Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, I am pleased to announce the recipient of the Viruses 2021 Young Investigator Award, Dr. Nicholas S. Heaton, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA.

Dr. Heaton’s current work broadly focuses on understanding how respiratory RNA viruses induce inflammation and lung disease, as well as how virally induced damage is eventually repaired. His most recent study has revealed a new mechanism that prevents influenza-virus-induced lung inflammation from being transferred to a developing fetus during maternal infection.

We would like to thank the Selection Committee members, Drs. Luis Martinez- Sobrido, Dann Turner, K. Andrew White, Craig McCormick and Elizabeth White, for their evaluation of the candidates.

Congratulations to Dr. Heaton for winning this very competitive Young Investigator Award.

Eric O. Freed, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Viruses
Director, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute Frederick, MD, USA

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Viruses Travel Awards for 2020: Dr. Gary Wang, post-doctoral researcher at the Columbia University Medical Center, USA, and Evangelia-Georgia Kostaki, PhD student at the First Department of Medicine, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. Dr. Wang’s research has revealed that Yin Yang 1 (YY1), a member of the GLI-Krüppel class of DNA and RNA binding transcription factors, potently transactivates gene expression from the HTLV-1 LTR by acting via RNA, rather than DNA, binding. Ms Kostaki’s research relates to the molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 infection and its applications to public health.

Each travel award provides 800 Swiss Francs to attend a virology conference in 2020.

Congratulations to the winners of this very competitive travel award.

Editor-in-Chief,
Dr. Eric O. Freed
Director, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, MD, USA

Viruses (ISSN 1999-4915) Impact Factor is 3.811 (2018 Journal Citation Reports^®).

Please find more information on Viruses at www.mdpi.com/journal/viruses.

The competition for 2021 Viruses Young Investigator Prize, and the Travel Awards will be opened in early June. Please check www.mdpi.com/journal/viruses for more information closer to this date.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, I am pleased to announce the recipient of the 2019 Viruses Young Investigator in Virology Prize: Dr. Jason McLellan, the University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA. Dr. McLellan’s research is focused on the structure and function of viral glycoproteins and the translation of basic information in this area to the development of therapeutic interventions. His work has led to significant advances in our understanding of broadly neutralizing antibody binding to the V1/ V2 domain of the HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein the structural basis for neutralization of respiratory syncytial virus.

We would like to thank the Selection Committee members Drs. K. Andrew White, Craig McCormick, A. Lorena Passarelli, Anna Cliffe and Jamil S. Saad for their evaluation of candidates.

Congratulations to Dr. McLellan for winning this very competitive Young Investigator Prize.

Eric O. Freed, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Viruses
Director, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, MD, USA

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Viruses Travel Awards for 2019: Dr. Jelke Fros, post-doctoral fellow at the Wageningen University in the Netherlands; and Joshua Hatterschide, PhD student at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia PA, USA. Dr. Fros’s research focuses on the effects of CpG and UpA dinucleotidefrequencies in viral genomes on viral replication. Mr. Hatterschide’s research seeks to understand how the interaction between human papilloma virus (HPV) E7 and the host protein tyrosine phosphatase, PTPN14, relates to HPV replication and pathogenesis.

Each travel award provides 800 Swiss Francs to attend a virology conferencein 2019.

Congratulations to the winners of this very competitive travel award.

Eric O. Freed, Ph.D.
Editor-in-Chief, Viruses
Director, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, MD, USA

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, Dr. Eric O. Freed, we are pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a Best Poster Award (300 CHF) for participants of the conference Viruses 2018: Breakthroughs in Viral Replication (http:// sciforum.net/conference/Viruses-2018). The nominations will be assessed by the attendees of the conference.

Please apply by clicking the button above before if you have any questions regarding this Award or our journal. We look forward to an interesting and successful conference.

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, Dr. Eric O. Freed, we are pleased to announce that we are sponsoring a Best Oral Presentation Award (500 CHF) for participants of the conference Viruses 2018: Breakthroughs in Viral Replication (http://sciforum.net/conference/Viruses-2018). The nominations will be assessed by the Organizing Committee.

Please apply by clicking the button above before if you have any questions regarding this Award or our journal. We look forward to an interesting and successful conference.

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Viruses Travel Awards for 2018:

Travel Awards were granted to Dr. Gabrielle Vieyres, post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Experimental Virology, TWINCORE- Centre for Experimental and Clinical Infection Research GmbH, Hannover, Germany (laboratory of Dr. Thomas Pietschmann), and to Nandan Gokhale, PhD student at the Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC USA (laboratory of Dr. Stacy Horner). Dr. Vieyres’s research focuses on the interplay between HCV replication and the host lipid metabolism. Mr. Gokhale’s research deals with how the RNA modification N6-methyladenosine (m6A) regulates RNA virus infection, both at the viral and host level.

Each travel award provides 800 Swiss Francs to attend any virology conference in 2018.

Congratulations to the winners of this very competitive travel award.

Editor-in-Chief,
Dr. Eric O. Freed
Director, HIV Dynamics and Replication Program
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, MD, USA

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Viruses Young Investigator in Virology Prize and the two Viruses Travel Awards:

The 2017 Viruses Young Investigator in Virology Prize has been awarded to Dr. Andrew B. Ward, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA. Dr. Ward’s research combines electron microscopy and x-ray crystallography with biophysical approaches and computational analyses to elucidate the structure of viral membrane proteins. This work has led to significant advances in our understanding of the structure and function of the HIV-1, Ebola, and coronavirus glycoproteins, and mechanisms of antibody-mediated neutralization.

Viruses Travel Awards were granted to Mr. Gabriel J. Starrett, Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, MN, USA and Dr. Valerie Cortez, postdoctoral research associate at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, TN, USA.

We would like to thank the Selection Committee members Drs. Craig Cameron, Karyn Johnson, Margaret C. Kielian, Rob Lavigne and Ian M. Mackay for their evaluation of candidates

Editor-in-Chief,
Dr Eric O. Freed

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Viruses Travel Awards for 2017:

Travel Awards were granted to Gabriel J. Starrett, Ph.D. student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, MN, USA, for his research on the interplay between APOBEC-mediated mutagenesis, polyomaviruses and cancer development; and to Valerie Cortez, a postdoctoral research associate at the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, TN, USA, working on the in vitro characterization of astroviruses from immunocompromised pediatric oncology patients

The awards consist of 800 Swiss Francs each to attend any academic conference during 2017.

The Young Investigator Prize will be awarded by the end of January 2017.

Editor-in-Chief,
Dr Eric O. Freed

Dear Colleagues,

As Editor-in-Chief of Viruses, I am pleased to announce the winners of the Viruses Travel Awards for 2016:

Travel Awards were granted to Dr Janna Bigalke, post-doctoral researcher at Tufts University School of Medicine, USA, and to Charles Daniel Murin, PhD student at the Scripps Research Institute, the Kellogg School of Science and Technology, USA.

Dr Bigalke’s research involves the molecular mechanism of herpes simplex virus nuclear egress. Mr Murin’s research deals with antibody mediated neutralization of Ebola virus.

Editor-in-Chief,
Dr Eric O. Freed