In 2009, Julie completed an international Postdoctoral Fellowship at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, received an NHMRC New Investigator Priming grant and was recruited by the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne. Julie leads an internationally recognised research program dedicated to understanding influenza virulence and host-response mechanisms that enhance disease.
Upon onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Julie pivoted her program focus to SARS-CoV-2. She launched the COVID-19 Antiseptics platform, providing the Doherty with frontline ability to conduct commercial and collaborative research. Her high-containment laboratory and collaborative network have been pivotal in aiding COVID-19 diagnostic, vaccine and antiviral development and has significantly contributed to the global effort against the pandemic.
