Dr Peter Doherty (Nobel Laureate) - Scepticism, Denial and Ignorance: There is a Difference?

Nobel Laureate Dr Peter Doherty speaks at Skeptics Victoria! http://vicskeptics.wordpress.com/ Professor Peter Doherty presents to the Victorian Skeptics on Monday 18 March 2013. The talk is titled Scepticism, Denial and Ignorance: There is a Difference. Born Peter Charles Doherty in Brisbane he obtained his PhD from the University of Edinburgh and completed his prize-winning research at the John Curtin School of Medical Research in Canberra. He currently has his own research laboratory at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the University of Melbourne, as well as a laboratory at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. Professor Doherty is also a veterinarian and author. His published titles include The Beginner's Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize (autobiographical), A Light History of Hot Air and most recently, Sentinel Chickens: What Birds Tell Us about Our Health and the World (2012). He is one of a handful of Australian scientists to have been awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine. He was awarded the prize jointly with Rolf Zinkernagel in 1996. His Nobel Prize winning research contributed to our understanding of the immune system and in particular how our cells recognise viral infections. Professor Doherty was named Australian of the Year in 1997. Over many years, skeptics have had run-ins with the anti-vaccine lobby; Professor Doherty's area of research should therefore be of particular interest. His Nobel Prize for research in immunology is in an area of science that the anti-vaccine lobby disputes. We are honoured to have a Nobel Prize winner at Skeptics Café for the first time. Professor Peter Doherty will present to the Victorian Skeptics on Monday 18 March 2013. The talk is titled Scepticism, Denial and Ignorance: There is a Difference.