Program-at-a-Glance


Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

     Time     

Sunday
February 25

Monday
February 26

Tuesday
February 27

Wednesday
February 28

Thursday
March 1

8:30-9 am

 

Plenary

Prevention of HIV Transmimssion and Breast Feeding
Hoosen Coovadia
Univ of KwaZuluNatal,
South Africa

Plenary

Outcome of ART in Resource-Limited and Industrialized Countries
Matthias Egger
Univ of Berne, Switzerland

Plenary

Pathogenesis of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
Martyn French
Royal Perth Hosp,
Univ of Western Australia

post-conference activities
including:

debriefing
 sessions
+
investigator
meetings
+
working group meetings
+
affiliated events

9-9:30 am

8 am-
12 noon
Program Committee Workshop  for New Investigators and Trainees

9 am-
12 noon
Hands-On Computer Workshop

Plenary

Pathogenesis of AIDS - Connecting Viral Replication to Disease in the Non-Human Primate Model
Louis Picker
Oregon Hlth and Sci Univ, Oregon Natl Primate Res Ctr, Beaverton, US

Plenary

Status of the US HIV?AIDS Epidemic: Is It Changing
and If Not, Why Not?
Harold Jaffe
Oxford Univ, UK

Plenary

Viruses, microRNAs, and RNA Interference
Bryan Cullen
Duke Univ Med Ctr,
Durham, NC, US

9:30-
10 am

Break Break Break

10 am -
12 noon

Oral Abstract Sessions

Host-Cell Regulation of Viral Replication

Pathogenic Factors Affecting HIV-Specific Immune Responses

Issues in Prevention of HIV Transmission and ART

Metabolic and Cardiovascular Complications of ART

Oral Abstract Sessions

Pathogenesis of Acute and Chronic Infection

Perinatal Transmission and Therapy of Pediatric HIV Infection: Challenges and Complications

OIs, AIDS-Defining Conditions, and HIV-1 Disease Burden

New ARV Agents, Resistance Mechanisms, and Clinical Resistance

Oral Abstract Sessions

HIV Infection in the Brain: Predictors, Risk Factors, and the Impact of HAART

Primary HIV Infection, Early Treatment, and Immune-Based Therapies for Chronic Infection

Hepatitis B and C: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

Clinical Trials, Predictors of Outcome, and Disparities in Care

12 noon-
1 pm

PC Roundtable Lunch for Awardees
(by invitation only)

Lunch Lunch Lunch
1-4 pm 1-2



1:30-3:30 pm
Genomics Workshop

Poster Sessions

Poster Sessions

Poster Sessions

2-3  

Poster Discussions

NEW
2-6 pm

Poster Discussions  

Poster Discussions

3-4      

4-6 pm 

Opening Symposia

New and Emerging Retroviruses

Urgent Issues in the Developing World

Symposia 
 
Molecular Co-Factors in HIV Infection

Drivers of the HIV Epidemic and Potential Interventions

 
The Latest Concepts in HIV Drug Resistance

Oral Abstract Session

Novel Approaches for Pharmacokinetic Assessment

AIDS VACCINE SEMINAR

2-4 pm
Vaccine Symposium 

T-Cell Based Vaccines: Promise of Clinical Efficacy?

4-5:20 pm
Plenary and Oral Abstract Session

Toward Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies against HIV
Dennis Burton
Scripps Res Inst, La Jolla,
CA, US

Advances in HIV Vaccine Development

Symposia 
 
Management of HIV and Sexual Risk in Adolescents

Immunopathogenesis
T-Cell Activation and CD4 T-Cell Dysfunction 
 
Hepatitis Co-Infection:
Mechanisms and Impact

Oral Abstract Session

Epidemiology: Transmission Dynamics and Risk

6-8 pm

Opening Plenary & Keynote

12th Annual Bernard Fields Lecture
HIV Co-Receptors: From Postulates and Proofs to Perspectives and Promises
Edward Berger
NIAID, NIH, Bethesda, MD

