Doherty, Peter Charles (1940 - )

Summary

Peter 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.

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Chronology

1962

Education - Bachelor of Veterinary Science (BVSc), University of Queensland

1963 - January 1967

Career position - Veterinary Officer at the Animal Research Institute in Brisbane

1966

Education - Master of Veterinary Science (MVSc), University of Queensland

1967 - 1971

Career position - Scientific Officer then Senior Scientific Officer in Experimental Pathology at the Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh

1970

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Edinburgh

1972

Career position - Postdoctoral Fellow in Microbiology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University in Canberra (six months)

1972 - 1975

Career position - Research Fellow at the John Curtin School of Medical Research

1975 - 1977

Career position - Associate Professor at the Wistar Institute in Philadelphia, USA

1978 - 1988

Career position - Professor and Head of Experimental Pathology at the John Curtin School of Medical Research

1986

Award - Paul Ehrlich Prize for Immunology

1987 -

Award - Fellow, The Royal Society, London (FRS)

1988 -

Career position - Professor of Biomedical Research and Chair of the Immunology Department at St Jude Children's Research Hospital in Tennessee, USA

1993

Award - Alumnus of the year, University of Queensland

1995

Award - Doctor of Veterinary Science (DVSc), honoris causa, University of Queensland

1995

Award - Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award

1996

Award - Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine

1997

Award - Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) - In recognition of service to scientific research, particularly the role of major histocompatibility complex proteins in cell mediated immunity

1997

Award - Australian of the Year

2001

Award - Centenary Medal - For outstanding service to immunology research

2003

Award - Curtin Medal for Excellence in Medical Research, John Curtin School of Medical Research

2012

Award - Doctor of Laws (LLD), honoris causa, University of Melbourne

Related entries

Published resources

Book Sections

• Beale, R, 'Peter Charles Doherty' in Australia's Nobel Laureates - Adventures in Innovation (Sydney: ABIE Australian Business and Investment Explorer, 2004), pp. 104-113. Details

Journal Articles

• Anderson, Warwick; and Doherty, Peter C., '"I'm an experimentalist, I'm a pragmatist": interview with Peter C. Doherty', Health and History, 20 (1) (2018), 120-56. Details

Resources

• Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309814. Details
• VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/57773644. Details
• 'Doherty, Peter Charles (1940 - )', Fellows of the Academy, Australian Academy of Science, 2019, https://www.science.org.au/profile/peter-doherty. Details
• '1997 Australian of the Year', Australian of the Year Awards, National Australia Day Council, https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/professor-peter-doherty-ac. Details
• 'Doherty, Peter (19401015-)', Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-608291. Details
• 'Awarded honorary LLD, 2012 [Citation provided]', Honorary degree holders, University of Melbourne, 2023, https://about.unimelb.edu.au/notable-alumni-staff/honorary-degree-holders. Details
• 'Awarded honorary DVSc, 1995', Honorary awards recipients, University of Queensland, 2023, https://alumni.uq.edu.au/awards/honorary-awards-previous-recipients. Details

Resource Sections

• 'The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1996 'for their discoveries concerning the specificity of the cell mediated immune defence'', in Nobel e-Museum, 1996, http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1996/index.html. Details
• 'Peter C Doherty - Curriculum Vitae', in Nobel e-Museum, 1996, http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1996/doherty-cv.html. Details
• 'Peter Doherty - research on the immune system', in The 1997 Australian Science Festival, 1997, http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/other/asf_scientists.htm#peter. Details
• Beckmann, Roger, 'Interview with Professor Peter Doherty', in Interviews with Australian scientists, Australian Academy of Science, 15 November 1996, https://www.science.org.au/learning/general-audience/history/interviews-australian-scientists/professor-peter-doherty. Details
• Doherty, Peter C, 'Peter C Doherty - Autobiography', in Nobel e-Museum, 1996, http://www.nobel.se/medicine/laureates/1996/doherty-autobio.html. Details
• John Curtin School of Medical Research, 'The Curtin Medal for Excellence in Medical Research', Canberra, 2004. https://jcsmr.anu.edu.au/taxonomy/term/145. Details