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Doherty, Peter Charles (1940 - )

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Immunologist
Born: 15 October 1940  Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Peter Charles Doherty is professor of biomedical research and chair of the Immunology Department at St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Tennessee. He is distinguished for his study of major histocompatibility antigens' role in immune recognition, particularly in virus-infected cells. He shared the 1996 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Rolf Zinkernagel.

Career Highlights

Chronology
1962Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc) completed at the University of Queensland
1963 - 1967Veterinary Officer at the Animal Research Institute in Brisbane
1967 - 1971Scientific Officer then Senior Scientific Officer in Experimental Pathology at the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh
1970Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of Edinburgh
1972Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra (six months)
1972 - 1975Research Fellow at the John Curtin School of Medical Research
1975 - 1977Associate Professor at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, USA
1978 - 1988Professor and Head of Experimental Pathology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research
1986Paul Ehrlich Prize for Immunology received
1987 - Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
1988 - Professor of Biomedical Research and Chair of the Immunology Department at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee, USA
1995Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award received
1996Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine received
1997Australian of the Year

 
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