Second Grant Period – Call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) on swine flu sequencing data analyses, phylogenetic/phylodynamic analyses, and antigenic cartography  

The ESFLU network (https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21132) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for STSM applications. Deadline for applications: 20/09/2024. Missions must occur between 1/5/2024 and 25/10/2024.  All potential applicants are encouraged to consider the objectives of ESFLU network and to apply according to the STSM guidelines.  The STSMs must contribute to the scientific objectives of Working […]

Second Grant Period – Call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) on swine flu diagnostics 

The ESFLU network ( https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21132) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for STSM applications. Deadline for applications: 20/09/2024. Missions must occur between 1/5/2024 and 25/10/2024.  All potential applicants are encouraged to consider the objectives of ESFLU network and to apply according to the STSM guidelines. The STSMs must contribute to the scientific objectives of […]

Call for Collaboration: Ancient Specimens Wanted!

© Navena Widulin

Attention researchers! We’re on the lookout for ancient pathological specimens. We are broadly interested in formalin-fixed wet tissues, FFPE blocks, microscope slides or similar materials collected before the 1970s-80s. We want to use these specimens to characterize the evolving genomic landscape of influenza A viruses (both animals and human) in the 20th century, and if […]

Happy first birthday to ESFLU!

So far it has been a very enriching journey, full of interactions, plans and developments. We started our network with 76 members from 25 countries and completed our first year with 151 members from 30 countries. This first year was highly dedicated to structuring the network and gathering experts virtually and physically, with the launch […]

Second call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) 

The ESFLU network (https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21132) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for STSM applications. Deadline for applications: 20/09/2024. Missions must occur between 1/5/2024 and 25/10/2024. All potential applicants are encouraged to consider the objectives of ESFLU network and to apply according to the STSM guidelines. The STSMs must contribute to the scientific objectives of Working […]

WG1 meeting at IZSLER in Brescia, Italy

From April 23 to 24, WG1 members of ESFLU organized a meeting at the headquarters of Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Lombardia e Dell’Emilia Romagna (IZSLER) in Brescia. The meeting focused on finalizing the compilation of laboratory SOPs from partner laboratories for swine influenza A virus (IAV-S) diagnostics and the planning of evaluation of these protocols. […]

Second Grant Period  –   Call for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) on swine flu diagnostics 

The ESFLU network (https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA21132) is pleased to announce the 2nd call for STSM applications. Deadline for applications: 20/09/2024. Missions must occur between 1/5/2024 and 25/10/2024.  All potential applicants are encouraged to consider the objectives of ESFLU network and to apply according to the STSM guidelines. The STSMs must contribute to the scientific objectives of Working […]

Annual scientific and networking meeting, May 21-23, Thessaloniki, Greece

The city Thessaloniki is the 2nd largest city in Greece and a capital city of Central Macedonia Region with 1,1 million residents in its metropolitan area. It is located 504Km north of Athens. Getting to Thessaloniki. Airports Thessaloniki is served by the Makedonia International Airport (SKG), located approximately 15 kilometers south east of the city […]

ESFLU at the WOAH headquarters

On April 4 and 5, ESFLU organized a joint expert meeting at the WOAH headquarters in Paris on zoonotic aspects of swine flu, back-to-back with a swine flu meeting of the OFFLU (global animal flu network). The meeting gathered several national and international stakeholder representatives on swine and human influenza. The meeting addressed the joint […]

Annual scientific and networking meeting: May 21-23 – in Thessaloniki, Greece

Dear ESFLU members, We are pleased to confirm the dates for our annual scientific and networking meeting: May 21-23 – in Thessaloniki, Greece. The current plan is to hold the Administrative Committee meeting for a smaller group on May 21 in the morning and the Plenary meeting from May 21-23 in the afternoon. The ESFLU […]