News of the Laboratory of Virology
You can find the Archive of News items of the Laboratory of Virology on these pages. News items will automatically be added to the archive, which has been classified per period.
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Distinct evolutionary pressures discovered in vertebrate animals compared to mosquito vectors can protect humans and animals from flavivirus infections
- The genus Flavivirus contains many pathogenic vertebrate-infecting flaviviruses (VIFs) including Zika virus, West Nile virus, dengue virus, yellow... -
Initiation of the COVID-19 clinical phase I/II study for the ABNCoV2 vaccine
- The clinical phase I/II study for the ABNCoV2 vaccine has been launched this week. The vaccine has been developed by the European research consortium... -
Corona vaccine research consortium submits application to start clinical study
- The European research consortium Prevent-nCoV, of which Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is a member, has submitted an application to test... -
In memoriam Dr.Ir. C.P. (Kees) van der Beek (1951-2020)
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Rob Goldbach Virology MSc thesis prize
- Joyce van Bree has been awarded with the Rob Goldbach Virology MSc thesis prize 2020. This prize is handed out every two years for the best master... -
Wageningen World: Making COVID-19 proteins with insect cells
- Wageningen scientists are collaborating in the worldwide quest for a vaccine against COVID-19. They are joining forces with several partners whom... -
Wageningen helps in developing a vaccine for coronavirus
- A consortium led by the Danish company Expres2ion Biotechnologies will receive funding from the European Commission to develop a candidate COVID-19... -
KNAW-Beijerinck Premium 2020 goes to Jelke Fros original thinker in virology
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INSECT DOCTORS
- The INSECT DOCTORS network will educate insect pathologists how to prevent infectious diseases in mass-reared insects. Therefore 15 PhD students... -
Gabriela Maciel Vergara wins Mauro Martignoni Award of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology