Our vision
To improve health globally through discovery research and the prevention, treatment and cure of infectious diseases.
Latest News
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11 Jul 2024
Doherty Institute enters strategic partnership with DFAT to tackle infectious diseases in the region
Improving equitable health outcomes by anticipating, preventing, detecting and controlling infectious diseases across the Pacific and South East Asia is… -
10 Jul 2024
Cumming Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics awards AU$5 million in grant funding
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04 Jul 2024
Spotlight on Therapeutics: How are human organoids shaping the future of pandemic response?
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01 Jul 2024
Next-gen technology uncovers versatile multi-tasking immune responses during malaria re-infection
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 Tim Stinear Laboratory Head and Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Mycobacterium ulcerans
Professor Tim Stinear is a molecular microbiologist and research-teaching academic, leading a team of scientists focused on understanding how certain…
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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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Roland Laguitan Database Manager
Roland Laguitan joined VICNISS in September 2013 as an Information Technology (IT) Analyst. Roland is a consultant, designer and developer of applications…
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Amelia Savage Program Manager, WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis
Amelia is based at the WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis within VIDRL, where she manages the Victorian Cancer Agency-funded study Hepatitis…