Mike Catton
Infectious Diseases
Doherty Institute
Australia
Biography
Dr Mike Catton is Director of the Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL), and Co-Deputy Director of the Doherty Institute. He trained in microbiology, then medicine at the University of Otago in New Zealand, and received his Fellowship of the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) in virology in 1992. He has been Director of VIDRL since 2001. His professional interests are in molecular viral diagnostics, high containment laboratory facilities and emerging viruses. He has served on diverse advisory committees related to public health and infectious diseases, to the Victorian and Australian governments, the RCPA, and WHO, and has consulted for WHO internationally. He is founding Vice-President of the Association for Biosafety of Australia and New Zealand (ABSANZ), and serves on its board. He is also on the advisory board of the Victorian Donor Tissue Bank.
Research Interest
Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Genomics, Public Health
