Press Release
Global Virus Network (GVN) Centers of Excellence Contribute Expertise to Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala, India
In the wake of the outbreak, the Government of Kerala is fast-tracking the launch of the Institute of Advanced Virology, which will house a unit of the GVN Baltimore, Maryland, USA, June 5, 2018: Several of the Global Virus Network’s (GVN) Centers of Excellence have been researching Nipah virus (NiV) and are currently contributing expertise…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Responds to Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Global Virus Network Responds to Ebola Outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Baltimore, Maryland, USA, May 31, 2018: The Global Virus Network (GVN) is mobilizing a coordinated effort to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through its Centers of Excellence. The GVN represents 41 Centers of Excellence and…
Read MoreUpdate on the Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala, India
Update on the Nipah Virus Outbreak in Kerala, India May 30, 2018 By Benhur Lee, MD, Professor, Department of Microbiology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, a Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence and Linfa Wang, PhD, Professor & Director, Emerging Infectious Diseases Programme, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore What is Nipah…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Adds Uganda Virus Research Institute as Newest Center of Excellence
Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and Entebbe, Uganda, May 29, 2018: The Global Virus Network (GVN) and the Uganda Virus Research Institute (UVRI) announced today the induction of the Institute as GVN’s newest Center of Excellence. The GVN represents 41 Centers of Excellence and 7 affiliates in 26 countries and comprises foremost experts in every class of…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Issues Open Letter to WHO On Potent Human Carcinogen – Human T Cell Leukemia Virus-1
The Lancet publishes letter from top scientists and advocates from around the world to eradicate HTLV-1, a debilitating and deadly virus Baltimore, MD, USA, May 10, 2018: The Global Virus Network (GVN), an international coalition of the world’s foremost medical virologists, comprising 41 Centers of Excellence and 7 Affiliates in 26 countries, dedicated to identifying…
Read MoreGVN Bestows Diane Griffin with The GVN Robert C. Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence and Leadership
Dr. Griffin was presented the Award during the 9th International Meeting in Melbourne last September Baltimore, MD, USA, February 1, 2018: The Global Virus Network (GVN), an international coalition of the world’s foremost medical virologists, comprising 40 Centers of Excellence in 25 countries, dedicated to identifying and researching, combatting and preventing, current and emerging pandemic…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Adds The University of Zambia’s Africa Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals as a New Affiliate Member
The new Affiliate’s membership is sponsored by two GVN Centers of Excellence, Hokkaido University and University College Dublin Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and Lusaka, Zambia, January 24, 2018: The Global Virus Network (GVN) and the AfricaCenter of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals (ACEIDHA) at the University of Zambia in Lusaka, Zambia announced today…
Read MoreINTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED VIROLOGIST CHRISTIAN BRÉCHOT APPOINTED PRESIDENT OF THE GLOBAL VIRUS NETWORK (GVN)
Brings Decades of Scientific & Organizational Leadership To Advance GVN’s Mission Melbourne, Australia, September 25, 2017: The Global Virus Network (GVN), an international coalition of the world’s foremost medical virologists, comprising 40 Centers of Excellence in 24 countries, dedicated to identifying and researching, combatting and preventing, current and emerging pandemic viruses that pose a critical…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Adds Premier Rega Institute for Medical Research as Newest Center of Excellence
Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and Leuven, Belgium, August 17, 2017: The Global Virus Network (GVN) and the Laboratories of Virology & Chemotherapy at the Rega Institute for Medical Research, University of Leuven, Belgium announced today the induction of the institute as GVN’s newest Center of Excellence. The GVN represents 40 Centers of Excellence and six affiliates…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network Hosts Fourth Short Course to Train Next Generation of Virus Researchers from Around the Globe
The GVN’s elite Short Course aims to alleviate worldwide decline in rising, highly trained medical virologists Baltimore, Maryland, USA, August 14, 2017: The Global Virus Network (GVN) launched its Fourth Annual Short Course on Medical Virology held August 13-19, 2017 for 15 early career medical virologists from Australia, Brazil, India, Jamaica, Japan, Lithuania, Malaysia, Nigeria,…
Read More