GVN: Forefront of Virology Webinar Featuring Drs. Marianna Cortese & Kjetil Bjornevik

WELCOME TO Drs. Marianna Cortese & Kjetil Bjornevik – March 27, 2024 – “The role of the Epstein-Barr Virus in Multiple Sclerosis”   Marianna Cortese, MD, PhD Senior Research Scientist Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Dr. Cortese is a Senior Research Scientist at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public…

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8th Annual Short Course

SHORT COURSE IN TRANSLATIONAL VIROLOGY Participants in the 7th Annual Short Course (Summer 2023) along with GVN Board Vice Chairman and President Emeritus Christian BrĂ©chot (center), GVN Academy Program Coordinator Avita Ukpabia (right of BrĂ©chot), and former GVN Program Manager Alfredo Garzino-Demo (far left). ABOUT THE PROGRAM GVN established the GVN Drs. Yang Liu &…

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GVN: Forefront of Virology Webinar Featuring Dr. Maggie L. Bartlett

WELCOME TO Dr. Maggie L. Bartlett – January 31, 2024 – “Multimodal single cell sequencing for biomarker discovery, mechanisms of persistence, and viral kinetics”   Maggie L. Bartlett, PhD Program Director, Global Virus Network Faculty, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Dr. Maggie L. Bartlett is Faculty at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public…

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Dengue virus: Urgency in our warming world

  Why is this important? In the summer of 2023, Mexico and countries in Central America and the Caribbean were in the news because of extensive outbreaks of the mosquito-borne dengue virus (DENV) (1). These outbreaks were at least partially weather-related: Warmer temperatures exacerbated by El Niño and global warming are linked to heavier-than-normal precipitation…

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GVN Announces Participant of Postdoctoral Fellowship Program

Awardee to receive training and mentorship to help propel his rising career in virology Baltimore, MD, December 12, 2023:  The Global Virus Network (GVN) a coalition comprised of human and animal virologists from 71 Centers of Excellence and 9 Affiliates in 40 countries, announced the recipient of the GVN – Abbott Pandemic Defense Postdoctoral Fellowship.…

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‘Triple-demic’ of respiratory illnesses launches vaccination season. Have you gotten yours?

The letter below, written by GVN’s president, Dr. Sten Vermund, was originally published in The Baltimore Sun. We are amid the “triple-demic” of respiratory illnesses season that includes a significant increase in U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations alongside annual seasonal surges in respiratory viruses like influenza (“the flu”) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). For the flu and…

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GVN: Forefront of Virology Webinar Featuring Dr. Prasert Auewarakul

WELCOME TO Dr. Prasert Auewarakul – November 16, 2023 – “Broad-spectrum antiviral development for emerging and endemic viruses” Dr. Prasert Auewarakul Professor of Virology Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital Mahidol University, Thailand GVN Center Director Dr. Prasert Auewarakul is a professor of virology at the Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University. He graduated with…

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Internationally Renowned Public Health Expert Sten Vermund Appointed GVN President

Brings Decades Of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Prevention Experience Enhancing GVN’s Abilities To End Viral Threats & Advance Pandemic Preparedness Dr. Sten Vermund co-leads discussions at GVN’s annual meeting held last month in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Credit: Claudia G. Albuquerque Baltimore, MD, November 2, 2023:  The Global Virus Network (GVN) today announced the appointment of…

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Annual Meeting Catalyzes Information-Sharing on Cutting-Edge Discoveries to Contribute to Necessary Changes in Pandemic Preparedness

Tulane’s Dr. Robert Garry Awarded GVN’s 2023 Robert C. Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence and Leadership CSM’s Prof. Patrick Rampal co-leads discussions during the meeting. Credit: Claudia G. Albuquerque Monte Carlo, Monaco, October 24, 2023: Capping the three day meeting of the Global Virus Network (GVN)—hosted in partnership with the Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM,…

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Global Virus Network’s Top Virologists Partner with Monaco to Advance Pandemic Preparedness Across EU Countries

The first day of the joint meeting also included discussion on harnessing the powers of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform pandemic preparedness Monte Carlo, Monaco, October 20, 2023: The first of three days of the annual meeting of the Global Virus Network (GVN), hosted in partnership with the Centre Scientifique de Monaco (CSM, a GVN…

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