Dr. Christian Bréchot
President, Global Virus Network
Professor, University of South Florida
In my role as USF Professor and President of the Global Virus Network (GVN), I will work with Linman Li, GVN Vice President, to update you biweekly on new findings about the coronavirus pandemic disrupting our lives.
Latest Post:
Cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting against COVID-19: What’s the difference?
Get a closer look at what some prominent GVN scientists are working on.
Now Featuring:
Dr. Gene Morse, Professor, University at Buffalo HIV and HCV Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, New York, USA
GVN is holding a biweekly webinar series for COVID-19 related science sharing, featuring expert virologists from GVN Centers of Excellence around the world. The topics will focus on different aspects of the virus and the ongoing efforts to combat it, highlighting the latest scientific progress. Each session will be a 30-minute live presentation, followed by a 20-minute Q&A period hosted by GVN President Dr. Christian Brechot.
Next Webinar:
Dr. Jonathan Sexton, University of Michigan, USA – “Morphologic Cell Profiling of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Cells Enables Drug Repurposing Screening”
A column taking a closer look at the latest scientific progress surrounding SARS-CoV-2.
The Latest:
The Role of Cytokine Storm in the Severity of COVID-19
Could The Oral Polio Vaccine Be Used To Prevent Covid-19?
Eureka, USA, August 3, 2020
Useful Idiots: Dr. Robert Gallo on a COVID-19 Vaccine
Rolling Stone, USA, July 31, 2020
Those coronavirus vaccines leading the race? Don’t ditch the masks quite yet
LA Times, USA, July 30, 2020
How a renowned scientist used her personal network to transform UTA’s North Texas Genome Center into a COVID-19 testing facility
Dallas Morning News, USA, July 29, 2020
The Cutter incident: A cautionary tale for Operation Warp Speed
Boulder Weekly, USA, July 23, 2020
Read what GVN Members from our Centers of Excellence and Affiliates are doing to combat the virus, as well as updates from industry efforts and the latest SARS-CoV-2 News.