Our vision
To improve health globally through discovery research and the prevention, treatment and cure of infectious diseases.
Latest News
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30 Aug 2024
TB under the sea: A marine sponge microbe provides insights into the evolution of tuberculosis
The surprising discovery of a bacterium in a marine sponge from the Great Barrier Reef with striking similarity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the pathogen r… -
29 Aug 2024
Don’t delay COVID-19 booster vaccination, study reveals
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28 Aug 2024
“It takes two to tango” - Fundamental research uncovers the molecular dance for activating gamma-delta cells
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28 Aug 2024
ARC DECRA grants support genomics research at the Doherty Institute
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 2023
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 Ian Barr Deputy Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza
Professor Ian Barr is Deputy Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza. Ian has had…
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Dr Hoanh Tran Joint Laboratory Head, Senior Research Fellow
Dr Hoanh Tran earned his BSc (Hons) from the University of Melbourne and a PhD in Cell Biology from the Friedrich Miescher Institute in Switzerland…
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Dr Simone Park Honorary Research Fellow
Simone Park is a NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology. Simone graduated with a Bachelor of Science…
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Dallas Wilson Laboratory Manager
Dallas Wilson is the Laboratory Manager at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL). Dallas possesses qualifications in Biological…