by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | May 20, 2026 | Institute
Podcast: “Chikungunya Virus – a tropical disease in Europe?” Chikungunya fever — long considered a tropical disease — is spreading increasingly into Europe, carried by mosquitoes that have expanded their range as temperatures rise. The name...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | May 19, 2026 | Institute
Podcast: “Ticks – the danger in tall grass?” Ticks are small but consequential: every year, their bites transmit thousands of cases of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme disease across Austria and Central Europe. Knowing how to protect yourself —...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | May 19, 2026 | Institute
Research stay at the IVI: Magda Benítez from CINVESTAV Mexico Doctoral researcher Magda Benítez from CINVESTAV in Mexico City is completing a three-month research stay at the Institute of Virology. While reviewing the literature for her PhD, she came across...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | May 6, 2026 | Institute
The Institute of Virology at the Long Night of Research 2026 On 24 April 2026, the Institute of Virology took part in the Long Night of Research (Lange Nacht der Forschung), an Austria-wide science event that drew around 192,000 visitors this year. From 5 pm to 11 pm,...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Apr 1, 2026 | Institute
Prof. Dr. Gisa Gerold Elected to the GfV Advisory Board Following her term on the board of the Society for Virology (GfV), during which she initiated a collaboration with the Swedish Society for Virology, Prof. Dr. Gisa Gerold has been elected to the GfV Advisory...
by Aleksandar Nikolajevic | Apr 1, 2026 | Institute
3rd Place Best Presentation Award for Habib Benainouna at the ÖIK 2025 Habib Benainouna, researcher at the Institute of Virology Innsbruck, has been awarded 3rd place for Best Presentation at the 18th Österreichischer Infektionskongress (ÖIK), organised by the...
