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GVN Center and Member Spotlight – Arnaldo Caruso
Members > Spotlights > Arnaldo Caruso GVN Center and Member Spotlight Arnaldo Caruso Full Professor of Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology at the University of Brescia Medical School (Italy) Head of the Department of Diagnostic Laboratories at the “Spedali Civili” of Brescia (Italy) President of the Italian Society for Virology (SIV-ISV) Director of the Laboratory of…
Read MoreHow Long Is A SARS-CoV-2 Infected Person Contagious?
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, the global community has become accustomed to comprehensive, interventional strategies such as wearing a mask, social distancing, hand hygiene, and surface cleaning and disinfection. It is well known that transmission of SARS-CoV-2 occurs through direct, indirect, or close contact with infected people through infectious secretions, such as saliva and…
Read MoreEffect of Suppressed Innate Immunity on Covid-19 Severity
One of the important determinants of severe Covid-19 appears to be an inappropriate response by the innate immune system. Specifically, this involves, on the one hand, insufficient or delayed expression and signaling by type 1 interferons (IFNs), which induce innate cell-mediated immunity. The interferon (IFN) response constitutes the major first line of defense against viruses.…
Read MoreGVN Center and Member Spotlight – Damian Purcell
Members > Spotlights > Damian Purcell GVN Center and Member Spotlight Damian Purcell Head of the Molecular Virology Laboratory in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne The Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Australia What are you and your institution currently working on regarding COVID-19? Over the past two winter months, Melbourne…
Read MoreGVN 2020 Special Annual Meeting Executive Summary
A New Era in the Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic: Forging a “Viral Pandemic Readiness Alliance” A September 22-23, 2020 Special Meeting of Top Global Experts Launches “Global Virus Network’s Vision for Future Pandemic Preparedness” We are in the midst of a pandemic that has completely upended the world with major economic, social and psychological impacts.…
Read MoreCurrent Status of COVID-19 Vaccine Development
As the COVID-19 pandemic expands, interests in the progress of vaccine development are intensifying. Despite an unprecedented rate of progress, it is still uncertain when a safe, effective vaccine will be available for wide distribution to the public. Successful vaccine development goes through a series of stages, from animal studies for the evaluation of its…
Read MoreGVN Center and Member Spotlight – Raymond Schinazi
Members > Spotlights > Raymond Schinazi GVN Center and Member Spotlight Dr. Raymond Schinazi Frances Winship Walters Professor of Pediatrics Director of the Laboratory of Biochemical Pharmacology Co-Director of the HIV Cure Scientific Working Group within the NIH-sponsored Emory University Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) in Atlanta, Georgia, USA What are you and your institution…
Read MoreProminent Australian and Russian Research Institutions Join Global Virus Network to Combat Viral Diseases
Center for Emerging Viruses, Inflammation and Therapeutics of the Menzies Health Institute Queensland (MHIQ) at Griffith University, Australia and the Chumakov Federal Scientific Center for Research and Development of Immune and Biological Products of the Russian Academy of Sciences Join GVN at Critical Time for Information Sharing Baltimore, Maryland, USA, September 8, 2020: The Global…
Read MoreGVN Center and Member Spotlight – David Ostrov
Members > Spotlights > David Ostrov GVN Center and Member Spotlight Dr. David Ostrov Associate Professor University of Florida, Department of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine University of Florida College of Medicine Florida, United States What are you and your institution currently working on regarding COVID-19? We are studying genetic risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection,…
Read MoreFrom 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…
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