Josef Wagner is a highly experienced Senior Staff Scientist and bioinformatician at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, focusing on nasal virome and microbiome analysis since April 2023. Previously, as a Senior Medical Scientist at The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, key achievements included the introduction of bioinformatics programs that enhanced data quality and efficiency in genome sequence analysis. While serving as a Senior Postdoctoral Fellow at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Josef published a paper in Nature and developed a PacBio pipeline for bacterial sequencing. Furthermore, during a ten-year tenure at Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Josef led significant projects related to Crohn’s Disease and completed a PhD centered on mouse embryonic stem cells at the University of Melbourne. Educational background includes a Bachelor's degree in Medical Biotechnology from Abertay University and a PhD in Embryonic Stem Cells from the University of Melbourne.
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The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
Finding solutions to prevent, treat and cure infectious diseases and understanding the complexities of microbes and the immune system requires innovative approaches and concentrated effort. This is why The University of Melbourne – a world leader in education, teaching and research excellence – and The Royal Melbourne Hospital – an internationally renowned institution providing outstanding care, research and learning –partnered to create the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute); a centre of excellence where leading scientists and clinicians collaborate to improve human health globally. Located in the heart of Melbourne’s Biomedical Precinct, the Doherty Institute is named in honour of Patron, Laureate Professor Peter Doherty, winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering how the immune system recognises virus-infected cells. Under the expert guidance of Director, University of Melbourne Professor Sharon Lewin, a leader in research and clinical management of HIV and infectious diseases, the Doherty Institute has more than 700 staff who work on infection and immunity through a broad spectrum of activities. This includes discovery research; diagnosis, surveillance and investigation of infectious disease outbreaks; and the development of ways to prevent, treat and eliminate infectious diseases.