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From 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 MoreSix Internationally Renowned Virus Research Institutions Join the Global Virus Network to Combat Viral Diseases
GVN Adds Four Centers of Excellence and Two Affiliates from India, Peru, Republic of Uzbekistan, South Korea, United States and Zimbabwe Baltimore, Maryland, USA, October 24, 2019: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 52 Centers of Excellence and 9 Affiliates in 32 countries comprising foremost experts in every class of virus causing disease in humans…
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WELCOME TO Peru Center of Excellence Peru For an overview of GVN Centers of Excellence, click here. Instituto de Medicina Tropical “Alexander von Humboldt” IMTAvH of the Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (UPCH) Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Av. Honorio Delgado 430 San Martín de Porres, Peru Center Director: Dr. Eduardo Gotuzzo Co-Director: Dr. Theresa Ochoa W.…
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WELCOME TO THE ADVOCACY GVN works to raise awareness and mobilize resources on critical needs in medical virology. GVN works with governments, multilateral institutions, private-sector groups, and non-profit organizations to increase funding for medical virology worldwide, and call attention to critical research and training needs related to pandemic preparedness. SARS-CoV-2/COVID19 H5N1 HTLV MPOX EBOLA ZIKA…
Read MoreWORLD EXPERTS IN VIROLOGY ALERT THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBALIZATION ARE AN ADDED PROBLEM IN VIRAL DISEASE TRANSMISSION
WORLD EXPERTS IN VIROLOGY ALERT THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBALIZATION ARE AN ADDED PROBLEM IN VIRAL DISEASE TRANSMISSION Dr. William Hall Receives The GVN Robert C. Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence and Leadership Baltimore, MD, USA, July 2, 2019: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 48 Centers of Excellence and 7 Affiliates in 29 countries…
Read MoreWORLD EXPERTS IN VIROLOGY ALERT THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBALIZATION ARE AN ADDED PROBLEM IN VIRAL DISEASE TRANSMISSION
WORLD EXPERTS IN VIROLOGY ALERT THAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND GLOBALIZATION ARE AN ADDED PROBLEM IN VIRAL DISEASE TRANSMISSION Dr. William Hall Receives The GVN Robert C. Gallo Award for Scientific Excellence and Leadership Baltimore, MD, USA, July 2, 2019: The Global Virus Network (GVN), representing 48 Centers of Excellence and 7 Affiliates in 29 countries…
Read MoreGVN Short Course Helps Virologists Broaden Expertise in 2019
GVN Short Course Helps Virologists Broaden Expertise Education and training are central to the Global Virus Network’s (GVN) mission. “We want to support and train the next generation of virologists,” says Christian Bréchot, MD, PhD, the president of GVN, “and make sure we have enough highly-skilled experts in the field around the world.” As part…
Read MoreDr. Gallo Letter for Newsletter 2019
Letter from Dr. Robert C. Gallo As a coalition of expert virologists around the world, the Global Virus Network leverages the strengths and knowledge of our members to accomplish our mission of a world better prepared to control and prevent viral epidemics. Across the globe, we are collaborating on research, sharing information, training the next…
Read MoreThe GVN 11th International Meeting in Barcelona
Join Us For the GVN 11th International Meeting June 9-12, 2019 in Barcelona Researchers and virologists from around the globe will gather for the 11th International Meeting of the Global Virus Network (GVN) on June 9-12, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain. Organized jointly with the Spanish Society of Virology (Sociedad Espanola de Virologia or SEV), the…
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…
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