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Excellence and leadership

The Doherty Institute is committed to fostering excellence and innovation. This page highlights the funding opportunities and awards that recognise the outstanding contributions of our staff and graduate researchers.

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Awards (21)

APS Career Development Award

Presented by Australasian Proteomics Society (APS).

ASHRA Emerging Leader Award

Presented by Australasian Sexual and Reproductive Health Alliance (ASHRA).

Awarded to: Dr Shivani Pasricha

ASI Breakthrough Immunology Award

Presented by the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology.

Awarded to: Dr Genevieve Martin

ASM Frank Fenner Award

Presented by The Australian Society for Microbiology.

ASM Frank Fenner Award

Presented by The Australian Society for Microbiology.

Awarded to: Dr Danielle Ingle

Australia Day Honours Order of Australia (AO)

Presented by the Governor-General of Australia.

Australian Museum | Eureka Prize for Infectious Diseases Research

Presented by University of Melbourne, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (MDHS) | MDHS Award for Research Achievements

Champion of Hepatitis B Award

Presented by Hepatitis B Voices Australia.

Doherty Institute Good Citizen Award

Presented by the Doherty Institute.

Awarded to: Dr Laura Cook

Doherty Institute Good Citizen Award

Presented by the Doherty Insitute.

Awarded to: Dr Miranda Smith

GVN Rising Star Mentorship Program

Presented by Global Virus Network.

Awarded to: Dr Hannah King

Honorary Doctor of Laws

Presented by Monash University.

Honorary Doctorate

Presented by University of Bonn.

King’s Birthday Honours – Officer of the Order of Australia (AO)

Presented by the Governor-General of Australia.

MDHS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Research

Presented by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Awarded to: Dr Ouli Xie

MDHS Dean’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Research

Presented by the University of Melbourne’s Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences.

Awarded to: Tejas Menon

Priority Digital Health Challenge 2025

Presented by Cogniss.

Awarded to: Dr Sarah Hanieh

STInG Excellence in Trial Statistics Award

Presented by Australian Clinical Trials Alliance (ACTA)

Awarded to: Barrow group

University of Melbourne Excellence Award

Presented by the University of Melbourne.

Awarded to: Tong Group

Vincenzo Cerundolo Lectureship Award

Presented by CD1-MR1 2025.

Young Scientist Vaccine Innovation Award

Presented by European Scientific Working group on Influenza (ESWI).

Awarded to: Dr Marios Koutsakos

Grants (13)

Professor Damian Purcell

Adopting Sustainable Partnerships for Innovative Research Ecosystem (ASPIRE)

Control of endemic HTLV-1 to prevent silent global spread.

The ASPIRE program is led by Japan’s Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), Australia’s National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).

NHMRC
$4,370,513

Dr Laura Cook, Selena Heaton

Early to Mid-Career Medical Research Future Fund

MEGA-dose aSCORbatE for Sepsis (MEGASCORES): An interdisciplinary research program to transform management of sepsis in intensive care units

MMRF
$4,900,000

Professor Thomas Gebhardt

Grants-in-Aid 2025

Defining immune responses capable of eradicating metastatic melanoma.

Cancer Council Victoria
$0

Professor Beverley-Ann Biggs, Selena Heaton

MTP Connect Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) for Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease

MEGA-dose aSCORbatE for Sepsis (MEGASCORES): An interdisciplinary research program to transform management of sepsis in intensive care units

ARC
$648,898

Professor Alexandra Corbett

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Exploiting the unique functions of MAIT cells to drive the rational design of new vaccines and immunotherapies.

NHMRC
$2,818,905

Professor Amy Chung

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Profiling protective antibody responses against infectious diseases.

NHMRC
$2,818,905

Professor Benjamin Howden

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Genomics-driven innovations to tackle drug-resistant bacterial infections.

NHMRC
$2,668,202

Dr Danielle Ingle

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Harnessing pathogen genomics to combat current and future threats of drug-resistant enteric bacteria.

NHMRC
$1,623,700

Dr Hui-Fern Koay

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Harnessing MAIT cell biology and therapeutics to improve immunotherapy.

NHMRC
$1,423,700

Professor Karen Day

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Solving the surveillance challenges for malaria elimination in high burden countries.

NHMRC
$2,000,000

Professor Linda Wakim

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Generating a universal influenza vaccine.

NHMRC
$2,954,575

Dr Marios Koutsakos

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Establishing protective immunity against antigenically diverse viruses.

NHMRC
$1,623,700

Associate Professor Mark Davies

NHMRC Investigator Grant

Epidemiology, evolution and prevention of streptococcal pandemics.

NHMRC
$2,818,905

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