<P> Peter Charles Doherty , FRS AC FMedSci ( born 15 October 1940 ) is an Australian veterinary surgeon and researcher in the field of medicine . He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995 , the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in 1997 . In the Australia Day Honours of 1997 , he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work with Zinkernagel . He is also a National Trust Australian Living Treasure . In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations , Doherty 's immune system research was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an iconic `` innovation and invention '' . </P>
<P> Peter Charles Doherty , FRS AC FMedSci ( born 15 October 1940 ) is an Australian veterinary surgeon and researcher in the field of medicine . He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995 , the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in 1997 . In the Australia Day Honours of 1997 , he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work with Zinkernagel . He is also a National Trust Australian Living Treasure . In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations , Doherty 's immune system research was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an iconic `` innovation and invention '' . </P>
which australia won a nobel prize for immune defence research
which australia won a nobel prize for immune defence research
Peter Charles Doherty , FRS AC FMedSci
Peter Charles Doherty , FRS AC FMedSci