Global Virus Network
USF Welcomes the Global Virus Network (GVN)
This new partnership fosters collaborations in education and training, investigation and research, advocacy and thought leadership, and co-hosting events.
For more in depth information about who we are, what we do, how to get involved and login information, visit our link.
GVN and USF Working Together
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- Establish the USF Health Virology Institute as the flagship GVN Center of Excellence
- Annual international scientific meeting
- Local and regional scientific meetings
- Pandemic Preparedness Surveillance Program
- Wastewater Viral Pathogen Surveillance Program
- Annual white paper on the state of viral pathogens and viral preparedness
- Publications
- Joint grants
- Joint global health and science nominations to elite organizations
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- Global secondary education virology competition for college scholarships
- Virology competition (for high school students), and internship programs
- Virology mentorship and fellowship program
- Forefront of virology webinar series
- Short course in translational virology
- Joint educational grants
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- Fundraising
- Government relations
- Industry relations
- International relations
- Joint development
- Joint marketing
- Media relations
- Promotion
- Public education
- Public relations
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USF-GVN Partnership Contact
Nora Samaranayake
nsamaranayake@gvn.org
USF Health Faculty Leading GVN
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Robert Gallo, MD
Director, USF Health Virology Director, Microbial Oncology Program, TGH Cancer Institute Co-Founder & Chair, Scientific Leadership Board, GVN -
Christian Brechot, MD, PhD
Sr. Assoc. Dean, Research for Global Affairs Director, USF Health Microbiomes Institute Vice Chair, Board of Directors, GVN -
Sten H. Vermund, MD, PhD
Senior Associate Vice President, USF Health Dean, USF Health College of Public Health
GVN and USF In the News
USF-headquartered Global Virus Network issues urgent call on rising threat of H5N1 bird flu
The GVN, representing eminent human and animal virologists from 80+ Centers of Excellence and Affiliates in 40+ countries and headquartered at USF, published a comprehensive analysis and call-to-action in The Lancet Regional Health — Americas on the North American H5N1 avian influenza outbreak.
USF-headquartered Global Virus Network issues urgent call on rising threat of H5N1 bird flu
H5N1: How worried should we be?
While the virus is evolving, we are not facing an immediate pandemic but must remain vigilant, say experts at USF Health, as they evaluate the virus’s potential to mutate and spread and the response plans needed to stay prepared.
H5N1: How worried should we be?
USF Welcomes Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, as the new dean of the USF Health College of Public Health.
Dr. Sten Vermund will bring decades of infectious disease epidemiology and prevention experience to USF.
USF Welcomes Sten Vermund, MD, PhD, as the new dean of the USF Health College of Public Health.
Collaboration powers USF Health virology research
The drive for scientific collaboration motivated the creation of the Global Virus Network. The organization relocated its international headquarters to the University of South Florida.
Collaboration powers USF Health virology research
A journey from hoops all-star to research legend: Dr. Robert Gallo’s next stop is Tampa Bay
He was a standout, 6-foot forward for Waterbury’s Sacred Heart High School, with good enough shooting and ball-handling skills to make the All-Star team in an early 1950s basketball camp run by future Boston Celtics legend and NBA Hall of Famer Bob Cousy.