The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity

The World Health Organization’s Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 (GLASS) reveals a stark reality; one in six bacterial infections confirmed by labs worldwide resisted antibiotics. While the Western Pacific Region reports lower prevalence, limited data access raises the critical question, are we seeing the full picture? This World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (Nov 18–24), under the theme Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future, Rod James and Tilda Thomson explain why closing these gaps matters for global health security. Find out more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gHXf6ZS4 University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Interested in helping research looking at immune responses to vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases? Are you aged 18 years or older with no serious immune problems? We are seeking volunteers in Melbourne to participate in a study looking at how the order you receive two vaccines (4 months apart) against mosquito-borne diseases may impact immune responses to the vaccines. Sign up for more information or contact the study team on KentLab-studies@unimelb.edu.au Visit 🔗 https://bit.ly/47JVRIl This study has human ethics approval from the University of Melbourne .

Five Doherty Institute researchers have made Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list, demonstrating significant and broad influence in their fields of research. 👏 Congratulations: Professor Axel Kallies Dr Claire Gorrie Professor Laura Mackay Dr Ryan Wick Professor Sharon Lewin Find out more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gfZN_Adb University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital

We're proud to congratulate our researchers who have been awarded over $11 million in funding through the 2026 Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grants, recognising their leadership in advancing knowledge of the immune system, infection and human health. The funding will support a broad range of projects, from immune cell communication and viral responses to gut physiology and neuro-immune interactions, each contributing to the collective understanding of how the body defends itself against disease. 👏 ARC Discovery Project grant recipients: Professor Alexandra Corbett Professor Axel Kallies and Dr Ajithkumar Vasanthakumar (Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre) Dr Daniel Utzschneider and Dr Yannick Alexandre Professor Jose Villadangos and Professor Justine Mintern Professor Lachlan C. and Professor Elizabeth Vincan Professor Laura Mackay and Dr Pirooz Zareie Professor Scott Mueller and Associate Professor Ashraful Haque Professor Scott Mueller, Professor John Furness (The Florey Institute) and Dr Sapna Devi Dr Yannick Alexandre and Dr Maximilien Evrard Professor William Heath, Dr Lynette Beattie and Dr Luke Gandolfo (Melbourne Bioinformatics, University of Melbourne) Find out more 🔗 https://bit.ly/43Dpjyx University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Interested in helping research looking at immune responses to vaccines against mosquito-borne diseases? Are you aged 18 years or older with no serious immune problems? We are seeking volunteers in Melbourne to participate in a study looking at how the order you receive two vaccines (4 months apart) against mosquito-borne diseases may impact immune responses to the vaccines. Sign up for more information or contact the study team on KentLab-studies@unimelb.edu.au Visit 🔗 https://bit.ly/47JVRIl This study has human ethics approval from the University of Melbourne .

Are we prepared for the next pandemic? Professor Linqi Zhang, global leader in immunology and vaccine development, shares his thoughts on the role of communications to unify the public, policy makers and scientists. University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital Columbia University Duke-NUS Medical School The University of Hong Kong Tsinghua University

Congratulations to the SNAP (Staphylococcus aureus Network Adaptive Platform) Trial on the launch of their Cultural Information Hub created to provide practical training and resources that support culturally safe research practices. It aims to foster respect and meaningful representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants throughout the research journey. Find out more 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gyAXkisM University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital

Are we prepared for the next pandemic? Professor Zhiwei Chen, a trailblazer in vaccine and antibody therapeutics, shares his thoughts on rapid diagnostics for surveillance and public health measures in response to emerging infectious disease threats. University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital Columbia University Duke-NUS Medical School The University of Hong Kong Tsinghua University

We were thrilled to welcome Kiribati’s Minister for Health and Medical Services, the Hon. Bootii Nauan, to the Doherty Institute recently to provide him and his delegation with an overview of our eLABorate program. eLABorate is one of five programs under our Strategic Partnership with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Centre for Health Security’s Partnerships for a Healthy Region initiative, which aims to strengthen laboratory capacity and systems for infectious diseases diagnosis through technical training and expanding in-country testing capabilities, quality assurance and management.   From 2026, we’re very much looking forward to partnering with Kiribati through eLABorate, delivered by our Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, building on years of collaboration with the laboratory services at Tungaru Hospital. The Royal Melbourne Hospital University of Melbourne Navin Karan

Are we prepared for the next pandemic? Professor David Ho, renowned for revolutionising HIV treatment, shares his thoughts on the role of scientists as communicators in the time of public health emergencies. University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital Columbia University Duke-NUS Medical School The University of Hong Kong Tsinghua University