Dr Kevin John Selva
+61 3 9035 8640 | kevin.selva@unimelb.edu.au
- Position:
- Research Officer
- Theme(s):
- Immunology, Viral Infectious Diseases
- Discipline(s):
- Discovery Research, Clinical and health systems research
- Unit(s):
- The University of Melbourne, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (DMI)
- Lab Group(s):
- Chung group
Dr Kevin John Selva is an early career researcher in the Chung group at the Doherty Institute. After obtaining his degree in Biological Sciences from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Kevin worked at A*STAR and the Singapore Eye Research Institute developing ocular tissue models and studying adenovirus infections. Kevin then completed his PhD at the University of Melbourne in 2019, under the supervision of Dr Matthew Parsons and Professor Stephen Kent, investigating the immunosuppressive effects of seminal plasma on HIV-1 cellular immunity. Kevin now leads research in the Chung Lab, focused upon the characterisation of mucosal antibodies against respiratory infectious diseases (TB, SARS-CoV-2, Influenza) across different age groups (children, adults, elderly).