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Global Virus Network Meeting Unites Caribbean and Latin America to Tackle Emerging Viral Threats
Dr. Christine Carrington of UWI St. Augustine Honored with Inaugural GVN Regional Leadership Award for Advancing Genomic Surveillance and Pandemic Preparedness Participants of the GVN Regional Meeting: Caribbean and Latin America held in Kingston, Jamaica May 1-2, 2025. KINGSTON, JAMAICA – May 8, 2025 – The Global Virus Network (GVN), in partnership with The University…
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Annual International Scientific Meetings GVN’s Annual Scientific Meetings convene global experts, researchers, and public health leaders to advance virology research and strengthen international collaboration. Each meeting plays a vital role in enhancing pandemic preparedness, driving scientific innovation, and building global capacity to address viral threats. Upcoming Meetings 2027 GVN Annual International Scientific Meeting Singapore 14…
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Global Health Strategies & Solutions GVN’s global health strategies drive a powerful, unified response to viral threats through coordinated action, evidence-based decisions, and groundbreaking research. By delivering critical briefings, materials, and outreach, GVN informs and empowers policymakers with the latest virology issues, insights, and pandemic preparedness strategies. A critical aspect of this program is the…
Read MoreForefront of Virology Webinar Featuring Dr. Eduardo Gotuzzo
WELCOME TO Dr. Eduardo Gotuzzo – June 25, 2024 – “HTLV-1 Is also a Sexually Transmitted Infection: New Insights on an Endemic, Oncogenic Virus” Eduardo Gotuzzo, MD FACP FIDSA FESCMID Emeritus Professor Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Alexander von Humboldt” Dr. Gotuzzo is Emeritus Professor, Former Director of the Instituto de Medicina…
Read MoreInternationally 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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What We Do > Action Committees Action Committees Action Committees (formerly Task Forces and Watch Groups) is a key activity of the Global Virus Network. There are two types: Formed in response to a specific virus outbreak, epidemic, or pandemic. Focused on seven highly pathogenic virus categories and emerging pathogens: respiratory, retroviruses, oncogenic, arbovirology, hemorrhagic…
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Leadership Board of Directors Robert Gallo, MD GVN Co-Founder; International Scientific Director & Chairman of the GVN Scientific Leadership Committee; GVN Board Executive Committee; Director, University of South Florida (USF) Institute of Translational Virology and Innovation; James P. Cullison Professor of Medicine, USF Health Morsani College of Medicine; Director, Microbial Oncology Program, Tampa General Hospital…
Read MoreGVN: Forefront of Virology Webinar Featuring Dr. Hideki Hasegawa
WELCOME TO Dr. Hideki Hasegawa – July 28, 2023 – “Development of mucosal vaccine, impact of s-IgA on acute respiratory infections.” Hideki Hasegawa, MD, PhD Director, WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza Director, Research Center for Influenza and Respiratory Viruses, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japan Director, GVN Center of Excellence…
Read MoreFurther Thoughts on Viral Persistence
August 2, 2022 INTRODUCTION Our previous Perspectives focused on the question of whether persistent cryptic expression of virus might be contributory to long COVID. To further consider this question, it may be useful to look at examples of persistence by other viruses. DNA VIRUSES The clearest and most easily understood examples of persistence are found…
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WELCOME TO Ireland Center of Excellence IRELAND Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases University College Dublin Belfield Dublin 4 The CoE is based in the Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases (CRID) at University College Dublin (UCD) and is also associated with the National Virus Reference Laboratory. Research activities are focused on pathogenesis of HTLV-1…
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