Professor Denise Doolan

Researcher biography
Professor Denise Doolan is Director of Research at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience. She joined IMB in 2022 and was previously Deputy Director of the Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicineand Director of the JCU Centre for Molecular Therapeuticsat James Cook University.
She is a molecular immunologistworking on the development of vaccinesdiagnostics and host-directed therapeutics for infectious and chronic diseases that impact global public healthwith a particular focus on malaria. Her cross-disciplinary research program spans host-pathogen immunityantigen discoveryvaccine engineeringand biomarker discovery. A particular interest is the application of state-of-the-art genome-based technologies and human models of disease system to identify novel targets for intervention against disease or that predict risk of disease.
She is a recognized world expert in malaria immunologyvaccinologyand omic-based approaches for therapeutic and diagnostic development. She has been honoured as a Fellow of the International Society for Vaccines (2017) and a Fellow of the Australian Society of Parasitology (2019) in recognition of her leadership and contribution to health and medical science in Australia and internationally.
Professor Doolan serves on a number of Executive Boards and Advisory Boards. Most recentlyshe has been elected as President of the International Society for Vaccines (2021-2023)and has been appointed to the Federal Government's Australian Medical Research Advisory Board (AMRAB; 2021-2026) to provide specialist insights into Australia's medical research and innovation priorities.