World Society for Virology
| Founded | May 6, 2017 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Ahmed S. Abdel-Moneim |
| Focus | "To connect virologists worldwide". |
Region served | Worldwide |
| Website | www |
The World Society for Virology (WSV) is a non-profit organization that connects virologists worldwide.[1][2] It was established in 2017 to create an international network of virologists without restrictions based on income or geographic location.[1]
History and activities
The society's first committee meeting was held in August 2019 at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden.[2]
International conferences organized by the society include:
- WSV2021: Tackling Global Virus Epidemics (held virtually, June 16–18, 2021)[3]
- WSV2023: One Health, One World, One Virology (June 15–17, 2023, at Rīga Stradiņš University in Riga, Latvia)
- WSV2025: The Virosphere of Our Cellular World (May 6–8, 2025, at the National Institute of Biotechnology Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
In February 2020, the society signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Vaccine Institute to collaborate on virology research and vaccine accessibility.[4]
Membership and partnerships
The society has members from 96 countries. Membership is open to scientists, researchers, and postgraduate students involved in virology.
The WSV lists the following as partner societies:
- African Virologists Network
- American Society for Virology
- Argentinian Society for Virology
- Australian Virology Society
- Brazilian Society for Virology
- Canadian Society for Virology
- Chilean Society for Microbiology
- Chinese Society for Virology (Division of the Chinese Society for Microbiology)
- Colombian Association for Virology
- Egyptian Society for Virology
- European Society for Clinical Virology
- European Society for Virology
- Finnish Society for Study of Infectious Diseases
- Indian Virological Society
- Iranian Society for Virology
- Korean Society of Virology
- Latin American Society for Travel Medicine (SLAMVI)
- Mexican Society of Virology
- Middle East, Eurasia and Africa Influenza Stakeholders Network (ME'NA-ISN)
- Moroccan Association of Infectious Pathology and Clinical Immunology
- Societas Biochemica, Biophysica et Microbiologica Fenniae
- Société Marocaine de Virologie (SMaV)
- South African Society for Virology
- Spanish Society for Virology
- Swedish Society for Virology
Affiliated journals
Virology, published by Elsevier, is the official journal of the society.[5] The WSV also has affiliations with Tumour Virus Research (Elsevier)[6] and npj Viruses (Nature Portfolio).[7]
Presidents
The following have served as presidents of the society:
- 2017–2020: Ahmed S. Abdel-Moneim (Sultan Qaboos University and Beni-Suef University)
- 2020–2022: Anupam Varma (Indian Agricultural Research Institute)
- 2022–2024: Richard Kuhn (Purdue University)
- 2024–2026: Maria Söderlund-Venermo (University of Helsinki)
- 2026–2028: Marietjie Venter (University of the Witwatersrand)
References
- 1 2 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.
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ 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 WSV2021: Tackling Global Virus Epidemics". Virology. 566 (2): 114–121. doi:10.1016/j.virol.2021.11.009. PMC 8646940. PMID 34902730.
- ↑ "World Virology Society, IVI sign MoU". International Vaccine Institute. 13 February 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "News". Virology. Elsevier. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "Tumour Virus Research". ScienceDirect. Elsevier. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ "npj Viruses". Nature Portfolio. Springer Nature. Retrieved 24 June 2026.