group in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at The University…
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Professor Laura Mackay Laboratory Head, Theme Leader in Immunology
Professor Laura Mackay is a Laboratory Head and Immunology Theme Leader at The Doherty Institute. Laura is a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)…
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Dr Abdou Hachani Senior Researcher
Abdou has completed his PhD in molecular microbiology at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. He continued his training in bacterial pathogenesis…