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The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity is a joint-venture between The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital. Research includes #HIV, #hepatitis, #malaria, #influenza #COVID19 & more.
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Could a biomarker help identify patients at higher risk of severe flu? A new study from Doherty Institute researchers has pinpointed an immune cell that may hold the key.

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Mapping out the road to recovery from severe flu
Getting the flu can range from a mild inconvenience, perhaps just a sniffle and a couple of days off work, to a more severe experience that may result in hospitalisation or even death. When we first get sick and develop symptoms, like a headache or sore...
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November 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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Interested in helping research looking at immune responses to vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases? If you’re 18 years or older with no serious immune problems, you may be eligible for our study in Melbourne.
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November 24, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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WHO’s GLASS 2025 report shows AMR is rising—but Western Pacific data gaps hide the real risk. This #WAAW2025 learn why closing these gaps matters for global health security.

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Superbugs don’t stop at borders: why a regional approach to antimicrobial resistance is Australia’s safety net
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November 20, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Interested in helping research looking at immune responses to vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases? If you’re 18 years or older with no serious immune problems, you may be eligible for our study in Melbourne.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Five Doherty Institute researchers have made Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, demonstrating significant and broad influence in their fields of research.

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November 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Congratulations to our researchers who have been awarded over $11 million through the 2026 Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grants, recognising their leadership in advancing knowledge of the immune system, infection and human health.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Interested in helping research looking at immune responses to vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases? If you’re 18 years or older with no serious immune problems, you may be eligible for our study in Melbourne.
🔗 For more info visit https://bit.ly/47JVRIl
November 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Ferrets are key to influenza research thanks to their human-like lungs, but there's a knowledge gap in how they respond to infection. Our researchers are using long RNA sequencing to find out more so flu studies can be better applied to humans.
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How ferrets help us understand the immune response to influenza
Did you know ferrets play a key role in the fight against influenza? In fact, they are considered the ‘gold standard’ animal model for studying influenza viruses. That’s because their respiratory system behaves much like that of humans. Doherty Institut...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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Interested in helping research looking at immune responses to vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases? If you’re 18 years or older with no serious immune problems, you may be eligible for our study in Melbourne.
🔗 For more info visit https://bit.ly/47JVRIl
November 10, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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New research uncovers how gut microbiota help the immune system fight melanoma, and why patients with a fibre-rich diet and balanced gut bacteria tend to respond better to immunotherapies.

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New research uncovers how the microbiome helps fight melanoma
how the microbiome helps fight melanoma
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November 10, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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World One Health Day highlights the need for transdisciplinary approach to global health challenges, like antimicrobial resistance. Doherty Institute researchers roadmap equitable implementation of antimicrobial stewardship using a One Health approach.

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World One Health Day: A new review charts a practical path for antimicrobial stewardship
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November 3, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Did you know HIV can hide in the gut? The gut contains special immune cells that HIV can infect and persist in to create a hidden reservoir - making it an important target for HIV therapies and cure strategies.

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HIV and the gut: Why it matters for a cure
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October 31, 2025 at 12:54 AM
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We're proud to work with public health units and community partners to co-create inclusive protocols for future outbreak responses. Learn more about the project and our recent workshop with NEPHU and members of Somali Australian community.

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Shaping the future of outbreak response hand-in-hand with the community
Doherty Institute researchers are working with local public health units such as the North-Eastern Public Health Unit (NEPHU) and community partners to co-create inclusive protocols for future outbreak responses.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:11 AM
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Could electronic medical record (EMR) systems be the key to preventing healthcare-associated infections in hospitals? New study examines the feasibility of using EMRs to automate surveillance of golden staph bloodstream infections.

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Smart surveillance: The future of infection prevention in hospitals
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October 28, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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On World Polio Day, scientists at the Doherty Institute remain on the frontline response to strengthen regional preparedness in the Pacific region. Learn more 🔗 https://www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/news/inside-australias-frontline-lab-tracking-polio-outbreak-papua-new-guinea
Inside Australia’s frontline lab tracking the polio outbreak in Papua New Guinea
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October 24, 2025 at 4:25 AM
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Research to investigate the how the immune system interacts with the gut microbiome has received a $1m funding boost thanks to the support of the McCusker Charitable Foundation.

