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IMV unites University researchers engaged in virus research

Seeking to improve the health of Minnesota through education, outreach, and basic, clinical, translational research.

IMV breaks down the barriers that exist in traditional academic ‘siloes’ to foster collegial interactions that result in new scientific collaborations and in the advancement of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of viral disease.

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ASV 2026 Minneapolis July 27-30

The 2026 ASV annual meeting will be hosted by the University of Minnesota

ASV meetings are among the largest and most important virology conferences in the world. These meetings provide a forum to promote discussion and collaboration among scientists active in all aspects of virology, from basic research to vaccines and antiviral therapeutics.

News

Assistant Professor Hannah Murphy’s Virology Research Takes Root at UMN Crookston
New UMN Crookston professor Hannah Murphy is launching a student-led virology research program.
New Nature study finds Marburg virus invades human cells far more efficiently than Ebola
New Nature study finds Marburg virus invades human cells far more efficiently than Ebola.
Imaging of human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV).
Important new insights into the structure of a human virus that causes blood cancer.