![]() ![]() Gene Morse, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS - University of Buffalo."Chair, Medical Microbiology, School of Medicine ĭirector, Centre for Research in Infectious Diseases" William Hall, MD, PhD - University College of Dublin.The Homer & Martha Gudelsky Distinguished Professor in Medicine Co-founder & Director, Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine Co-founder & Chair of the Scientific Leadership Board, Global Virus Network Robert Gallo, MD - Institute of Human Virology, Global Virus Network.Senior Associate Dean, Research in Global Affairs Associate Vice President, International Partnerships and Innovation Professor, Division of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine Executive director, Tampa-based Romark Laboratories Institute for Medical Research President, GVN Christian Brechot, MD, PhD - University of South Florida, Global Virus Network.Professor & Director, Emerging Infectious Diseases Program Linfa Wang, PhD - Duke-NUS Medical School.Vice Provost and Executive Director of the Health Science Center for Computational Innovation (HSCCI) David Topham, PhD - University of Rochester Medical Center.Researcher, Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine Tony Goldberg, PhD, DVM - Global Health Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison.Professor and Chair, Microbiology Professor, Medicine, Infectious Diseases Peter Palese, PhD - Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.Professor of Virology, Medical Faculty, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam Professor of Environmental Virology, Veterinary Faculty Director of the National Influenza Center (NIC) Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Arboviruses and Haemorrhagic Fever Reference and Research Chairman of the European Scientific Working Group on Influenza (ESWI) CSO Ab Osterhaus, PhD - Utrecht, University TiHo Hanover ViroClinics BV and of Viroventures BV (both companies of the Erasmus MC holding).Joaquim Segales and Elodie Ghedin) and Viral Hemorrhagic Fever viruses (led by Dr. We look forward to the continued progress of the existing VWGs and TFs, and to the activities of the two additional active VWGs, Respiratory viruses (led by Dr. This calls for action to improve access to preventive (vaccines) and therapeutic means to endemic countries, to block transmission and potential future outbreaks, which could generate problematic new viral variants. With the amelioration of the outbreak, the group is now sharply focused on addressing the issue of the endemic countries, where infection often spreads to children in households. The Mpox TF was activated in the Spring of 2022 in response to the outbreak of a new genetic strain that quickly spread to more than 100 countries, besides the 8 African nations where Mpox is endemic/enzootic. Scott Weaver and Nikos Vasiliakis meet regularly every other month, featuring a key speaker, and evaluating epidemiological trends of Dengue, and Zika virus outbreaks/epidemics worldwide. The TF continues its monthly meeting schedule that highlights top expert presentations on the topic of Long COVID. Rubeshan Perumal, Janko Nikolich, and Anders Vahlne, successfully championed awareness of post-acute sequelae of COVID, starting with the organization of a very timely virtual conference on the topic, with top international expert speakers. Key achievements include highlighting the role of innate immunity in prevention and underscoring the protective effect of some live attenuated vaccines, including the Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccine (OPV), resulting in several publications, including a recent one in the prestigious journal Lancet. The COVID/SARS-CoV-2 TF, led by Christian Brechot, has been very active throughout the pandemic, providing a necessary forum for the discussion of preventive and therapeutic approaches to impact transmission. We resumed the activities of two more VWGs, on Respiratory Viruses and Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses. We have two currently active VWGs ( Emerging Pathogens and Public Health and Hygiene) and four TFGs ( COVID/Sars-CoV-2, Long COVID, Dengue, Mpox). The GVN Virus Task Force and Watch groups are one of the key activities of the GVN. ![]()
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