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Joint meeting with HIV Vaccines

HIV Pathogenesis and Cure

June 1-4, 2021 | 9:00AM EDT | 1:00PM UTC | 3:00PM CEST*
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus type 1 (HIV) is the cause of a global pandemic that has a very high mortality rate, with an estimated 35 million deaths to date. In addition, another 37 million people are currently living with HIV infection and will likely succumb from acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) without lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART). Optimal ART can halt viral replication, thereby preventing disease progression and allowing immune reconstitution. However, ART is not curative due the persistence of a latent form of the virus. This latent form is the major barrier to cure and the subject of an intense international research effort. Along with efforts to develop an HIV vaccine, targeting the HIV latent reservoir is a major priority for AIDS research. Achieving a better understanding of the basic biology of HIV infection is likely to be essential to HIV cure efforts. 

This conference will bring together scientists studying basic aspects of HIV virology as well as investigators working directly on the cure problem. Immune-based strategies to eliminate infected cells are an important component of many cure strategies, providing a logical connection to hold the joint conference on HIV Vaccines. This pairing will provide a unique opportunity to bring together basic and translational immunologists and virologists to consider the challenging goal of curing HIV infection. In addition to joint sessions focusing on exciting new developments in the study of antibody and T cell responses to HIV and novel technologies that will aid future studies of HIV biology, sessions also include basic mechanisms of HIV integration and transcriptional control, strategies for reversing latency and eliminating infected cells, and trials of novel cure strategies in animal models and in patients on ART. The goal of this conference is to bring together an amalgamation of basic and applied scientists working on functional cures and eradication of HIV in an effort to not only better understand HIV treatment strategies but also the emerging technologies and approaches that will lead to the eventual eradication of HIV from infected individuals.

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Pricing:

Regular Registration Rate: $275 USD
Student Registration Rate: $150 USD

Deadlines:

Abstract Submission
‣ For Short Talk Consideration: Passed
‣ For ePoster Presentation: Passed
Final ePoster / SciTalk Submission: Passed
Financial Aid Application: Passed

*Abstract submission is required in order to submit an ePoster and/or Scitalk

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Program Details



Keynote Speakers


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M. Juliana McElrath
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center


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Bruce D. Walker
Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard



Speaking at this eSymposia


Julie Ake

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, USA


Petronela Ancuta

Centre de Recherche de l'Universite de Montreal, Canada


Dan H. Barouch

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, USA


Maria J. Buzon

Vall d´Hebron Research Institute, VHIR, Spain


Paula M. Cannon

University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, USA


Angela Ciuffi

Institute of Microbiology - CHUV/UNIL, Switzerland


Bryan R. Cullen

Duke University Medical Center, USA


Mark M. Davis

Stanford University School of Medicine, USA


Steven G. Deeks

University of California, San Francisco, USA


Barbara K. Felber

NCI, National Institutes of Health, USA


Guillaume J. Filion

Centre of Genomic Regulation, Spain


Beatrice H. Hahn

University of Pennsylvania, USA


Reuben S. Harris

University of Minnesota, USA


Brad Jones

Weill Cornell Medicine, USA


Frank Kirchhoff

University of Ulm, Germany


Sharon R. Lewin

University of Melbourne, Australia


Marina Lusic

University Clinic Heidelberg, Germany


M. Juliana McElrath

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA


Beatriz Mothe

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute-HIVACAT, Spain


Afam Okoye

Oregon Health & Science University , USA


Melanie M. Ott

Gladstone Institutes, USA


Rafick Sekaly

Emory University, USA


Devi SenGupta

Gilead Sciences, Inc., USA


Liang Shan

Washington University in St. Louis, USA


Robert F. Siliciano

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, USA


Carine M. Van Lint

University of Brussels, Belgium


Bruce D. Walker

Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, USA


Xu Yu

Massachusetts General Hospital, USA


Jerome A. Zack

University of California, Los Angeles, USA






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Funding for this conference was made possible (in part) by Grant No. [GRANT NUMBER - UPDATE] from the National Institutes of Health. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention by trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.




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