Congratulations to William M. de Souza, PhD, a GVN Postdoctoral Fellow and Assistant Professor at the University of Kentucky, on receiving the NIH R01 Stephen I. Katz Early Stage Investigator Research Project Award ($3.6M).

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Now fully online: #GVN’s Short Course in Translational Virology returns November 2–6, 2026.

Learn from leading virologists and explore emerging viral threats, immunology, diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, and pandemic preparedness.

Learn more: https://gvn.org/activities/nurture/

Join us for the #GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar on 9/23/26, 10 AM with J. Zachary Porterfield, MD PhD of USF Health ITVI, a GVN Center of Excellence.

"Use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for HIV Reservoir and Cure Research"

Register: https://ow.ly/gGTL50ZJ0uy

A discovery made 50 years ago continues to shape medicine today. IL-2 enabled advances in virology, HIV research, and cancer immunotherapy, demonstrating how basic science can lead to transformative breakthroughs.

Read more: https://ow.ly/uMce50ZNr6o

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A new NIH Fogarty feature highlights the work of Dr. Gene Morse, #GVN COE Director of the University at Buffalo HIV and HCV Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, and its impact on HIV research in Zimbabwe.

https://ow.ly/RRgp50ZGE9Z

The September #GVN Newsletter is out!

The September 18 registration deadline is approaching for the 2026 GVN Short Course in Translational Virology & new Mini Course. Plus: news, webinars, funding opportunities, COE highlights, publications, events & more.

Read: https://ow.ly/HHRY50ZLVeS

Interested in clinical virology? Join #USFHealth's Drs. Asa Oxner (Tampa General Hospital), Charurut Somboonwit, and Shyam Mohapatra (GVN), for talks on hospital-level pandemic preparedness and viral diagnostics at #GVN's Short Course.

Apply by Sept. 18: gvn.org/activities/nurture/

Join us for the #GVN Forefront of Virology Webinar on 9/23/26, 10 AM with J. Zachary Porterfield, MD PhD of USF Health ITVI, a GVN Center of Excellence.

"Use of New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) for HIV Reservoir and Cure Research"

Register: https://ow.ly/U5jy50ZJ0tw

Interested in viral surveillance and epidemiology? Join Drs. Suzane Silbert (#USFHealth; Tampa General Hospital) and Helena M Solo-Gabriele (GVN; #univmiami) for talks on COVID genomic surveillance and wastewater surveillance at #GVN's Short Course.

Apply by Sept. 18: gvn.org/activities/nurture/

Join Drs. Gene D. Morse (GVN; #UBuffalo) Mario Stevenson (GVN; #univmiami) and Hongshuo Song (GVN; #USFHealth) for talks on antiretrovirals, HIV cure research, pathogenesis, and genetic evolution at #GVN's Short Course.

Apply by Sept. 18: gvn.org/activities/nurture/

Interested in arboviruses? Join Drs. Kristi Miley (GVN; #USFHealth) and William De Souza (GVN; #universityofky) for talks on equine encephalitis virus, mosquito-borne illnesses, and Oropouche virus at #GVN's Short Course.

Apply by Sept. 18: gvn.org/activities/nurture/

Join Drs. Sten Vermund (GVN; USF College of Public Health), Caitlin Wolfe (#USouthFlorida), and Arlene Calvo (GVN; #USouthFlorida) for talks on viral discovery, community-based surveillance, and population research at #GVN's Short Course.

Apply by Sept. 18: https://ow.ly/mf5v50ZHWjf

The 2026 Global Guardians program concluded with a graduation ceremony, where #USF President Moez Limayem and #GVN CEO Mathew Evans presented certificates of completion to students, joined by parents and program faculty.

Read: https://gvn.org/globalguardians2026/

Interested in education and training in today’s scientific landscape? Join Drs. Gene D. Morse (GVN; #UBuffalo) and Ana P. Velez (#USFHealth; Moffitt Cancer Center) for talks on research funding and science education at #GVN's Short Course.

Apply by Sept. 18: gvn.org/activities/nurture/