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Dr Kasha Priya Singh

Dr Kasha Priya Singh

0459924447 | kasha.singh@unimelb.edu.au

Position:
Infectious Diseases Physician
Theme(s):
Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Resistance, Bacterial and Parasitic Infections
Discipline(s):
Clinical and health systems research
Unit(s):
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Victorian Infectious Diseases Service (VIDS)
Lab Group(s):
Lewin Group

Dr Kasha Singh is an infectious diseases physician with a wide range of interests including public and refugee health and translational research. Dr Singh worked in the UK for 10 years, completing a HIV fellowship at Chelsea and Westminster Foundation Trust in London. Whilst based in London, Dr Singh was also involved in running international clinical trials of tuberculosis treatment with the MRCP/UCL, including capacity development and education. Dr Singh is interested in persistent infections and the public health impact and management of infectious diseases, particularly HIV, hepatitis B and tuberculosis.

  • Key Achievements
    • Dr Kasha Singh has a joint undergraduate degreemm, MBBS with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Philosophy and Asian Studies. Dr Singh completed a Masters in Public health and has a Diploma in HIV medicine from the UK.

    Research Groups
    • Lewin Group

      The focus of the Lewin group is to understand why HIV infection persists on antiretroviral therapy and to develop new strategies to eliminate latency. The lab also researches factors that drive liver disease in HIV-hepatitis B virus co-infection. The lab is also actively involved in COVID in relation to pathogenesis, the use of primary tissue models, and developing therapeutics using gene editing strategies.


      Lab Team

      Lewin Group

      • Director - The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity
      • Deputy Head Lewin Lab | Senior Research Fellow
      • Senior Research Fellow
      • Dr Wei Zhao
        Research Fellow
      • Dr Chris Chiu
        Research Fellow
      • Dr Youry Kim
        Research Fellow
      • Dr Stan Kan
        Research Fellow
      • Postdoctoral Research Fellow
      • Clinical Research Liason Officer
      • Dr Judy Chang
        Research Systems Administrator
      • Senior Research Officer
      • Research Coordinator
      • Laboratory Manager
      • Infectious Diseases Physician
      • Research Fellow
      • Research Fellow
      • Carolin Tumpach
        Research Support Officer
      • Rosalyn Cao
        Research Support Officer
      • Danielle Fong
        Research Support Officer
      • Abigail Tan
        Research Support Officer
      • Jared Stern
        PhD Candidate
      • Rachel Pascoe
        PhD Candidate
      • Haoming Liu
        PhD Candidate
      • Kiho Tanaka
        PhD Candidate
      • Rory Shepherd
        PhD Candidate
      • Lauren Wallace
        Honours Student
      • Bridget Fisher
        PhD Candidate
      • Associate Professor Edwina Wright
        Clinical Affiliate
      • Dr James McMahon
        Clinical Affiliate
      • Head, Clinical Virology and HIV Services, Deputy Director Department of Infectious Diseases Austin Health
      • Associate Clinical Director of HIV Cure Studies