Peter Doherty (immunologist)

Peter Doherty
AC FRS FMedSci
Born
Peter Charles Doherty

15 October 1940 (1940-10-15) (age 84)[3]
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Alma mater
Known forMajor histocompatibility complex
AwardsPaul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1983)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1996)
Australian of the Year (1997)
Leeuwenhoek Lecture (1999)[1]
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
Immunology
InstitutionsJohn Curtin School of Medical Research
Australian National University
ThesisStudies in the experimental pathology of louping-ill encephalitis (1970)
Doctoral advisorG. L. Montgomery
J. T. Stamp[2]

Peter Charles Doherty (born 15 October 1940)[3] is an Australian immunologist and Nobel laureate.[4] He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel[5] in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in 1997.[6] In the Australia Day Honours of 1997, he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work with Zinkernagel.[7] He is also a National Trust Australian Living Treasure.[8] In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Doherty's immune system research was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an iconic "innovation and invention".[9]

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  3. ^ a b Anon (2017). "Doherty, Prof. Peter Charles". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). Oxford: A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.13865. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  4. ^ "Laureate Professor Peter Doherty AC". University of Queensland. 2 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Peter Doherty - Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative". Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative. Archived from the original on 28 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  6. ^ Lewis, Wendy (2010). Australians of the Year. Pier 9 Press. ISBN 978-1-74196-809-5.
  7. ^ "It's an Honour - Honours - Search Australian Honours". www.itsanhonour.gov.au. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Peter C. Doherty, PhD". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  9. ^ Bligh, Anna (10 June 2009). "PREMIER UNVEILS QUEENSLAND'S 150 ICONS". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 24 May 2017. Retrieved 24 May 2017.