Peter Doherty was born in Brisbane in 1940 where he attended Indooroopilly State High School and undertook his bachelor and master’s degrees in veterinary science at the University of Queensland. In 1970 he completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh before moving to the John Curtin School of Medical Research at the Australian National University. It was during this time that he and Swiss colleague Rolf Zinkernagel undertook research into how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells. In 1996 Peter Doherty and Rolf Zinkernagel were awarded science’s most prestigious prize, the Nobel Prize.
The building where this cache is located is The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity. Opened in 2014 it is a joint venture between The University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital, combining research, teaching, public health and reference laboratory services, diagnostic services and clinical care in infection and immunity. The institute was named in honour of Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, whom can often be seen walking around the building.
The cache is a 15mL plastic test tube containing a log and pencil. Unfortunately the building is not open to the public. However it regularly holds free public lectures and events which I highly recommend attending.
The GPS jumps around a bit at GZ. The difficulty rating reflects this. The cache is on the same side of the road as the Doherty Institute and there is no need to enter the building.
Congratulations to The Welder for his committed effort to claim FTF. Logged on 19/06/16 at 4.20am!
