Archive for August 2020
GVN Center and Member Spotlight – Alexander Khromykh
Members > Spotlights > Alexander Khromykh GVN Center and Member Spotlight Dr. Alexander Khromykh Associate Professor, Deputy Director (Virology), Australian Infectious Diseases Research Centre, School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences University of Queensland Brisbane, QLD, Australia 聽 What are you and your institution currently working on regarding COVID-19? The Australian Infectious Disease Research Centre…
Read MoreGVN Special Annual Meeting 2020
GVN 2020 Special Annual Meeting Executive Summary GVN 2020 Meeting Press Release GVN International Press Conference September 24, 2020
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network鈥檚 Institute of Human Virology and Italian Researchers identify a SARS-CoV-2 Viral Strain with Deletion in a Protein, Possibly Reducing Fatalities
A deletion in a protein, NSP1, which is important for reducing innate immune response may signal emergence of a less pathogenic viral strain Baltimore, Maryland, USA, August 24, 2020: The Institute of Human Virology (IHV) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, a Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence, in collaboration with scientists…
Read MoreFrom molecular biology to human retroviruses: in memory of GVN Italy Center Director Umberto Bertazzoni (1937-2020)
Born in Trissino (VI) in 1937, Umberto Bertazzoni graduated from the University of Pavia in Pharmacy (1960) and in Biological Sciences (1964). He was a researcher at the Joint Research Center of Ispra from 1964 to 1974, researcher at the Institute of Genetics of the CNR of Pavia from 1974 to 1994 and Head of…
Read MoreGVN Center and Member Spotlight – Nat脿lia Maj贸
Members > Spotlights > Nat脿lia Maj贸 GVN Center and Member Spotlight Dr. Nat脿lia Maj贸 Director Research Center on Animal Health (Centre de Recerca enSanitat Animal-CReSA) Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agrolimentaria (IRTA) Barcelona, Spain What are you and your institution currently working on regarding COVID-19? IRTA-CReSA is currently involved…
Read MoreHydroxychloroquine-What鈥檚 the Deal?
The absence of efficient therapeutics for COVID-19 has brought much attention to evaluation of repurposing drugs. Hydroxychloroquine (HC) is an antimalarial drug that affects endosomal function and blocks autophagosome-lysosome fusion (1). Since coronaviruses use the endolysosomal pathway to enter the cell before uncoating, HC has been shown to inhibit SARS-CoV-2 replication in cellular models. The…
Read MoreGVN Academic Centers of Excellence & Affiliates
GVN Academic Centers of Excellence and Affiliates About GVN Centers of Excellence We represent Centers of Excellence for research in medical virology from across the globe. Our work is dedicated to understanding, preventing and eradicating viral disease threats to mankind. Today, we affirm the need for new programs to coordinate, support and promote research that…
Read MoreGVN Center and Member Spotlight – Alash’le Abimiku
GVN Center and Member Spotlight Alash鈥檒e Abimiku, M.SC; PhD, Executive Director, International Research Center of Excellence at the Institute of Human Virology-Nigeria (IRCE-IHVN) Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Institute of Human Virology, Baltimore 聽聽 What are you and your institution currently working on regarding COVID-19? The Institute of Human Virology Nigeria…
Read MoreRENOWNED DOHERTY INSTITUTE IN AUSTRALIA INDEPENDENTLY VERIFIES EARLIER FINDINGS THAT AN ANTIMICROBIAL TECHNOLOGY ERADICATES SARS-COV-2 ON SURFACES FOR MORE THAN SIX WEEKS
The Findings Corroborate Research Previously Released by the Rega Medical Research Institute of KU Leuven, Belgium Baltimore, Maryland, USA, August 13, 2020:聽 The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition comprised of the world鈥檚 preeminent human and animal virologists from 55 Centers of Excellence and 10 Affiliates in 33 countries, announced that the Peter Doherty Institute…
Read MoreGVN Centers of Excellence and Affiliates Overview
GVN Centers of Excellence and Affiliates Overview About GVN Centers of Excellence We represent Centers of Excellence for research in medical virology from across the globe. Our work is dedicated to understanding, preventing and eradicating viral disease threats to mankind. Today, we affirm the need for new programs to coordinate, support and promote research that…
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