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Email

dfjp@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials


Position
Professor in Virology
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
Education
PhD
University of Melbourne
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
University of Melbourne
ORCID

0000-0002-4485-1726

Prof Damian Purcell

Professor in Virology
Department of Microbiology and Immunology

236 Scholarly works
61 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    Preclinical development of a cross-protective β-SARS-CoV-2 virus-like particle vaccine adjuvanted with MF59
    DOI: 10.1038/s41541-025-01355-y
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Common Acquisition of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies in an HTLV-1c First Nations Cohort from Central Australia
    DOI: 10.3390/v18040402
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Diagnostic accuracy of self-collected anterior nasal swabs for SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR testing
    DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.01711-25
  • 2025

    Journal article

    High expression of Rex-orf-I and HBZ mRNAs and bronchiectasis in lung of HTLV-1A/C infected macaques
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63325-1
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Control of Endemic HTLV-1 to Prevent Silent Global Spread
  • 2023

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    RNA Powered Antiviral Antibodies
  • 2020

    Research Grant

    A Safe, Effective, and Rapidly Tuneable SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine
Damian Purcell

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

  • 2025

    Journal article

    The silence within: a conserved intragenic silencing element governs HTLV-1 expression via host RUNX1 complex binding
    DOI: 10.1038/s44298-025-00136-7
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Convalescent plasma in hospitalised patients with COVID-19
    DOI: 10.1111/imj.70253
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Combination antiretroviral therapy and MCL-1 inhibition mitigate HTLV-1 infection in vivo
    DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.06.023
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Air–Liquid-Interface-Differentiated Human Nose Epithelium: The Benchmark Culture Model for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
    DOI: 10.3390/organoids4030021
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Spectroscopic Characterization and Differentiation of SARS-CoV-2 Virus-like Particles
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c01859
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Efficient mRNA delivery to resting T cells to reverse HIV latency
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60001-2

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2024

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Evaluation of SARS-Cov-2 Replicon
  • 2025

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Viral Riboswitch Structures as Therapeutic Targets

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