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A global non-profit network of expert virologists advancing pandemic preparedness through education and training, research, and global health strategies and solutions that inform policy, foster alliances, and combat misinformation.
12/15/2025
Join us in Tampa, Florida · March 2–6, 2026 for International Science Innovation Week 2026, a global gathering of leaders in science, medicine, and innovation dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness, virology, and cancer research.
The week features the GVN Annual International Scientific Meeting – “Pandemic Preparedness?” (March 4–6), bringing together world-renowned virologists and public health experts to explore emerging threats, surveillance breakthroughs, and innovations in vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.
The Manila Times highlights the Global Virus Network’s announcement of eight new members joining its Board of Directors, bringing global leaders in science, medicine, public health, and journalism together to strengthen pandemic preparedness and global health.
The article features remarks from GVN leadership and new Board members on the importance of scientific collaboration, trust in science, and coordinated global action to address emerging and re-emerging viral threats.
News Medical highlights the GVN’s priorities following Ethiopia’s first confirmed Marburg virus outbreak, including urgent needs in diagnostics, surveillance, vaccine research, ecological studies, and modelling.
The Global Virus Network (GVN), a coalition of leading human and animal virologists in more than 40 countries dedicated to advancing pandemic preparedness through research, education and training, and global health solutions, today issued a statement on the newly confirmed outbreak of Marburg virus....
12/11/2025
Call for Abstracts Now Open!
The Global Virus Network (GVN) invites researchers, clinicians, trainees, and public health professionals to submit abstracts for the 2026 GVN Annual International Scientific Meeting, “Pandemic Preparedness?”, taking place March 4–6, 2026 in Tampa, Florida.
We welcome cutting-edge work in virology, infectious diseases, global health, and interdisciplinary scientific innovation. Early-career investigators and applicants from low- and middle-income countries are especially encouraged to apply. Up to 10 travel awards will be available.
Submission Deadline: January 15, 2026
Full details, eligibility, and guidelines: https://ow.ly/WeX850XGUX1
We look forward to reviewing your submissions and advancing global collaboration in pandemic preparedness.
12/10/2025
We are proud to announce the appointment of eight distinguished global leaders to the GVN Board of Directors.
Representing world-class expertise in virology, public health, global policy, vaccine confidence, communication, translational science, and cancer research, these new Board members will play a critical role in strengthening global pandemic preparedness and advancing GVN’s mission.
We welcome:
• Prof. Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD (CAPRISA | TWAS - The World Academy of Sciences)
• Prof. Hideki Hasegawa, MD, PhD (Center of Excellence at the Influenza Virus Research Center at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) | Japan Institute for Health Security)
• Andrew Jack (Financial Times)
• Prof. Heidi Larson, PhD (Vaccine Confidence Project at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)
• Prof. Sharon Lewin, AO, PhD ( The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity | Cu***ng Global Centre for Pandemic Therapeutics at the The University of Melbourne)
• Prof. Johan Neyts, PhD (KU Leuven)
• Prof. Eduardo Sotomayor (Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute)
• Mark Kessel (Former Managing Partner, Shearman & Sterling and Founder, Symphony Capital LLC)
Congratulations to Dr. Rubens Alves (Institut Pasteur de São Paulo, Brazil), recipient of a GVN Pandemic Preparedness Grant to integrate AI tools into influenza wastewater surveillance for real-time outbreak prediction and improved vaccine formulation support.
GVN is proud to support Victoria Etuk (Institute of Human Virology, Nigeria) through a Pandemic Preparedness Grant to build a wastewater-based early detection system for emerging pathogens.
Her project uses metagenomics, geospatial mapping, and AI tools to strengthen national surveillance capacity.
Congratulations to Dr. Joshua Anzinger (The University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica), awarded a GVN Pandemic Preparedness Grant to establish dengue wastewater surveillance in Kingston in partnership with the University of Miami.
This innovative approach enhances rapid detection of urban outbreaks.
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12/04/2025
We’re excited to share that the Global Virus Network has launched a redesigned website, designed to better reflect our mission and make it easier for our global community to find the resources they need.
The new site offers:
• Clearer navigation across our mission, programs, Centers of Excellence, and global initiatives
• An updated Centers of Excellence directory & interactive map with improved search and standardized profiles
• A reorganized News & Events hub featuring GVN statements, press releases, briefings, and meetings
• Centralized resource pages containing educational materials, toolkits, and guidance
• A mobile-first design, expanded accessibility features, and faster performance
This redesign aligns closely with GVN’s foundational cornerstones ( Education & Training, Research, and Global Health Strategies & Solutions), making it easier than ever to explore how GVN advances pandemic preparedness.
We invite our members, partners, and colleagues to explore the new site.
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The Global Virus Network (GVN) was co-founded in 2011 by Robert Gallo, MD of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, William Hall, MD, PhD of University College Dublin and the late Reinhard Kurth, MD, PhD, of the Robert Koch Institute. The GVN is an essential and critical defense against viral disease. It is a coalition comprised of leading virologists spanning more than 20 countries worldwide, all working to advance knowledge about how viruses make us sick and to develop drugs and vaccines to prevent illness and death. No single institution in the world has expertise in all viral areas. GVN brings the best medical virologists together to leverage individual strengths and to focus global teams of scientists on key scientific problems. The power of GVN lies in its global reach, the depth of its science, and its commitment to solving viral challenges facing the human population. No other entity exists like the GVN.
Declaration of Support for a Global Virus Network
WE, EXPERTS represent Centers of Excellence for research in medical virology from across the globe. Our work is dedicated to understanding, preventing and eradicating viral disease threats to mankind.
WE AFFIRM the need for new programs to coordinate, support and promote research that bridges the gap between virus surveillance and public health implementation.
WE GATHER in Washington, D.C. to support goals and ideals of the Global Virus Network, a new approach to fostering true collaboration among all regions and all peoples of the world.
Seeking to improve the immediate responses to emerging vial threats, train future generations of medical virologists, and advise governments or non-governmental organizations on viral disease threats and their control, the Global Virus Network fills a critical need in international health for today and into the future.
