Viral diversity news

Dr. David Bussy, intensivist at the Department of Intensive Care Medicine at Croix-Rousse University Hospital, and Kylian Trepat, PhD candidate, contributed to the article “Case-based evidence links increased SARS-CoV-2 diversity to impaired IFN-I response in severe...

ANRS Days

On April 1st and 2nd, 2025, the ANRS Scientific Days took place, focusing on the challenges of conducting research internationally.Numerous topics were discussed, including prevention, detection, and control of emerging infectious threats, as well as conducting...

RESPIFERON

As part of the REVIDA Chair, an article highlighting the use of the Type-I Interferon response as a universal marker for respiratory viral infections was recently accepted by the eBioMedicine journal. Titled “Advancing Respiratory Virus Diagnostics: Integrating the...

Literature review

Kylian TREPAT, doctoral student at the UCBL/HCL/bioMérieux joint research laboratory, published “Exploring viral respiratory coinfections: Shedding light on pathogen interactions” in September 2024, in PLoS Pathogens. This review of the literature, in the “Pearls”...

AFRAVIH

From April 16 to 19, 2024, the 12th AFRAVIH International Francophone Conference took place in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Established in 2009, AFRAVIH aims to unite health professionals and stakeholders from various communities involved in the fight against HIV in francophone...