Researchers United to Find a HIV cure

HIV persistence is an area of importance to many scientists working on a possible cure for HIV, and every two years a reference workshop is held to bring the world's top scientists together for a meeting of the minds. Researchers from several different fields will therefore attend its next edition, December 6-9, 2011. The preliminary program of this workshop has just been released, and the four-day seminar is packed with intelligent dialogue and important research, all working toward the goal of eventual HIV cure.

Toulon, France, April 15, 2011 -- After the welcoming address given by Mario Stevenson (University of Miami, USA), the workshop is divided into blocks over the course of the next three days. These blocks, generally 90-120 minutes in length, feature several research abstracts pertaining to the same topic. This makes it very easy for guests to follow along with what's going on, and when.

On Wednesday, December 7, there are 3 blocks: ‘Models of HIV Persistence’, ‘Basic Science of HIV Persistence’, and a 2-hour presentation on the ‘Virological Aspects of HIV Persistence’. Included in these 3 blocks, as well as the others on subsequent days, are additional abstracts submitted by other scientists not scheduled to speak during the block.

On Thursday, December 8, several different blocks populate the longest day of the workshop. It starts at 8:00 am with ‘Innate Immunity & HIV Persistence’, followed by a 90-minute presentation on ‘Immune Control of HIV Reservoirs’. After an hour-long presentation from the firms supporting the workshop, the afternoon/evening session consists of two major blocks discussion about ‘Acute HIV Infection’ and ‘Anatomic HIV Reservoirs’. As before, additional abstracts will be discussed during the session block as time allows.

The final day, Friday, December 9, wraps things up with two morning presentation blocks on the ‘New Approaches Towards HIV Eradication’. These two discussion blocks are 2 hours each, separated by a half-hour break in between. The 8:00 session features such discussions about therapeutic intervention as it pertains to HIV infection and the various strategies targeting HIV reservoirs. The second 2-hour session, which is the final session of the workshop, is highlighted by two discussions on the CCR5 gene and the disruption of that gene that has yielded some important research in finding a possible cure for HIV.

The workshop will be closed by Doctor Alain Lafeuillade, MD and Françoise Barre-Sinoussi, 2008 Nobel Laureate for Medicine and International AIDS Society (IAS) President-Elect.

About the HIV Persistence Workshop: http://www.informedhorizons.com/persistence2011/

The workshop will be closed by Doctor Alain Lafeuillade, MD and Françoise Barre-Sinoussi, 2008 Nobel Laureate for Medicine and International AIDS Society (IAS) President-Elect.

Contact:
Alain Lafeuillade
Informed Horizons, LLC
General Hospital
Toulon, France
+33-4-94616340
lafeuillade@orange.fr
http://www.informedhorizons.com/persistence2011/

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