Global Virus Network

The Global Virus Network (GVN) is an international coalition of medical virologists founded in 2011, and covering 24 countries in 2015.[1] It fosters research into viruses that cause human disease, with the aim of promoting the development of diagnostics, antiviral drugs and vaccines.In addition, GVN's mission includes strengthening medical research and response mechanisms to current viral causes to human disease. It was co-founded by Robert Gallo,[2] who is its scientific director. It is headquartered at the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in the USA.

GVN organises task forces in the areas of chikungunya and human T-lymphotropic virus, and launched one in the area of Zika in 2016.[1][3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 McSweegan, Edward; Weaver, Scott C.; Lecuit, Marc; Frieman, Matthew; Morrison, Thomas E.; Hrynkow, Sharon (2015-08-01). "The Global Virus Network: Challenging chikungunya". Antiviral Research. 120: 147–152. doi:10.1016/j.antiviral.2015.06.003. ISSN 1872-9096. PMC 4843800. PMID 26071007.
  2. ↑ Mann A (2011), "New organization pledges scientific expertise for viral outbreaks", Nature Medicine, 17: 394, doi:10.1038/nm0411-394a
  3. ↑ Leading Virologists Join Together to Tackle Viruses, Leukemia and Neurologic Disorders, GVN, retrieved 25 February 2016
  4. ↑ "Zika Virus Task Force". Global Virus Network. Retrieved 2016-02-25.


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