Advisory Committee for Variola virus Research
The Advisory Committee for Variola virus Research (ACVVR) was convened in 1999 to implement WHA Resolution (WHA52). The ACVVR is composed of members from all WHO regions and advised by scientific academic experts from areas such as public health, fundamental applied research and regulatory agencies.
Members of the committee
Professor Priya Abraham
Director of Indian Council of Medical Research
Dr Fatima Aziz
Dr Supamit Chunssuttiwat
Senior Expert in Disease Control
Dr Clarissa Damaso
Associate Professor, Head of Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Viruses
Dr Inger K. Damon
Director, Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology
Dr Robert Drillien
Research Scientist, Institute of Genetics and Molecular and Cellular Biology (IGBMC)
Dr Hideki Ebihara
Professor Andrew Endy
Professor, Department of Bioengineering Stanford University
Professor Mariano Esteban
Director, Depto de Biología celular y molecular, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia (CSIC)
Dr Karupiah Gunasegaran
Associate Professor of Biomedicine at the Tasmanian School of Medicine
Dr Maryam Kamkar
Dr George W. Korch
Director, National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center and President, Battelle National Biodefense Institute
Dr Rinat Maksyutov
Director General, Federal Budgetary Research Institution
Dr Jean-Vivien Mombouli
Dr Mohamed Moussif
Chief of Public Health, Mohammad V International Airport, and National Coordinator of the Points of Entry Program
Dr Andreas Nitsche
Head of Division, Highly Pathogenic Viruses, Centre for Biological Safety, German Reference Laboratory for Poxviruses, Robert Koch Institute
Professor Geoffrey L. Smith
Head, Department of Pathology, University of Cambridge
Professor Wenjie Tan
Chief and Professor of Biotech Center for Viral Disease Emergency, National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Dr David Ulaeto
Principal Scientist, Defense Science & Technology Laboratory, United Kingdom
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Meeting reports
13 May 2022
WHO advisory committee on variola virus research: report of the twenty-third meeting, virtual meeting,...
The Committee discussed the implications for preparedness for smallpox-like events reflected by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Committee noted how...
5 November 2020
WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research, 22nd meeting
WHO advisory committee on variola virus research: report of the twenty-second meeting, Geneva, 4-5 November 2020. World Health Organization.
1 November 2019
WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research, 21st meeting
The Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research (ACVVR) held its Twenty first meeting on 30 October - 1 November 2019 at WHO Headquarters in Geneva.
27 September 2018
WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research, Report of the Twentieth Meeting, 26-27 September 2018,...
The Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research (ACVVR) held its Twentieth meeting on 26 and 27 September 2018 at WHO Headquarters in Geneva.
Abstracts
30 December 2009
Abstracts summarizing recent research overseen by the WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research...
2009 report on the variola collectionThe WHO Collaborating Center for Smallpox and other Poxviruses at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
30 December 2008
Abstracts summarizing recent research overseen by the WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research...
Diagnostic Development at the CDC: Update 2008 – antibodies and protein based diagnosticsTesting of virus-neutralizing activities of the recombinant...
30 December 2007
Abstracts summarizing recent research overseen by the WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research...
2007 report on preliminary characterization of a collection of monoclonal antibodies generated against expressed vaccinia proteins and their recognition...
29 December 2006
Abstracts summarizing recent research overseen by the WHO Advisory Committee on Variola Virus Research...
2006 report on the variola collectionThe WHO Collaborating Center for Smallpox and other Poxviruses at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta,...