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Time to nominate candidates to the PandemifondenAwards (Fenyö Prize and Olofsson Prize), which will be given by Virus- ochpandemifonden – Svenska Sällskapet för Virologi.  Awards: 100 000 SEK each. Deadline of this nomination: 2026-11-18. See PDF, here

18-21 September 2027, St. Raphaël, France.

See Pdf, here

Viruspodden – Sveriges första podcast om virus och virussjukdomar. Produceras av Lennart Svensson och Åke Lundkvist som bjuder in ledande experter och diskuterar såväl nutida som dåtida virusämnen. Podden ämnar till att folkbilda allmänheten om virus och dess effekter på människor och samhället. Välkomna till Viruspodden!

Länk: https://viruspodden.podbean.com/  eller ”där poddar finns” n(Storytel, Podcaster, etc.)

Senaste viruspoddarna:

32. Hur var det att växa upp med barnsjukdomar och hur blev vi av med dem?

31. Virusnyheter 1 – Avatarer och snor

30. Virus och Cancer

29. Hur gick det egentligen med Sveriges hantering av Covid-19 pandemin?

Professor of Medical Virology (with the possibility of a combined position). Application deadline 26 Nov, 2026. https://lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/jobID:902067/

19-21 Oct, Apply by 7 Sep through NDPIA membership at: ndpia.se

See pdf for more information

Nordic EMBL node in infection biology MIMS at Umeå University.  Deadline for applying is 15^th of September. See link!

A course exploring the infection biology, ecology, and One Health aspects of vector- and reservoir-borne infectious diseases.

Course details

• Dates: 31 August 2026 – 20 June 2027
• Location: Hybrid/online (Zoom)
• Application deadline: 20 August 2026
• Registration:
  https://personalkurser.slu.se/kurser/kurs.cfm?KursID=P000186&oid=10
• For more information, see link.

The LINXS (Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-ray Science) initiative Pandemics and Alertness (PandA) aims to strengthen collaborations between virologists and researchers using X-ray and neutron techniques, while increasing awareness of how large-scale research infrastructures such as MAX IV and ESS can contribute to virology research and pandemic preparedness.

The Swedish Society for Virology would like to highlight two upcoming PandA activities:

📅 PandA Symposium – Knowing and Fighting the Virus
3–4 November 2026, Lund, Sweden

The first PandA symposium will bring together researchers working on virus biology, structural biology, immunology, advanced imaging, and pandemic preparedness. The programme includes keynote lectures, invited talks, contributed presentations, posters, and opportunities to visit MAX IV or ESS. Registration opens in August.
More information: PandA Symposium – Knowing and Fighting the Virus

💻 PandA Webinar Series

The open webinar series explores how X-ray and neutron techniques, together with complementary technologies and scientific networks, can advance virology research and pandemic preparedness. Talks also cover current topics in virology and are open to researchers from academia and industry.
Programme and registration: PandA Webinar Series

For more information about the PandA initiative, visit: LINXS PandA Theme

36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Virology (GfV 2027), 1– 3 March 2027 in Frankfurt – Germany, Conference Homepage:  https://virology-meeting.de

Deadline for abstracts for oral presentation is May 31 See program here
See registration here.