My mother was a very talented pianist, and she was a music teacher who hated to teach music, actually, but she loved to play, so I was brought up with Chopin, Debussy and Mozart. — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
This year, 1996, has been designated the 'Year of the Vaccine,' commemorating the 200th anniversary of Edward Jenner's vaccination of James Phipps with cowpox… — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
The thing I love about science is finding out something new and different. — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
The need to deal with pathogens has driven the evolution of the vertebrate immune system, so it should not be surprising that experiments with… — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
Many key concepts concerning the nature of immunity have originated from the very practical need to control virus infections. — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
I share Alfred Nobel's conviction that war is the greatest of all human disasters. Infectious disease runs a good second. — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
My mother was a very talented pianist, and she was a music teacher who hated to teach music, actually, but she loved to play,… — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
The two things that I miss most when living out of Australia are the bush and the Pacific coast, especially fishing in the surf… — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
There are too few people working in the area of viral pathogenesis and immunity, too little funding, too many problems, and too little time. — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
My characteristics as a scientist stem from a non-conformist upbringing, a sense of being something of an outsider, and looking for different perceptions in… — Peter C. Doherty Copy Share Image