Inaugural N'Galy-Mann Lecture
Intersection of Research and Clinical Care: The Cornell-GHESKIO Experience in Haiti
Jean Pape
Ctrs GHESKIO, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

 6:30-7:30 pm
Oral Abstract Session

Late Breaking Trials of New ARVs and Microbicides 


7:30-9:30 pm
Symposia

Emerging Strategies for the Treatment of HIV

8-10 pm

Welcome Reception

Time

Monday, February 26

Tuesday, February 27

Wednesday, February 28

7 am- 7 pm

Poster Halls open 7 am to 7 pm Monday through Wednesday
All posters will be available for viewing for the duration of the conference

1-4 pm

Poster Sessions

Co-Reptors and Tropism

HTLV-I and GB Virus C

Virus-Cell Interactions: Co-Receptor Usage

Accessory Genes

T-Cell Responses and Viral Escape

Genetic Diversity in Early HIV Infection: Incidence and Implications <also a Poster Discussion on Tuesday>

Cellular and Humoral Immunopathogenesis of Acute HIV Infection

Neuropathogenesis: Experimental Therapeutics

Neuropathogenesis: Clinical Studies

Neurocognitive Dysfunction: Immunologic Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and CNS Drug Penetration <also a Poster Discussion on Wednesday>

Immunology of CD4 Cells

Immunology of CD8 Cells

T-Cell Vaccine Design: New Vectors and Preclinical Testing

New RTIs and PIs

Targeting CCR5 and CXCR4

Novel Targets

Clinical Trials of Entry Inhibitors

Clinical Pharmacology in Adults and Children: Issues of Relevance for Developing Countries <also a Poster Discussion on Tuesday>

NRTI Resistance: New Drugs, Mutations, Mechanisms, and in vitro Dynamics

Novel Mechanisms of Resistance to PIs

Resistance to Entry Inhibitors: Novel Agents, CCR5 Antagonists, and In Vitro Dynamics

Transmitted Drug Resistance: Epidemiology and Pathogenesis

Drug Resistance following First-Line ART <also a Poster Discussion on Tuesday>

Diagnostics Quantification of HIV RNA in Resource-Limited Settings

Genotypic Characterization of the Viral Envelope

Immunology of HIV Infection in Children

ART and Hepatoxicity

HIV-Associated Nephropathy and other Nephrotoxicity Disease

Tenofovir-Associated Renal Dysfunction

Osteopenia and Osteoporosis

Vaccination against Hepatitis A or B Viruses in HIV Infected Persons

Acute HCV Infection: Epidemiology and Immunology

Hepatitis Treatment Topics

Morbidity and Mortality of HIV Infection

HIV Transmission Risk

Chemoprophylaxis of Transmission

Intermediaries in Virus-Cell Interaction <also a Poster Discussion on Wednesday>

Virology: Cellular Co-factors

Viral Replication

Molecular Epidemiology of HIV: Detection Methods and Tracking of Spread

Impact of HAART on Reservoirs

Correlates of Pathogenesis

Hallmarks of Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Infection <also a Poster Discussion on Monday>

Neuropathogenesis: Clinical Correlates and Observational Studies

T-Regulatory Cells <also a Poster Discussion on Monday>

Immunology of NK Cells

Viral Envelope, Antibodies, and B Cells

Clinical Trials of RTIs

Predictors of Immunologic Recovery on ART

Predictors of ART Discontinuation, Virologic Response, and Outcomes

HIV Care and Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings: Challenges and Outcomes <also a Poster Discussion on Wednesday>

Effectiveness of ART in Resource-Limited Settings

Clinical Pharmacology of NRTIs, NNRTIs and Integrase Inhibitors

Clinical Pharmacology of HIV PIs

Clinical Pharmacology of Entry Inhibitors

Novel RTI Resistance Mutations, and their Interactions <also a Poster Discussion on Wednesday>

