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This article is over 5 years old, and the information may therefore be outdated. A podcast from "Vetenskap & hälsa" Podd: Virus – svåra att kontrollera – Vetenskap och Hälsa (vetenskaphalsa.se) A podcast from "Vetenskap & hälsa" Ebola fever is a viral disease with a very high mortality rate but despite several outbreaks it has never spread globally. An HIV infection, which in the 1980s led to the

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/viruses-difficult-control-swedish - 2026-10-19

Support the virus research by giving a christmas gift. Forskning i julklapp | Medicinska fakulteten (lu.se)

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Project leader, Lund University.

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George Makau Nduva will defend his thesis: Inferring transmission dynamics from HIV-1 genealogies Date: 2022-03-17 Time: 9:00 Place: I1345, BMC, Sölvegatan 17, Lund or you can join by Zoom: https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/67159008809 External reviewer Professor Christophe Fraser University of Oxford, UK  Inferring transmission dynamics from HIV-1 genealogies — Lund University Summary With a national preva

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/173-thesis-defense-george-makau-nduva-3 - 2026-10-19

Jamirah Nazziwa will defend her thesis: Dynamics of HIV-1 infection within and between hosts. Date: 2022-06-15 Time: 13:00 Place: Agardh lecture hall, CRC, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, Malmö or you can join by Zoom, https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/5911574417 Opponent: Professor Fernando Gonzalez Candelas, University of Valencia, Spain  Dynamics of HIV-1 infection within and between hosts-Lund University. Pop

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/156-thesis-defense-jamirah-nazziwa - 2026-10-19

The EUGLOH 2022 Annual Summit took place at Université Paris-Saclay on 15-17 June and gathered students and academics from EUGLOH's nine universities, as well as members of civil society, association stakeholders and industrial partners of the Alliance. The summit began on 15 June at 9.00 with opening speeches by Sylvie Retailleau, Rector of Université Paris-Saclay, and Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, He

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/eugloh-2022-annual-summit - 2026-10-19

Dawit Assefa Arimide will defend his thesis: The HIV-1 epidemic in Ethiopia - transmission patterns, antiretroviral drug resistance and treatment outcomes. Time: 13:00 Place: Belfrage hall, BMC D15, Klinikgatan 32 i Lund Opponent: Docent Ujjwal Neogi, Stockholm The HIV epidemic in Ethiopia –dynamics of viral transmissions and prevalence of transmitted drug resistance — Lund University Summary A co

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/159-thesis-defense-dawit-assefa-arimide - 2026-10-19

A warm welcome back to the team Amin Hassan. Looking forward to work together the coming year.

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/welcome-back-amin - 2026-10-19

Do you want to expand the scope of your research within one of the Europe's most successful university alliances? Would you like to strengthen existing collaborations with colleagues at University of Paris-Saclay, Lund University, Ludwig-Maximilian University of Munich, University of Porto and University of Szeged? Are you interested in getting to know and access the vast network of Excellence Cor

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/call-application-euglohria-seeding-grant-deadline-january-15th-2023-2 - 2026-10-19

        Four new thematic collaborative initiatives havereceived SEK 1 million per year for the period 2023-2025 by Lund University. One of the funded initiaives is The Pandemics and Alertness collaborative initiative.   The overarching objective of this initiative is to create the multidisciplinary platform Pandemics and Alertness that aims to facilitate cooperation between important stakeholders

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/pandemics-and-alertness - 2026-10-19

The EUGLOHRIA Research seeding grant (projects and/or platforms), Deadline: May 30th, 2023 Dear researchers, Following the "seeding conference" hosted by Lund University on May 16th and 17th, 2022, EUGLOHRIA remains excited to foster collaborative initiatives emerging within EUGLOHRIA (partner universities: Lund University, University of Paris-Saclay, University of Porto, Szeged University, and Lu

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/euglohria-research-seeding-grant - 2026-10-19

