Biography
Professor Peter Doherty shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996 with Swiss colleague Rolf Zinkernagel, for their discovery of how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells. He was Australian of the Year in 1997, and has since been commuting between St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne. His research is mainly in the area of defence against viruses. He regularly devotes time to delivering public lectures, writing articles for newspapers and magazines and participating in radio discussions.
Peter Doherty graduated from the University of Queensland in Veterinary Science and became a veterinary officer. Moving to Scotland, he received his PhD from the University of Edinburgh Medical School. He is the first person with a veterinary qualification to win a Nobel Prize.
Peter is also the author of several books, including “A Light History of Hot Air” and “The Beginners Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize”.
Research Expertise and International Linkages
Research Expertise
International Linkages
Qualifications, Honours, Fellowships and Other
Awards
Qualifications
| Title |
Institution |
Date Awarded |
Abbreviation |
| Bachelor of Veterinary Science |
The University of Queensland |
31-Dec-1962 |
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| Master of Veterinary Science |
The University of Queensland |
31-Dec-1966 |
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| Doctor of Philosophy |
The University of Edinburgh |
31-Dec-1970 |
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Memberships
| Membership Type |
Membership Body |
Description |
Start Date |
End Date |
| Member |
American Association of Immunologists |
American Association of Immunologists |
11-Sep-1990 |
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| Member |
Australian Society for Immunology |
Australain Society for Immunology |
04-Sep-1990 |
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| Member |
American Association of Pathologists |
American Assoication of Pathologists |
19-Sep-1991 |
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| Member |
Neuroimmunology Society |
Neuroimmunology Society |
18-Sep-1991 |
|
| Associate |
American Association of Veterinary Immunologists |
American Association of Veterinary Immunologists |
17-Sep-1991 |
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| Member |
Scandinavian Society of Immunology |
Scandinavian Society of Immunology |
15-Sep-1992 |
|
| Member |
Australian Society for Medical Research |
Australian Society for Medical Research |
12-Sep-1993 |
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| Member |
American College of Veterinary Pathologists |
American College of Veterinary Pathologists |
30-Sep-1994 |
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| Member |
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons |
28-Sep-1995 |
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Honours
| Honour |
Date Awarded |
| Companion of the Order of Australia |
1997 |
Fellowships
| Fellowship |
Date Awarded |
| Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (FRACP) |
08-Sep-1998 |
| Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) |
01-Aug-1983 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) |
09-Jul-1987 |
| Fellow of the Royal College of Pathologists, Australia (FRCPA) |
15-Oct-1998 |
| Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSEDIN) |
07-May-2008 |
Other Awards
| Award Type |
Awarding Body |
Comments |
Date Awarded |
| Other (Award) |
Member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Science, Washington DC, USA |
|
19-Jun-2008 |
| Other (Award) |
The Woodrow Wilson Award, Melbourne |
|
26-Mar-2007 |
| Prize |
Paul Ehrlich Prize, Germany |
|
09-Sep-1983 |
| Medal |
Curtin Medal |
|
06-Dec-2003 |
| Medal |
Centenary Medal |
|
17-Dec-2003 |
| Other (Award) |
Associate Member of the Academy of Medicine, Paris |
|
04-Aug-2001 |
| Medal |
Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA |
|
12-Mar-1998 |
| Other (Award) |
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine |
|
20-Oct-1996 |
| Other (Award) |
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, USA |
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02-Sep-1995 |
| Other (Award) |
Gairdner International Award for Medical Science, Canada |
|
17-Aug-1986 |
Government Research Classifications
Research Fields, Courses and Discipline Classifications
Socio-Economic Objective Classifications
Grants and Contracts
Research Grants, Contracts and Consultancies awarded to the University of Melbourne as the administering institution (since 2003) as recorded in Themis Agreements.
Grants
| Title |
Role |
Funding Source |
Scheme |
Award Date |
| Burnet Award |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Burnet Award |
01/01/2002 |
| Immunological response of T-cells |
Chief Investigator |
DEPT OF INNOVATION INDUSTRY & REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
2002 Federation Fellowships Complementary STI Grants (VIC GOVERNMENT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION INITIATIVE) |
11/02/2003 |
| Investigation of the signal(s) involved in the selection of memory T cells from the effector CD8+ cell pool following viral infection |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
CJ Martin Fellowships |
01/01/2004 |
| HIV Infection: Immunobiology and Vaccine design |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Program Grants |
01/01/2004 |
| Establishing the capacity for H5N1 challenge of ferrets within Australia & optimising pandemic vaccines in this model |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Potential Avian Influenza-Induced Pandemic Research Grants |
01/01/2006 |
| Determinants of virus specific CD8+ T cell hierarchies. |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Project Grants |
01/01/2007 |
| Multi-photon imaging for infection, immunity, and self recognition |
Chief Investigator |
AUST RESEARCH COUNCIL |
Linkage Infrastructure (Equipment and Facilities) |
01/01/2009 |
| UNDERSTANDING AND CONTROLLING INFLUENZA |
Chief Investigator |
NHMRC |
Program Grants |
01/01/2010 |
Publications
Publications produced at the University of Melbourne and reported in the Annual Publications Collection and 'Research Report' since 2001. The Themis Publications module, released in November 2006, allows additional publications from previous institutions and publications from past years to be entered.
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