Our vision
To improve health globally through discovery research and the prevention, treatment and cure of infectious diseases.
Latest News
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17 Apr 2024
Exploring the ripple effects of co-infections: how unrelated viruses shape immune responses to influenza
Research typically focuses on studying the immune response to a single pathogen infection, but not much is known on how multiple infections, either consecuti… -
15 Apr 2024
The Doherty Institute joins CoViNet - the World Health Organization Coronavirus Network
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12 Apr 2024
Podcast: Here’s what you need to know about flu season 2024
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09 Apr 2024
There are new flu vaccines on offer for 2024. Should I get one? What do I need to know?
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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Professor Karena Waller Deputy Program Director, Bachelor of Biomedicine
Karena Waller is a Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology. Karena joined the Department’s academic teaching staff in…
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Dr Clyde Dapat Head of Bioinformatics, WHO Centre for Research and Reference in Influenza
Clyde is a molecular virologist with expertise in genomic epidemiology of influenza and other respiratory viruses. He received his B.S. and M.Sc.…
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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.…
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Dr Romain Guerillot Research Fellow
Romain Guerillot is a molecular microbiologist and data scientist specialised in bacterial functional genomics. Following his PhD graduation in 2014…