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McCusker Charitable Foundation donates $1 million for immunology research
A joint venture between The University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital
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October 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Heard of SDSE? This under-recognised strep bacterium is causing a growing number of serious infections in Australia, with First Nations Australians disproportionately affected.
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Little-known strep bacteria behind growing number of severe infections
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October 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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Behind the scenes of the Australian Institute for Infectious Disease build. An exciting milestone to see demolition close to completion, paving the way for construction on the state-of-the-art research facility.
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September 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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New data released in The Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project: National Report shows Aus is more than 10 years behind meeting national targets, highlighting areas for intervention to improve treatment and care of chronic hepatitis B.
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Australia a decade behind hepatitis B elimination targets, new report shows
Data released in the latest Viral Hepatitis Mapping Project: National Reports shows that Australia is more than 10 years behind meeting national targets around chronic hepatitis B treatment and care uptake.
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April 9, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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A new survey explores community views on outbreak research. Understanding community needs is essential for an effective early response to future outbreaks. Victorians can help protect their communities by participating in the survey!

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New survey explores community views on outbreak research
Doherty Institute researchers have launched a survey to gather crucial insights from the Victorian community, aiming to enhance preparedness for future pandemics.
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April 7, 2025 at 5:41 AM
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This event will be a landmark moment in the global fight against hepatitis. We're excited to share our expertise through the WHO Collaborating Centre for Viral Hepatitis, one of five centres globally, based here at the Doherty Institute! www.doherty.edu.au/news-events/...
Doherty Institute celebrates Melbourne’s selection as host for Global Hepatitis Summit in 2027
Secured by the Victorian government through the Melbourne Convention Bureau (MCB) in partnership with the Doherty Institute and the Burnet Institute, the biennial Global Hepatitis Summit will be held in Melbourne in 2027.
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April 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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A new approach led by Professor Lachlan Coin, PhD Candidate Daniel Rawlinson and a team of researchers identifies key features for predicting disease using complex biological data - enabling low-cost point-of-care tests for cancers and infectious diseases. 🧬

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Discovery of minimal molecular signatures enabling point-of-care diagnostics in cancer and infectious disease
Led by the University of Melbourne’s Professor Lachlan Coin group lead at the Collaborative Centre for Genomic Cancer Medicine and the Doherty Institute, a team of researchers developed a method that identifies a small set of key features for predicting disease—minimal disease signatures—from complex biological data.
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March 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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Congratulations Professor Laura Mackay, recipient of the Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award 🏆 Her exciting work with tissue-resident memory T cells (TRM) could lead to innovative new immunotherapies that improve global health outcomes.
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Professor Laura Mackay honoured by NHMRC for leadership in immunology and medical research
University of Melbourne’s Professor Laura Mackay, has been presented with the National Health and Medical Research Council Elizabeth Blackburn Investigator Grant Award for being the highest-ranking female applicant to receive an NHMRC Investigator Grant.
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March 26, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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The world was close to eliminating HIV as a public health threat—“within five years” says Professor Sharon Lewin. Now there is a risk of dramatic increases in infections, death and a real loss of decades of advances.
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‘It’s back to drug rationing’: the end of HIV was in sight. Then came the cuts
The abrupt halt to US funding threatens to undo decades of advances, dramatically increasing infections and deaths, but some see an opportunity for Africa to lead the response
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March 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Through the Australia Awards Fellowship, the Centre for Pathogen Genomics recently hosted 11 public health professionals from the Asia-Pacific for an intensive five-week training program in genomics-informed surveillance and diagnosis of infectious diseases.

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Building regional capacity in pathogen genomics: Australia Awards Fellowship empowers Asia-Pacific public health leaders
The Centre for Pathogen Genomics (CPG) recently hosted 11 public health professionals from Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Fiji, Malaysia and the Philippines for an intensive five-week training program in genomics-informed surveillance and diagnosis of infectious diseases.
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March 20, 2025 at 4:40 AM