World Society for Virology

World Society for Virology
FoundedMay 6, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-06)
FounderAhmed S. Abdel-Moneim
Focus"To connect virologists worldwide".
Area served
Worldwide
Websitewww.ws-virology.org

The World Society for Virology was established in 2017 in order to link different virologists worldwide in an official society with no restriction based on income or physical location.[1] The society aims to strengthen research on viruses affecting humans, animals, plants and other organisms.[2]

Membership

The society has more than 1,800 members from 96 countries. Membership is open for all scientists, researchers, and postgraduate students involved in virology research. Membership is offered without annual fee.[3]

Partner societies

The World Society for Virology is currently a partner of the following virology societies:[4]

Scientific organizations

[clarification needed]

  • The Global Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) Research Alliance (GFRA)[5]
  • Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance[6]

Affiliated journals

Virology, a scientific journal published by Elsevier, is the official journal of the society,[7] while Tumour Virus Research, also published by Elsevier, is an affiliated journal.[citation needed]

Other organizations

The society exchanged a memorandum of understanding with the International Vaccine Institute on 13 February 2020 to establish collaboration between the two organizations in strengthening virology research, encouraging capacity building for virologists around the world, and promoting the wide availability of safe, effective, and affordable vaccines for people in low- and middle-income countries.[8]

Meetings

First Committee Meeting, 25–27 August 2019 in Stockholm, Sweden at the Karolinska University Hospital.[9]

First international conference: Tackling global virus epidemics, June 16–18, 2021, which was held virtually.[10]

Second international conference: One Health, One World, One Virology, June 15–17, 2023, at Rīga Stradiņš University in Riga, Latvia.

Affiliated textbooks

The following books were published with support from the society:

  • Yadav MP, Singh RK, Malik Y (2020). Emerging and Transboundary Animal Viruses (PDF). Singapore: Springer Science+Business Media. ISBN 978-981-15-0402-0.
  • Malik YS, Singh RK, Dhama K (2020). Animal-Origin Viral Zoonoses (PDF). Singapore: Springer. pp. 1–378. ISBN 978-981-15-2651-0.

Affiliated articles

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Presidents

The following persons are or have been president:

References

  1. ^ Abdel-Moneim AS, Varma A, Pujol FH, Lewis GK, Paweska JT, Romalde JL, Soderlund-Venermo M, Moore MD, Nevels MM, Vakharia VN, Joshi V, Malik YS, Shi Z, Memish ZA (19 December 2017). "Launching a Global Network of Virologists: The World Society for Virology (WSV)". Intervirology. 60 (6): 276–277. doi:10.1159/000488762. hdl:10023/17827. PMID 29874676. S2CID 46958172.
  2. ^ "Who We Are". World Society for Virology. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Types of Membership".
  4. ^ "Partners". Homepage. World Society for Virology. 9 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Global Foot-and-Mouth (F M D) Research Alliance (G F R A)". www.ars.usda.gov.
  6. ^ "Global African Swine Fever Research Alliance: Fighting African Swine Fever Together". www.ars.usda.gov.
  7. ^ "News". Virology | ScienceDirect.com. Elsevier.
  8. ^ "World Virology Society Archives".
  9. ^ Abdel-Moneim AS, Moore MD, Naguib MM, Romalde JL, Söderlund-Venermo M (2020). "WSV 2019: The First Committee Meeting of the World Society for Virology". Virologica Sinica. 35 (2): 248–252. doi:10.1007/s12250-019-00189-y. PMC 7091360. PMID 31858457.
  10. ^ Söderlund-Venermo M, Varma A, Guo D, Gladue DP, Poole E, Pujol FH, Pappu H, Romalde JL, Kramer LD, Baz M, Venter M, Moore MD, Nevels MM, Ezzikouri S, Vakharia VN, Wilson WC, Malik YS, Shi Z, Abdel-Moneim AS (2022). "World Society for Virology First International Conference: Tackling Global Virus Epidemics". Virology. 566 (2): 114–121. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2021.11.009. PMC 8646940. PMID 34902730.