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Peter Doherty is Laureate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne. His latest book, A Light History of Hot Air, was published by Melbourne University Publishing in October 2007. In 1996 he won the Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology for his pioneering work in immunology, and in 1997 was named Australian of the Year. He conducts an active research program on influenza immunity, writes regularly for both the scientific and the general press and is a much sought after public speaker.
His first popular book The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize was published in Australia and New Zealand by Melbourne University Publishing in August 2005 and was be published in the USA by Columbia University Press in May 2006. Translation rights for this title have been sold in Korea, Poland, Taiwan (Chinese Complex), India (English) and Germany.
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