Peter Doherty

Curriculum Vitae

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Academic Degrees:

1962: BVSc, University of Queensland, Australia (Veterinary Science)
1966: MVSc, University of Queensland, Australia (Veterinary Science)
1970: PhD, University of Edinburgh, Scotland (Pathology)

1972-75: Postdoctoral Fellow (6 months), Research Fellow, Department of Microbiology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra

1975-82: Associate Professor/Professor, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania

1982-88: Professor and Head, Department of Experimental Pathology, The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra

1988-present: Member and Chairman (till 2001), Dept. of Immunology (Michael F. Tamer Chair of Biomedical Research), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee (currently 3 months per year)

2002-present: Laureate Professor, Dept of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia (currently 9 months per year)

Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, 2006
Honorary Fellowship, The Literary & Historical Society of University College, Dublin, Ireland, 2005
Peter Doherty Awards for Excellence in Science and Science Education, QLD, 2005
Moreton Bay College for Boys, Queensland, 2004
The Peter Doherty Prize for Health and Physical Education, ACT, 2003
Peter Doherty Prize for Innovation, Sydney, 2003
Curtin Medal, 2003
Centenary Medal, 2003
The Premier of Queensland's Export Awards, Brisbane, 2003
The Rotary Club of Melbourne Vocational Service Award 2003
Queensland Greats Award,Brisbane 2003
Peter C. Doherty endowed Chair in Immunology, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA, 2002
Peter Doherty Theatre, Indooroopilly High School, Brisbane, 2002
Doherty Lectureship, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, USA
Associate Member of the Academy of Medicine, Paris France, 2001
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, Massachusetts, 2001
Australian Legend,  Australia Post, Sydney, 2001
Gregor Mendel Medal, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, 2000
Honorary Member Academia de Ciencies Veterinaries de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 2000
Honorary Life Membership, the Golden Key National Honor Society, Brisbane, 1999

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Foreign Associate, National Academy of Sciences, USA, 1999
Living National Treasure of Australia, Sydney, Australia, 1998
Honorary Fellowship, Royal Australian College of Physicians, 1998
Honorary Fellowship, Royal Australian College of Pathologists, 1998
Peter Doherty Fellowship, The Hansen Centre, Flinders University, 1998
Peter Doherty Distinguished Guest Lecture, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya, 1998
Peter Doherty Young Scientist Award, International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya, 1998
Membre Honoraire Etranger, L’Academie royale de Medicine de Belgique, Bruxelles, 1998
The Doherty Studentship,  Moredun Research Institute, Scotland
Fellow of the Institute, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, 1997
Fellow, American Society for Microbiology, 1997
Honorary Fellow, Australian College of Veterinary Science, 1997
Memphis City Council Humanitarian Award, 1997
Australian of the Year, Melbourne, Australia, 1997
Companion of the Order of Australia, 1997
Doherty Innovation Centre, Pentlands Science Park, Penicuik, Scotland. 1997
Peter Doherty Fellowship, NHMRC, Four year post-doctoral research fellowships, 1997
Peter C. Doherty Aerial Ladder Platform, Queensland Fire and Rescue Authority, Brisbane, 1997
Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine, 1996
Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award, USA, 1995
Alumnus of the Year, University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia, 1993
Fellow of the Royal Society of London (FRS), 1987
Gairdner International Award for Medical Science, Canada, 1986
Paul Ehrlich Prize, Germany, 1983
Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA), 1983

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Active Grant Support:

NHMRC Program Grant, No 299907, HIV Infection: Immunobiology and Vaccine Design,
01/01/2004 - 31/12/2008 $6,967,625 over five years. NHMRC available time 80%, Peter Doherty, Co-chief Investigator, other Chief Investigators, Prof David Cooper, Prof Stephen Kent, Prof Iam Ramshaw. Peter Doherty's lab budget $147,955

Burnet Fellowship No 220905 1/7/02-1/7/07, $400,000pa Total $2 million

STIA Award, 01/12/2002 - 30/11/2007 $100,000 p.a. Total: $500,000

NIH RO1 grant AI70251 at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PC Doherty PI, this funds work on the avian H5N1 Influenza A  virus. $US250K per annum for 5 years commenced July 1, 2006

The large, 7 year NIH influenza Contract where Dr R.G. Webster is PI and our component, which looks at H5N1 virus-associated immunopathology, will about $US200K per annum is (as of January 24)  in the final administrative stages before  the award is formalised

Consultant Activities:

1977 Virology Task Force, NIAID, Washington, DC
1979 Informal discussion of African Swine Fever research needs, FAO, Rome, Italy
Workshop in influenza B viruses and Reye's syndrome, NIH, Washington, DC
Etiology Workshop, National Conference on Diabetes, Reston, Virginia
1980 Immunology Task Force, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Washington, DC
1980-81 Member, Experimental Virology Study Section, N.I.H., Bethesda
1982-84 Consultant to Scientific Advisory Committee, ILRAD, Nairobi, Kenya
1982-87 Member, National Multiple Sclerosis Society of Australia Research Advisory Board
1983 Member, NH&MRC Quinquennial Review of the Walter & Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
1983-86 Temporary Adviser at WHO Peer Review Meeting on Dengue Vaccine Development, Bangkok, Thailand
1984 Member, New Zealand MRC Site Visit for Review of MRC Autoimmunity Research Unit, Dunedin
1985-88 Chairman, Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL) Research Advisory Committee
1986-92 Board Member, Member, and Chairman of Programme Committee (1990-1992) for the International Laboratory for Research on Animal Diseases (ILRAD), Nairobi, Kenya
1990-94 Member, Experimental Virology Study Section, NIH, Bethesda
1991-96 Section Editor, Journal of Immunology
1993- Co-Organizer, Keystone Meeting on Viral Immunity
1994 Immunology of Aging Task Force, NIH, Bethesda
1994 Review Committee Member, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York
1994 Review Committee, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane
1994-97 Review Committee Member, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, New York

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1995- Scientific Advisory Committee, The Jenner Institute for Vaccine Research, Compton, UK
1995-96 Nominating Committee Member, American Association of Immunologists
1997-00 Scientific Review Board, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
1997- Patron, Australian Science Teachers Association
1998- Scientific Patron, Mater Medical Research Institute
2001- Scientific Advisory Board, Wellcome Foundation USA
2001- Scientific Council, Gairdner International Awards for Biomedical Research
2002- Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, Bio21 Ltd
2002- Board Member, Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research & Public Health
2003- Board Member, Australian Research Council Board
2003 Vice President, International Union of Immunological Societies
2003- Board Member, Victorian Endowment for Science, Knowledge & Innovation
2005- Patron & Board Member, Cairnmillar
2005- Review of the development of new Biosciences/translational Science Building, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
2005- Vice President and Member of the Executive of the international Union for Immunological Societies (will be President from 2008-2010)

Teaching:

AAI seminar course in Advanced Immunology, Colorado Springs, 1991-1995