We are very pleased to announce that LDA's Patron is Dr. Peter Doherty.

Dr. Doherty is a well-respected Australian scientist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1996 for his work on the immune system.

The discoveries have had an impact on the development of vaccine design and organ transplantation, and have led to further understanding of the mechanisms involved in immunity.

Dr. Doherty is Chairman of the Department of Immunology at St. Jude Children¹s Research Hospital in Memphis, USA