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Session 22 Symposium
HIV Vaccines: Clinical Trial Results Call for More Basic Science
Tuesday, 4–6 pm
Room 2005
109
Why An Effective Vaccine for HIV-1 Is Not Currently Within Our Grasp
Ronald Desrosiers
Harvard Med Sch, New England Primate Res Ctr, Southborough, MA

Several lines of evidence indicate that development of an effective vaccine for HIV-1 is going to be, at best, extremely difficult. The inability to solve fundamental scientific questions is the root cause for why a successful vaccine is not currently within our grasp. A renewed, organized, focused effort is needed to overcome these fundamental scientific obstacles.