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The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at @UniMelbMDHS @theRMH. Research includes #HIV, #hepatitis, #malaria, #influenza #COVID19 & more.

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A simple lab test could help explain why some people are naturally protected from deadly malaria while others aren’t, and improve vaccine development. 🔗 Find out more:
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While the problem is significant, researchers from the AIID’s Foundation Partners, @UniMelb @BurnetInstitute and the Doherty Institute are rising to the challenge of AMR surveillance, new drug discovery and interdisciplinary approaches to combat the problem.
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As microorganisms develop resistance to antimicrobial drugs such as antibiotics, common infections become increasingly difficult to treat, affecting both human and animal populations. This is known as antimicrobial resistance or AMR. “AMR is one of the top global health and
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Congratulations @UniMelb Dr Hannah King who has received an @amfAR Mathilde Krim Fellowship in Biomedical Research, supporting her work which aims to harness the power of checkpoint inhibitors, used successfully in cancer treatment, to reinvigorate exhausted HIV-fighting T cells.
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What happens when a remote island community must build its own dialysis unit to keep families together? In the latest episode of Two Worlds, One Health, Dr Sarah Hanieh speaks with Charlie Yebarrarr Dhamarrandji, a community member undergoing dialysis, and Kat Baxter, a dedicated.
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We’re proud to launch a new fellowship to support early-career researchers who narrowly missed out on major grants—giving them time to strengthen their proposals and track records. Congratulations to our first recipients, Dr Sarah Baines and Dr Huimeng Wang. Made possible thanks
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New research is the first to track influenza-specific central memory killer T cells in people of all ages and how these cells form 'immune memory' to respond to reinfection more readily. @KatherineKedz @PNASNews. Find out more 🔗
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New collab research with @WEHI_research could lead to the first preventative treatments for HTLV-1 - a complex virus that 10M+ globally are living with and is endemic in many First Nations communities. Published in @CellCellPress. Find out more 🔗
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Thrilled to announce two outstanding mid-career researchers, Dr Michelle Wille and Dr Pirooz Zareie have been awarded a combined $2.1 million through the prestigious Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships to support their research on avian influenza and T cell
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Congratulations to @UniMelb's Dr Wuji Zhang Honorary and Bachelor of Biomedicine alumni in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Doherty Institute, has been awarded the top honour for his PhD Thesis on human immunity to influenza, SARS-CoV-2 infections and
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RT @ShivaniPasrich1: Excited to see our teams work out in Lancet Microbe! Genomic methods to enable more ethically sound, epidemiologically….
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RT @AusSMC: 🩸 @MenziesResearch @CDUni and @TheDohertyInst have run a study of people living with a unique strain of chronic #hepatitis B –….
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RT @ryanmuhumuza: Next-generation latency-reversing agents (LRAs) are crucial for HIV cure research because they aim to reactivate the late….
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RT @MischHub: 🔍 Looking for your next big opportunity in Bayesian statistics? Join the team at Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Im….
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How do you navigate a future shaped by both tradition and change? For young Yolŋu leaders, the path forward isn’t always clear. In the latest episode of Two Worlds, One Health, Dr Sarah Hanieh is joined by Zelda Dhamarrandji, a young Yolŋu leader shares her experience of.
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Congratulations to University of Melbourne Dr Sarah Hanieh for winning the Cogniss Priority Digital Health Challenge 2025, to develop an interactive nutrition education app tailored for migrant and refugee families. To find out more visit 🔗 @UniMelbMDHS
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Introducing 'Two Worlds, One Health' podcast, a journey into the remote Indigenous community of Galiwin’ku (Elcho Island), where Yolŋu healing traditions meet modern Western medicine in unique and unexpected ways. 🎧 Hosted by University of Melbourne's Dr Sarah Hanieh, episodes
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RT @AusSMC: 🩸 Blood cancer treatment CAR T-cell therapy shows first signs of fighting solid tumours too, say @PeterMacCC @TheKids_AU @latro….
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