Western joins Global Virus Network

Western University has become the first Canadian school to join the Global Virus Network, an international collection of institutions with a goal of increasing pandemic preparedness. The university’s Pathogen Research Centre will become a Global Virus Network Centre of Excellence upon its completion in 2027. Western Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry professor Miguel E Quiñones-Mateu explained that joining the network “represents an extraordinary opportunity to strengthen our international research partnerships and build the scientific capacity needed for future pandemic readiness.”