Emil Johansson will defend his thesis: Virus-host interactions in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections. Date: 2023-05-17 Time: 13:00 Place: Agardh lecture hall, CRC, Jan Waldenströms gata 35, Malmö or you can join by Zoom, https://lu-se.zoom.us/j/64703958604 Opponent: docent Ujjwal Neogi, Stockholm   Virus-host interactions in HIV-1 and HIV-2 infections.   Summary: Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/175-thesis-defense-emil-johansson - 2026-10-19

Symposium: Biological aging and immunomodulation in HIV-1 infection, and circulating HPV-DNA in tonsillar cancer Welcome to a symposium on recent scientific advances on biological aging and immunomodulation in HIV-1 infection, as well as on the role of circulating HPV-DNA in tonsillar cancer. At this symposium, three leading virus researchers in Sweden – Associate Professor Ujjwal Neogi (Karolinsk

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/175-symposium-9-11-crc - 2026-10-19

PNAS and Nature papers by Virus centre-affiliated researchers With the advent of next generation sequencing, our understanding of the genetic diversity of cellular and viral life has expanded exponentially. Structural and mechanistic understanding of protein function has lagged behind due to the challenging and lowthroughput nature of structural and biochemical approaches. This situation changed d

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/structural-predictions-alphafold-uncover-new-protein-functions-1 - 2026-10-19

The Nordic HIV & Virology 2023 Abstract Awards. Jamirah Nazziwa and Zsófia Szojka won the two awards which was distributed for the best abstracts at the Nordic HIV & Virology conference 2023 in Stockholm.

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/congratulations - 2026-10-19

A thematic collaboration initiative at Lund UniversityPandemics and Alertness (Pandemics and alertness | Lund University) is an interdisciplinary platform that promotes collaboration in research, innovation, education and exchange of information. The platform brings together stakeholders, researchers and experts from different disciplines, public authorities and sectors of society to work together

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/pandemics-and-alertness-0 - 2026-10-19

Tuberculosis research seminar In connection to Oskar Olsson’s dissertation on January 19, 2024, we organize a seminar with presentations of recent research on tuberculosis and HIV.The seminar will take place on Thursday January 18 (15.00-17.00) at the Department of Infectious Diseases, Skane University Hospital, Malmö – Cronbergsalen, 6th floor, Ruth Lundskogs gata 3, Malmö. Program:Tuberculosis i

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/181-tuberculosis-research-seminar - 2026-10-19

Oskar Olsson will defend his thesis: Immune mediators in people with HIV and tuberculosisDate: 2024-01-19Time: 13:00Place: Fernströmssalen, Forum Medicum, Sölvegatan 19, LundImmune mediators in people with HIV and tuberculosis Summary:Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common cause of death among people with HIV (PWH). PWH often have atypical clinical manifestations of TB, and TB disease can therefore

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/191-thesis-defense-oskar-olsson - 2026-10-19

Temporal trends and transmission dynamics of pre-treatment HIV-1 drug resistance within and between risk groups in Kenya, 1986-2020George M Nduva 1 2, Frederick Otieno 3, Joshua Kimani 4 5, Yiakon Sein 2, Dawit A Arimide 1, Lyle R Mckinnon 4 5 6, Francois Cholette 5 7, Morris K Lawrence 8, Maxwell Majiwa 9, Moses Masika 10, Gaudensia Mutua 10, Omu Anzala 10, Susan M Graham 2 11, Larry Gelmon 4 5, 

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/temporal-trends-and-transmission-dynamics-pre-treatment-hiv-1-drug-resistance-within-and-between - 2026-10-19

Exposure to common infections may shape basal immunity and potentially HIV-1 acquisition amongst a high-risk population in Coastal KenyaLynn Fwambah 1 2, Cheryl Andisi 2, Claire Streatfield 3, Rachel Bromell 3, Jonathan Hare 3 4, Joakim Esbjörnsson 5 6, Thumbi Ndung'u 7 8 9 10, Eduard J Sanders 1 6 11, Amin S Hassan # 1 5, Eunice Nduati # 1 2Affiliations1Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)/We

https://www.virology.lu.se/article/exposure-common-infections-may-shape-basal-immunity-and-potentially-hiv-1-acquisition-amongst-high - 2026-10-19