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Peter Doherty
Scientist

Peter Doherty

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Discovering how T cells recognise virus-infected cells with Rolf Zinkernagel.

Immune recognition · Pandemics

Born
15 October 1940
Birthplace
Brisbane

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Peter Doherty

Peter Doherty is an Australian immunologist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

Early life

Education

Grew up in Brisbane, studied veterinary science at Queensland and completed a pathology doctorate at Edinburgh in 1970.

Career

  1. 1970s

    Canberra

    Worked at the John Curtin School of Medical Research.

  2. 1988

    St Jude

    Became chair of immunology in Memphis.

  3. 1996

    Nobel Prize

    Shared the award with Rolf Zinkernagel.

Contributions

Immune recognition

Showed that T-cell responses depend on viral material and the infected cell’s own compatibility molecules.

Pandemics

Published a book for general readers.

Beyond research

Family

Married microbiologist Penelope Stephens in 1965; they have two sons.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Additional biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Coronado Animal Hospital. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.