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The “Virus- och pandemifonden” in collaboration with the “Svenska Covidföreningen, ME föreningen and föreningen för svårdiagnosticerade infektionssjukdomar” organized a fundraising campaign for post-covid research in the spring of 2025. The campaign collected 100,000 SEK, see link

Senior Lecturer in Virology, Lund University, to be placed at the newly established Lund University Virus Centre. For application and information see link. Application deadline Nov 6. 

23rd Smögen Summer Symposium on Virology, August 20-22, 2026. Add to your calenders ! 
11th National Infection Biology Meeting, October 20-21, Aronsborg, Bålsta. For information and registration, see link

Young GfV regularly organizes workshopsfocused on specific scientific topics. These workshops are intentionally kept small (around 20-40 participants) to provide a unique opportunity for students and early-career researchers. Further information about the workshops and preliminary programs can be found on Young GfV homepage

THE NEED OF VIRUS RESEARCH IS BIGGER NOW THAN EVER, BUT WE NEED RESOURCES AND SUPPORT, see link

Folkhälsomyndigheten söker en specialistläkare till enheten för vaccinationsprogram. Sista ansökningsdag 17 augusti 2025.

En specialist inom infektion, mikrobiologi, virologi, immunologi eller angränsande specialitet, vore ett mycket värdefullt tillskott!

LÄNK: https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/om-folkhalsomyndigheten/jobba-hos-oss/lediga-jobb/

KI to make important recruitment of 20 Assistant Professors. Read more

Exciting Postdoctoral Opportunity in HIV Immunology Research at Molecular Virology, Linköping University, Sweden. The lab, led by Professor Marie Larsson, focuses on HIV immunology, particularly the intricate interactions between HIV-1 and dendritic cells (DCs) and their role in T cell activation and the events of primary HIV infection of mucosal tissues. Read more (pdf)

We are excited to announce that the new research school, the National Doctoral Program in Virus Infections and Pandemics (NDP-VIP), is now open for registration at ndp-vip.se! Membership is open to PhD students and postdocs.

Registration for our first course, “Antivirals – Mechanisms, Resistance and Innovation,”  is now open, see link. The course will be held August 18–20, 2025, at Bohusgården in Uddevalla, Sweden. The course takes place directly before the Smögen Summer Symposium on Virology, and transport to Smögen will be arranged for participants on August 21. Stay tuned for more updates!

DDLS fellow – Associate Senior Lecturer within Data-driven Epidemiology and Biology of Infection, at Lund University, including generous start-up package for starting independent research career. Application deadline May 4, for more information and application see link.

DDLS fellow- Group Leader within Data-driven Epidemiology and Biology of Infection, at Umeå University, including generous start-up package for starting independent research career. Application deadline May 11, for more information and application see link.