Tue 27 Oct · 6:30pm
University of New South Wales · Kensington
a Nobel laureate on curiosity, immunity and what comes next
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In conversation with Peter Doherty: Nobel laureate in Medicine
2026 David Cooper Lecture | Celebrating 40 years of the Kirby Institute
Peter Doherty was made famous worldwide when he won the 1996 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Swiss colleague Rolf Zinkernagel, for their discovery on the way the body recognises and rejects foreign molecules through killer T cells. This revelation has led to ongoing improvements in treating cancer and organ transplants. Peter is also recognised and respected for his ongoing efforts to share his love of science and impart his insatiable curiosity for learning with the world.
This year the David Cooper Lecture will celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Kirby Institute by hosting Australian immunologist and Nobel laureate Peter Doherty in conversation with journalist and presenter, Natasha Mitchell. Together, they’ll discuss the most challenging medical issues of our times, Peter’s fascinating career and inspirations and how any citizen scientist can follow in the footsteps of this renowned laureate professor with an evidence-based worldview.
This event is co-presented by the UNSW Centre for Ideas, the Kirby Institute and UNSW Medicine & Health.
About the speaker
Peter Doherty is an Australian immunologist and pathologist who received the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine with Rolf Zinkernagel in 1996 for illuminating the nature of immune surveillance and the biological role of the transplant system. The Nobel award, along with being the Australian…
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Tue 27 Oct 2026, 6:30pm.
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