Peter Doherty (immunologist)
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Peter Charles Doherty AC FRS FMedSci (born 15 October 1940)[1] 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]
Peter Doherty | |
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Born | Peter Charles Doherty 15 October 1940 (1940-10-15) (age 83)[1] Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Nationality | Australian |
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Known for | Major histocompatibility complex |
Awards | Paul Ehrlich and Ludwig Darmstaedter Prize (1983) Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1996) Australian of the Year (1997) Leeuwenhoek Lecture (1999)[2] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine Immunology |
Institutions | John Curtin School of Medical Research Australian National University |
Thesis | Studies in the experimental pathology of louping-ill encephalitis (1970) |
Doctoral advisor | G. L. Montgomery J. T. Stamp[3] |