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Global 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 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 MoreGVN Welcomes New Zambia Affiliate
GVN Welcomes New Zambia Affiliate In January, the Africa Center of Excellence for Infectious Diseases of Humans and Animals (ACEIDHA) at the University of Zambia (UNZA) in Lusaka, Zambia became the newest GVN Affiliate member. ACEIDHA will partner with two longtime GVN Centers of Excellence, Hokkaido University (HU) in Sapporo, Japan and University College Dublin…
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 MoreProf. Christian Bréchot
Prof. Christian Bréchot, MD, PhD, President of Global Virus Network, Biography Christian Bréchot holds MD and PhD degrees. Beginning in 1981 he studied molecular biology, virology, and cellular biology at the laboratory of Pierre Tiollais at the Pasteur Institute, and at the Necker school of medecine (Paris Descartes University); he obtained his PhD in biochemistry from the University…
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 MoreGlobal Virus Network Adds Internationally Renowned Mérieux Foundation as Newest Center of Excellence
Global Virus Network Adds Internationally Renowned Mérieux Foundation as Newest Center of Excellence Baltimore, Maryland, USA, and Lyon, France, July 12, 2017: The Global Virus Network (GVN) and the Mérieux Foundation announced today the induction of the foundation as GVN’s newest Center of Excellence. The GVN represents 39 Centers of Excellence and six affiliates in…
Read MoreGlobal Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence TSRI Investigation Reveals First-Ever Image of Elusive Viral Protein
Global Virus Network (GVN) Center of Excellence TSRI Investigation Reveals First-Ever Image of Elusive Viral Protein New Direction for Lifesaving Vaccine LA JOLLA, CA – June 2, 2017 – Before Ebola virus ever struck West Africa, locals were already on the lookout for a deadly pathogen: Lassa virus. With thousands dying from Lassa every year—and…
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