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GVN Annual Scientific Meeting in Durban, South Africa Cohost: The Center for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) Meeting Dates: September 16-18, 2024 Hotel and Venue: Coastlands Umhlanga Hotel and Convention Centre Name(Required) First Last Email(Required) PhoneAddress Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code…
Read MoreBattling Pandemic Viruses Like Avian Influenza
Authors: Maggie L. Bartlett, PhD, and Sten Vermund, MD, PhD The increasing number of avian influenza spillovers to non-bird species demands innovation to prevent a future influenza pandemic. As deadly as the coronavirus pandemic has been, the catastrophic potential of influenza viruses is much worse. The 1918-1919 influenza pandemic infected a third of the worldâs…
Read MoreGVN: 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…
Read More8th 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 &…
Read MoreGVN: 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…
Read MoreDengue 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…
Read MoreGVN 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: Â 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 â Abbott Pandemic Defense Postdoctoral Fellowship.…
Read MoreâTriple-demicâ 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 âtriple-demicâ of respiratory illnesses season that includes a significant increase in U.S. COVID-19 hospitalizations alongside annual seasonal surges in respiratory viruses like influenza (âthe fluâ) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). For the flu and…
Read MoreGVN: Forefront of Virology Webinar Featuring Dr. Prasert Auewarakul
WELCOME TO Dr. Prasert Auewarakul – November 16, 2023 – âBroad-spectrum antiviral development for emerging and endemic virusesâ 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…
Read MoreInternationally Renowned Public Health Expert Sten Vermund Appointed GVN President
Brings Decades Of Infectious Disease Epidemiology & Prevention Experience Enhancing GVNâs Abilities To End Viral Threats & Advance Pandemic Preparedness Dr. Sten Vermund co-leads discussions at GVNâs annual meeting held last month in Monte Carlo, Monaco. Credit: Claudia G. Albuquerque Baltimore, MD, November 2, 2023: Â The Global Virus Network (GVN) today announced the appointment of…
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