Prof

Peter Doherty

Laureate Professor

Microbiology and Immunology

Prof

Peter Doherty

Division

Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences

Primary Interest

Viral Immunity

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Peter Doherty

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Robust and prototypical immune responses toward influenza vaccines in the high-risk group of Indigenous Australians

Peter Doherty's selected work

Peter Doherty's selected work

LIMITING THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA

Research Grant

Part 1: Things we know at the end of 2020

NEWS ARTICLE

The origins of SARS-CoV-2: A critical review

Journal article

Virus, pathogenesis, epidemiology and vaccination in the complex ecosystems of us

NEWS ARTICLE

Immune cellular networks underlying recovery from influenza virus infection in acute hospi..

Journal article

What have we learnt so far from COVID-19?

Journal article

Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects from 15 for Peter Doherty.

LIMITING THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA

The development of better ways to prevent and treat influenza infection will be a major step forward in lessening the impact of the virus in..

LIMITING THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA

The development of better ways to prevent and treat influenza infection will be a major step forward in lessening the impact of the virus in..

LIMITING THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA

The development of better ways to prevent and treat influenza infection will be a major step forward in lessening the impact of the virus in..

LIMITING THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA

The development of better ways to prevent and treat influenza infection will be a major step forward in lessening the impact of the virus in..

LIMITING THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA

The development of better ways to prevent and treat influenza infection will be a major step forward in lessening the impact of the virus in..

LIMITING THE IMPACT OF INFLUENZA

The development of better ways to prevent and treat influenza infection will be a major step forward in lessening the impact of the virus in..

UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING INFLUENZA

While current influenza vaccines blunt winter epidemics, they must be updated frequently to keep up with virus mutation and they do not prot..

UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING INFLUENZA

While current influenza vaccines blunt winter epidemics, they must be updated frequently to keep up with virus mutation and they do not prot..

Determinants of virus specific CD8+ T cell hierarchies.

The CD8+, or killer , T lymphocytes (white blood cells) are the hit men of immunity, recirculating continually around the body to eliminate ..

IMMUNOBIOLOGY OF INFLUENZA A VIRUS INFECTION

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Research Grant

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Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works from 553 for Peter Doherty.

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Robust and prototypical immune responses toward influenza vaccines in the high-risk group of Indigenous Australians

Luca Hensen, Thi HO Nguyen, Louise C Rowntree, Timon Damelang, Marios Koutsakos, Malet Aban, Aeron Hurt, Kim L Harland, Maria Auladell, Carolien E van de Sandt, Anngie Everitt, Cath Blacker, Damian A Oyong, Jessica R Loughland, Jessica R Webb, Bruce D Wines, P Mark Hogarth, Katie L Flanagan, Magdalena Plebanski, Adam Wheatley, et al.

Journal article | 2021 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Morbidity and mortality rates from seasonal and pandemic influenza occur disproportionately in high-risk groups, including Indigen..

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The origins of SARS-CoV-2: A critical review

Edward C Holmes, Stephen A Goldstein, Angela L Rasmussen, David L Robertson, Alexander Crits-Christoph, Joel O Wertheim, Simon J Anthony, Wendy S Barclay, Maciej F Boni, Peter C Doherty, Jeremy Farrar, Jemma L Geoghegan, Xiaowei Jiang, Julian L Leibowitz, Stuart JD Neil, Tim Skern, Susan R Weiss, Michael Worobey, Kristian G Andersen, Robert F Garry, et al.

Journal article | 2021 | CELL

Since the first reports of a novel severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like coronavirus in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, the..

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Immune cellular networks underlying recovery from influenza virus infection in acute hospitalized patients

Thi HO Nguyen, Marios Koutsakos, Carolien E van de Sandt, Jeremy Chase Crawford, Liyen Loh, Sneha Sant, Ludivine Grzelak, Emma K Allen, Tim Brahm, E Bridie Clemens, Maria Auladell, Luca Hensen, Zhongfang Wang, Simone Nussing, Xiaoxiao Jia, Patrick Gunther, Adam K Wheatley, Stephen J Kent, Malet Aban, Yi-Mo Deng, et al.

Journal article | 2021 | NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

How innate and adaptive immune responses work in concert to resolve influenza disease is yet to be fully investigated in one singl..

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What have we learnt so far from COVID-19?

Peter C Doherty

Journal article | 2021 | NATURE REVIEWS IMMUNOLOGY

While COVID-19 shows us the enormous power of modern molecular medicine, it also reminds us of the basic contradictions and limita..

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COVID-19 and beyond

PC Doherty

Journal article | 2021 | Round Table

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Suboptimal SARS-CoV-2-specific CD8( ) T cell response associated with the prominent HLA-A*02:01 phenotype

Jennifer R Habel, Thi HO Nguyen, Carolien E van de Sandt, Jennifer A Juno, Priyanka Chaurasia, Kathleen Wragg, Marios Koutsakos, Luca Hensen, Xiaoxiao Jia, Brendon Chua, Wuji Zhang, Hyon-Xhi Tan, Katie L Flanagan, Denise L Doolan, Joseph Torresi, Weisan Chen, Linda M Wakim, Allen C Cheng, Peter C Doherty, Jan Petersen, et al.

Journal article | 2020 | PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

An improved understanding of human T cell-mediated immunity in COVID-19 is important for optimizing therapeutic and vaccine strate..

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The Origin of COVID-19 and Why It Matters.

