The GVN, in partnership with the University of South Florida, hosts the Forefront of Virology Webinar Series to share knowledge on pressing viral threats and the latest scientific progress. Each session features leading virologists from GVN Centers of Excellence and Affiliates worldwide. The webinars include a 30–40 minute live presentation followed by a 20-minute moderated Q&A, with recordings made available afterward on YouTube.
Upcoming Webinars
GVN – USF Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Sten Vermund
WELCOME TO Discovery To Practice Translation: Public Health Implementation of Viral Discovery Register Sten Vermund, MD, PhD Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health; Dean, USF...
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GVN – USF Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Sten Vermund
WELCOME TO Discovery To Practice Translation: Public Health Implementation of Viral Discovery Register Sten Vermund, MD, PhD Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health; Dean, USF Health College of Public Health; Director of the Cancer Control...
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GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Gisa Gerold
WELCOME TO GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Gisa Gerold Gisa Gerold is a researcher at the Institute of Virology, Medical University of Innsbruck in Austria. Dr. Gerold’s research integrates mass spectrometry-based proteomics and...
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GVN – USF Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Luigi Buonaguro
WELCOME TO Molecular mimicry as strategy for anti-cancer immunity Dr. Luigi Buonaguro is a leading Italian scientist specializing in virology and cancer research. He is the Director of the “Innovative Immunological Models” Lab at the...
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GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Hongshuo Song
WELCOME TO Escape by Shifting: Viral entry pathway alteration as an evolutionary mechanism of immune evasion Dr. Hongshuo Song is an Associate Professor at the University of South Florida. The research in her lab focuses...
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GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Nadia Sam-Agudu
WELCOME TO Viruses without Borders: Global Health Research in Pandemic Responses Dr. Nadia A. Sam-Agudu is a distinguished physician, researcher, and a leading voice in global pediatrics, infectious diseases, and implementation science. She’s a Professor...
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Genetics As A Compass For Life-Threatening Viral Encephalitis
WELCOME TO Genetics As A Compass For Life-Threatening Viral Encephalitis Dr Yi-Hao Chan Dr Yi-Hao Chan completed his PhD with the A*STAR Graduate Scholarship on immune pathogenesis of alphaviruses. He was then awarded the A*STAR...
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GVN-USF Forefront of Virology Webinar Featuring Dr. Ali Mirazimi
WELCOME TO Uncovering How Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus Hijacks Cells: The Key Role of the LDL Receptor in Its Replication. Ali Mirazimi, PhD, is a Professor at Karolinska Institutet and a senior expert at both...
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GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Boghuma K. Titanji
WELCOME TO The Global Outbreak of Mpox – Implications for Pandemic Preparedness in the Wake of COVID-19 Boghuma Kabisen Titanji, MD, PhD, MSc, DTM&H, is a physician-scientist and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Emory University....
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GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Christine Stabell Benn
WELCOME TO Beyond Prevention: Exploring the Broad Impact of Vaccines and Global Health Collaboration. Dr. Christine Stabell Benn, MD, PhD, DMSc, MAE, is a Professor of Global Health at the University of Southern Denmark and...
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GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Prof. Patrick Dakum
WELCOME TO HIV & TB Implementation Science: Strategies from IHV Nigeria’s Journey. Prof. Patrick Dakum, MBBS, MPH Prof. Patrick Dakum, MBBS, MPH is a distinguished Nigerian public health physician, implementation scientist, and the Chief Executive...
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GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Mark Mimee
WELCOME TO Lessons Learned from Using Bacteriophage Cocktails to Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Pathogens in the Gut Dr. Mark Mimee Dr. Mimee is an Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago, specializing in synthetic biology and microbiology....
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Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Esteban Domingo
WELCOME TO GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar featuring Dr. Esteban Domingo – Quasispecies and Error Catastrophe: The “Be Or Not To Be” of SARS-COV-2 Genomes Esteban Domingo Solans, PhD Emeritus Professor of Research at the...
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