Research!America: Mary Woolley's Weekly Letter

Read December 4, 2025 Letter - Muddy Waters

The ASV Council and the History & Archives Committee are delighted to request nominations for the Wolfgang and Patricia Joklik Distinguished Service Award. This is a prestigious award in honor of Wolfgang (Bill) Joklik, who founded ASV, for his service to ASV. This award is made possible by a financial donation from his wife, Patricia Joklik. It recognizes a current or past ASV member for outstanding long-term or significant service to our Society, our members, and to the science of virology. The award consists of a commemorative medal that will be presented by the ASV President prior to the Keynote Address of the Society’s annual meeting.

Details for eligibility

The ASV Global Scholar Travel Award Application for ASV 2026 is open! The deadline to apply is Sunday, November 30th, 2025. The application window is early to allow awardees more time to secure visas to travel to the annual meeting.

To be eligible, applicants must be performing research activities in low to middle-income countries (LMIC) as defined by Wellcome using criteria from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Previous ASV Global Scholar awardees are eligible to apply, but an individual can only receive the award every other year.