David M Morens, Joel G Breman, Charles H Calisher, Peter C Doherty, Beatrice H Hahn, Gerald T Keusch, Laura D Kramer, James W LeDuc, Thomas P Monath, Jeffery K Taubenberger

Journal article | 2020 | Am J Trop Med Hyg

The COVID-19 pandemic is among the deadliest infectious diseases to have emerged in recent history. As with all past pandemics, th..

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Make science evolve into a One Health approach to improve health and security: a white paper

Albert DME Osterhaus, Chris Vanlangendonck, Maurizio Barbeschi, Christianne JM Bruschke, Renee Christensen, Peter Daszak, Frouke de Groot, Peter Doherty, Patrick Drury, Sabri Gmacz, Keith Hamilton, John Hart, Rebecca Katz, Christophe Longuet, Jesse McLeay, Gaetano Morelli, Joergen Schlundt, Trevor Smith, Sameera Suri, Khristeen Umali, et al.

Journal article | 2020 | ONE HEALTH OUTLOOK

The World One Health Congresses are biennial gatherings of approximately 1500 professionals from relevant international organisati..

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This Scientific Life.

Peter C Doherty

Journal article | 2020 | Viral Immunol

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Why is the Immune System not Overwhelmed by Suppression? A Reductionist Paradox

Robert H Loblay, Antony Basten, Peter A Bretscher, Peter C Doherty

Book Chapter | 2019

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Keyword Analysis

Clinical Health

Expanding Knowledge

Medical Microbiology

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health

Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)

Clinical Sciences

Environmental Management

Evaluation of Health and Support Services

News

Displaying the 10 most recent news articles from 30 for Peter Doherty.

Part 1: Things we know at the end of 2020

Zena Cumpston, Andrew Dawson, Peter Doherty AC, Guay Lim

The word may be overused, but ‘unprecedented’ sums up 2020 effectively for many people. From the beginning of the pandemic at the end of 20..

December 23, 2020

pursuit Article

Virus, pathogenesis, epidemiology and vaccination in the complex ecosystems of us

Peter Doherty AC

This article is the latest in a series of weekly columns about all things infection and immunity written by Nobel Laureate Professor Peter ..

December 10, 2020

pursuit Article

Reinfection in COVID-19 – Part three

Peter Doherty AC

Over the past two weeks we’ve discussed two well-documented instances of reinfection in people who had symptomatic COVID-19 infection and a..

September 23, 2020

pursuit Article

Reinfection in COVID-19- Part two

Peter Doherty AC

Last week we looked at a well-documented case of reinfection (see Reinfection in COVID-19 - part one) with SARS-CoV-2. A Hong Kong resident..

September 17, 2020

pursuit Article

Reinfection in COVID-19

Peter Doherty AC

This article is the latest in a series of weekly columns about all things infection and immunity written by Nobel Laureate Professor Peter ..

September 9, 2020

pursuit Article

Affinity, avidity, IgM, IgG, serological surveys and ‘antibody passports’

Peter Doherty AC

This article is the latest in a series of weekly columns about all things infection and immunity written by Nobel Laureate Professor Peter ..

September 4, 2020

pursuit Article

Your protective Igs: The major focus of COVID-19 vaccines

Peter Doherty AC

This article is the latest in a series of weekly columns about all things infection and immunity written by Nobel Laureate Professor Peter ..

August 25, 2020

pursuit Article

Watch Episode 6: Life Beyond Coronavirus: The Expert View

Shitij Kapur, Peter Doherty AC, Sharon Lewin AO, Tom Gerald Daly, Brett Sutton

While the world is still trying to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic - it may seem an odd time to discuss preventing the next one. Bu..

pursuit Article

Speaking with: Peter Doherty about infectious disease pandemics

William Isdale

Humans have had to deal with infectious diseases for centuries. Ancient Greeks and Egyptians suffered from smallpox, leprosy and tuberculos..

conversation Article

Extreme weather: Why the impact will be felt more widely

Peter Doherty AC, Grant Blashki, Richard Eckard, Ann-Maree Graham, Chris Jensen, Kevin Fergusson, Trent Penman

Extreme is the new normal when it comes to weather, with devastation caused by floods, fires and cyclones filling our news feeds all too fr..

pursuit Article

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Honours, Awards and Fellowships

1997

Companion of the Order of Australia

2019

The Ableitar Award, Madrid, Spain

2018

Honorary Doctor of Laws at the University of Calgary, Canada

2012

Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), University of Melbourne,

2011

Research Australia Lifetime Achievement Award, National Gallery of Victoria

2008

Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, Washington DC, USA

2007

The Woodrow Wilson Award, Melbourne

2003

Centenary Medal

2003

Curtin Medal

2001

Associate Member of the Academy of Medicine, Paris

1998

Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA

1996

Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

1995

Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, USA

1986

Gairdner International Award for Medical Science, Canada

1983

Paul Ehrlich Prize, Germany

2008

FRSEDIN - Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh

2005

HONFLHSDUBLIN - Honorary Fellowship of The Literary and Historical Society of University College of Dublin

1998

FRCPA - Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, Australia

1998

FRACP - Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians

1987

FRS - Fellow of the Royal Society

1983

FAA - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

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Awards

Credentials

Positions

Laureate Professor

Microbiology and Immunology

Royal College Of Veterinary Surgeons

Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons

American College Of Veterinary Pathologists

American College of Veterinary Pathologists

Australian Society For Medical Research

Australian Society for Medical Research

Education

Doctor of Philosophy

The University of Edinburgh

Master of Veterinary Science

The University of Queensland

Bachelor of Veterinary Science

The University of Queensland

Links

ORCID

0000-0002-5028-3489

International Linkages

St Judes Children's Research Hospital

United States