Contact

Email

michael.roche@unimelb.edu.au

Credentials

Position
Deputy Head, Lewin Lab
Department of Infectious Diseases
Education
PhD
Monash University
PhD
Monash University
Bachelors Degree
Deakin University
Bachelors Degree (Honours)
Monash University
ORCID

0000-0001-8819-0096

Dr Michael Roche

Deputy Head, Lewin Lab
Department of Infectious Diseases
122 Scholarly works
14 Projects

HIGHLIGHTS

  • 2026

    Journal article

    HIV Promoters Isolated from Brain and Peripheral Tissue of Virally Suppressed PWH Are Phylogenetically and Functionally Similar
    DOI: 10.3390/ijms27073185
  • 2026

    Journal article

    Methaneseleninic acid, a circadian-modulating agent, reactivates latent HIV-1 infection without cellular activation or proliferation
    DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01983-25
  • 2026

    Journal article

    The effect of combining HIV latency reversal with inhibition of phosphoinositide-3 kinases or B-cell lymphoma-2 on the HIV reservoir
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1013923
  • 2025

    Journal article

    Limitations and use of the Morpheus-V5 dual reporter virus in assessing interventions that target HIV latency
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2025.115236
  • 2022

    Research grants (international)

    Targetted Delivery of LNP-encapsulated CRISPR/Cas9 for HIV Elimination
  • 2021

    Research grants (international)

    Delaney AIDS Research Enterprise to Find a Cure (DARE 3.0) - (2021-2026) - SUBAWARD 7
  • 2017

    Research contracts (non-grants)

    Victorian HIV Cure Consortium
Michael Roche

RECENT SCHOLARLY WORKS

RECENT PROJECTS

  • 2025

    Research grants (international)

    Direct and Indirect Targeting of HIV Tat for Selective RNA Degradation and Protein Suppression
  • 2026

    Research grants (ARC, NHMRC, MRFF)

    Leveraging mRNA and Lipid Nanoparticle Technology to Develop a Cure for HIV