Resistance and Hypersusceptability to NNRTIs

Resistance and Viral Fitness: Mechanism and Clinical Impact

HIV Drug Resistance: Prediction of Emergence

Emergence of HIV Drug Resistance in Developing Nations

Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Efficacy of ART in Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Strategies of ART in Children

Response to ART in Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Predictors of Response to ART in Children

ART Safety during Pregnancy and Post Partum

Risk Factors for MTCT

MTCT and Response to ART during Pregnancy

Outcomes following PMTCT

Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Transmission

Impact of Breastfeeding Cessation

Outcomes following Early Cessation of Breastfeeding <also a Poster Discussion on Monday>

Complications of ART in Resource-Limited Settings <also a Poster Discussion on Monday>

ART-Associated Toxicities in Resource-Limited and Developed Countries

Lipoatrophy and Mitochondrial Dysfunction

Cardiovascular, Lipid, and Metabolic Complications of ART

OIs: Incidence, Pathogenesis, and Treatment

Invasive Bacterial Infections

Incidence of Cancer in HIV Infection

Lymphoma and Kaposi’s Sarcoma Pathogenesis and Impact of Treatment

Impact of HBV or HCV on Disease Progression in HIV-Infected Persons

Effects of ART on Liver Disease in HBV or HCV Co-Infected Persons

Behavioral Aspects of HIV Infection and Diagnosis

HIV Transmission Factors

Microbicides: Pre-clinical, in vitro, ex vitro, and Modeling Studies
Cellular Restrictions

Genetic Analysis of Viral Diversity

Virology: Zoonotic Infections

Cellular Factors Impacting Virus Replication

Cellular Reservoirs and Viral Persistence

Viral Pathogenesis of Primary Infection

Diagnosis of Acute and Chronic HIV Infection

ART Treatment during Acute Infection

Neuropathogenesis: Virology and Immunology

Antigen Presenting Cells and Toll-Like Receptors

Special Issues in Immunopathogenesis

Vaccines: Neutralizing Antibodies and Clinical Trials

Immune-Based Therapies

Targeting HIV Reservoirs

Treatment Interruptions and Simplification

Pharmacogenomics

Drug Interactions

Predicting Virologic Response to PIs

HIV Integrase: Natural Variation and Resistance to Inhibitors

Drug Resistance: Diagnostics and Special Compartments

Drug Resistance: Special Populations and Outcomes

Diagnostics Detection of HIV Infection in Neonatals

Diagnostics Detection of Viruses and Antibodies in Bodily Fluids Other than Blood

Strategies for Diagnosis of HIV Infection in Infants and Children

Risk of HIV Infection in Youth

Risk of Disease Progression in HIV-Infected Children

Complications of HIV Infection and ART in HIV-Exposed and -Infected Children

Pharmacokinetics of ARVs in Pregnancy and Delivery

Outcomes and Complications of HIV Infection in Women

HIV Infection in Women: Special Issues

Pharmacokinetics of ARVs in Women

HIV-Related TB: Incidence and Strategies for Prevention of Active Disease

HIV-Related TB: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Pathogenesis

TB and HIV Co-Infection: Detection and Treatment Challenges <also a Poster Discussion on Tuesday>

HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Antiviral Chemotherapy of HCV Infection

Noninvasive Assessment of Liver Damage

Issues in Detection of HIV Infection

2-3 pm

Poster Discussions

T-Regulatory Cells

Outcomes following Early Cessation of Breastfeeding

Hallmarks of Pathogenic and Nonpathogenic Infection

Complications of ART in Resource-Limited Settings
Clinical Pharmacology in Adults and Children: Issues of Relevance

Genetic Diversity in Early HIV Infection: Incidence and Implications

TB and HIV Co-Infection: Detection and Treatment Challenges

Drug Resistance following First-Line ART
Neurocognitive Dysfunction: Immunologic Mechanisms, Biomarkers, and CNS Drug Penetration

Intermediaries in Virus-Cell Interaction

HIV Care and Treatment in Resource-Limited Settings: Challenges and Outcomes

Novel RTI Resistance Mutations and their Interactions