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Excellence and leadership

The Doherty Institute is committed to fostering excellence and innovation. This page highlights the funding opportunities and awards that recognise the outstanding contributions of our staff and graduate researchers.

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Awards (21)

APS Career Development Award

Presented by Australasian Proteomics Society (APS).

ASHRA Emerging Leader Award

Presented by Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance (ASHRA).

ASI Breakthrough Immunology Award

Presented by the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology.

ASM Frank Fenner Award

Presented by The Australian Society for Microbiology.

ASM Frank Fenner Award

Presented by The Australian Society for Microbiology.

Awarded to: Dr Danielle Ingle

Australia Day Honours Order of Australia (AO)

Presented by the Governor-General of Australia.

Australian Museum | Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research

Presented by University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) | MDHS Award for Research Achievements

Awarded to: Dr Louise Rowntree

Champion of Hepatitis B Award

Presented by Hepatitis B Voices Australia.

Doherty Institute Good Citizen Award

Presented by the Doherty Insitute.

Awarded to: Dr Miranda Smith

Doherty Institute Good Citizen Award

Presented by the Doherty Institute.

Awarded to: Dr Laura Cook

Grants (13)

Professor Damian Purcell

Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE)

Control of endemic HTLV-1 to prevent silent global spread.

The ASPIRE program is led by Japan’s Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

NHMRC
$4,370,513

Dr Laura Cook

Early to Mid-Career Medical Research Future Fund

MEGA-dose aSCORbatE for Sepsis (MEGASCORES): An interdisciplinary research program to transform management of sepsis in intensive care units

MMRF
$4,900,000

Professor Thomas Gebhardt

Grants-in-Aid 2025

Defining immune responses capable of eradicating metastatic melanoma.

Cancer Council Victoria
$0

Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs

MTP Connect Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

MEGA-dose aSCORbatE for Sepsis (MEGASCORES): An interdisciplinary research program to transform management of sepsis in intensive care units

ARC
$648,898

Professor Alexandra Corbett

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Exploiting the unique functions of MAIT cells to drive the rational design of new vaccines and immunotherapies.

NHMRC
$2,818,905

Professor Amy Chung

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Profiling protective antibody responses against infectious diseases.

NHMRC
$2,818,905

Professor Benjamin Howden

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Genomics-driven innovations to tackle drug-resistant bacterial infections.

NHMRC
$2,668,202

Dr Danielle Ingle

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Harnessing pathogen genomics to combat current and future threats of drug-resistant enteric bacteria.

NHMRC
$1,623,700

Dr Hui-Fern Koay

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Harnessing MAIT cell biology and therapeutics to improve immunotherapy.

NHMRC
$1,423,700

Professor Karen Day

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Solving the surveillance challenges for malaria elimination in high burden countries.

NHMRC
$2,000,000

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