🌏 Today marks #WorldHepatitisDay, raising awareness of the virus that’s responsible for more than one million deaths a year. Learn what researchers are doing to find a cure for the most common strain, hepatitis B in our podcast with Professor Peter Revill from The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. https://lnkd.in/gUmeD9fy University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital
The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Finding solutions to prevent, treat and cure infectious diseases.
About us
Finding solutions to prevent, treat and cure infectious diseases and understanding the complexities of microbes and the immune system requires innovative approaches and concentrated effort. This is why The University of Melbourne – a world leader in education, teaching and research excellence – and The Royal Melbourne Hospital – an internationally renowned institution providing outstanding care, research and learning –partnered to create the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute); a centre of excellence where leading scientists and clinicians collaborate to improve human health globally. Located in the heart of Melbourne’s Biomedical Precinct, the Doherty Institute is named in honour of Patron, Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells. Under the expert guidance of Director, University of Melbourne Professor Sharon Lewin, a leader in research and clinical management of HIV and infectious diseases, the Doherty Institute has more than 700 staff who work on infection and immunity through a broad spectrum of activities. This includes discovery research; diagnosis, surveillance and investigation of infectious disease outbreaks; and the development of ways to prevent, treat and eliminate infectious diseases.
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http://www.doherty.edu.au/
External link for The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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- Melbourne, VIC
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Employees at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
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Milestone achievement for The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre researchers, reducing #HepatitisB virus levels in the lab with CRISPR technology. This could be a game-changer for chronic hepatitis B treatment. https://lnkd.in/gimBWMgV University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital #WorldHepatitisDay
Innovative technology shows promise toward hepatitis B treatment
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The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity reposted this
Today at #AIDS2024, Past IAS President Linda-Gail Bekker presents full results from the PURPOSE 1 trial of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The results confirm that lenacapavir demonstrated 100% efficacy for HIV prevention in cisgender women. Below is a statement on the results from Sharon Lewin, President of the IAS, AIDS 2024 International Co-Chair and Director of The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity at the University of Melbourne in Australia. You can learn more about the full results here: https://lnkd.in/gm7PpYrS
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The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity reposted this
Liver cancer is now the fastest rising cause of cancer deaths in Victoria. Today, we’ve partnered with The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity to urge Victorians at risk of hepatitis B – one of the most common causes of liver cancer – to get tested. One in three Victorians living with the virus remain undiagnosed, heightening their risk of liver cancer. This Sunday marks #WorldHepatitisDay, emphasising the importance of early detection of Hepatitis B to protect more Victorians from liver cancer. #Cancer #Prevention #LiverCancer #EarlyDetection #HepatitisB #Healthcare #Victoria #WorldHepatitisDay
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📣 New podcast episode out now - ´The A to E of hepatitis - what you need to know'. Ahead of World Hepatitis Day 2024 (28 July) we chat with Professor Peter Revill, Head of Regional and Global Health at the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory and Head of International Research Partnerships at the Doherty Institute. 🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts or via: https://lnkd.in/gUmeD9fy University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital
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Join us this week as we mark World Hepatitis Day 2024. Public health experts, researchers and community members will present on community health action, and health reform, and hear from those with a lived experience for a panel discussion. Presented by the Burnet Institute, Doherty Institute, Hepatitis B Voices Australia and LiverWELL. 🗓️ Thursday, 25 July | 1.30 - 5.00PM 📍 Doherty Institute Register via 👉 https://lnkd.in/gE2abNT2 University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital
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Are you joining us for Open House Melbourne next Sunday, 28 July? Come and see inside the institute that was at the forefront of the COVID-19 response and hear from public health experts and researchers about how they continue to prevent and prepare for infectious disease threats. Seminar from 11.00am followed by 45min tours from 12.00pm, 1.00pm & 2.00pm Bookings now open via the Open House Melbourne website: https://lnkd.in/g2T-FFWx The Doherty Institute is a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Doherty Institute | Open House Melbourne
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The highly pathogenic #AvianInfluenza (HPAI) strain H5N1 is causing an animal pandemic around the world, with millions of wild birds, mammals, poultry and livestock now affected. Australia, on the other hand, is experiencing something different. Here is an update from our expert Dr Michelle Wille: https://lnkd.in/gjumfVw2 University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Update on avian influenza in Australia
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Join us this World Hepatitis Day for an exploration of community health action, health reform and hear from those with a lived experience for a panel discussion. Presented by the Burnet Institute, Doherty Institute, Hepatitis B Voices Australia and LiverWELL. 🗓️ Thursday, 25 July | 1.30 - 5.00PM 📍 Doherty Institute Register via 👉 https://lnkd.in/gE2abNT2 University of Melbourne The Royal Melbourne Hospital
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The Doherty Institute is opening it's doors to the public for Open House Melbourne! Come and see inside the institute that was at the forefront of the COVID-19 response and hear from public health experts and researchers about how they continue to prevent and prepare for infectious disease threats. 🗓️ Sunday, 28 July 🕛 Seminar from 11.00am followed by 45min tours from 12.00pm, 1.00pm & 2.00pm Bookings now open via the Open House Melbourne website: https://lnkd.in/g2T-FFWx The Doherty Institute is a joint venture between the University of Melbourne and The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Doherty Institute | Open House Melbourne
openhousemelbourne.org