Peter Doherty Peter Doherty i(A103534 works by) (a.k.a. Peter Charles Doherty)
Born: Established: 1940 Brisbane, Queensland, ;
Gender: Male
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Nobel Prize-winner Peter Doherty says his 'characteristics as a scientist stem from a non-conformist upbringing, a sense of being something of an outsider, and looking for different perceptions in everything from novels, to art to experimental results.... Intellectually, I march to the beat of my own drum and have little interest in competing in "races". There are too few people working in the area of viral pathogenesis and immunity, too little funding, too many problems and too little time.'

Doherty won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996.

Source: from Les Prix Nobel. The Nobel Prizes 1996, edited by Tore Frängsmyr, Nobel Foundation: Stockholm, 1997
Sighted on the Nobel Foundation's website, http://nobelprize.org/, 14/03/2007

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y separately published work icon The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize : A Life in Science Carlton : Miegunyah Press , 2005 Z1364618 2005 single work autobiography 'Starting with the story of his own career - its improbable origins in the outer suburbs of Brisbane, and its progression to a breakthrough discovery about how human immunity works. Doherty explores the realities of a life in science. How research projects are selected; how discovery science is resourced and organised; the big problems it is trying to solve; and the rewards and pitfalls of a career in scientific research. Doherty gives readers an insight into the issues that make him tick - including his belief that the mission of science is to help make the world a better place to live in.' (Libraries Australia)
2007 shortlisted National Biography Award
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