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Recent News

  • 02 Jul

    UK-Uganda Collaboration Launches Major Study on Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever

    Researchers from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) recently travelled to Uganda to launch a new international partnership to study Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus (CCHFV). The project is part of the USDA/UKRI-funded Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID) programme.
  • 16 Jun

    The Great Escape: How Influenza A Uses Cellular Tunnels to Evade Immune Detectio

    Influenza viruses use secret cellular tunnels to escape your immune system. New research uncovers influenza's most elusive escape route - tunnelling nanotubes that let viruses spread completely undetected.
  • 02 Jun

    CVR Team shortlisted for prestigious Prix Galien award

    A research team from the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) has been shortlisted for a prestigious Prix Galien UK Award for their groundbreaking dengue virus control strategy, which is showing impressive success in the fight against dengue in Malaysia
  • 02 Jun

    Professor Emma Thomson appointed Director of the CVR

    We are delighted to announce that Professor Emma Thomson has been appointed as the new Director of the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR), having taken up the post as Interim Director in February, following the departure of Professor Massimo Palmarini.
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Find out more about the prize we have been awarded in recognition of our efforts and contributions towards excellence, innovation and public benefit in virus research.