Linda Wakim
Microbiology and Immunology
Doherty Institute
Australia
Biography
Dr Linda Wakim completed her Bachelor of Biomedical Science (Honours) and PhD research at the University of Melbourne, investigating how the immune system keeps latent viruses at bay. Linda completed a two-year international postdoctoral at the University of Washington in Seattle, USA investigating how the immune system combats virus infection of the brain. In 2011, she returned to Australia, completed further postdoctoral training at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute (WEHI), and in 2014 established an independent research group at the Doherty Institute.
Research Interest
Immunology, Influenza
