The 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) begins Sunday in Melbourne. A number of sessions and potentially interesting abstracts cover HIV cure research, and a two-day International AIDS Society (IAS) symposium on the topic immediately precedes the main meeting on July 19th and 20th (the program for the symposium is available online). Recommendations for some relevant sessions and abstracts are below, there is also an official IAS “Towards an HIV Cure” conference roadmap on the AIDS 2014 website.
Monday July 21
8:20-10:30am
MOPL01 Plenary Session: Where Are We Now?
Venue: Plenary 2
Featuring:
MOPL0105: State of the Art HIV Cure: Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?
J. Ananworanich, Thailand
1-2pm
MOSS01 Special Session: The Future of Science in the HIV Response
Venue: Plenary 1
MOPDA01 Oral Poster Discussion Session: Molecular Techniques of HIV-1 Analysis
Venue: Room 101-102
Featuring:
Abstract MOPDA0104: Single virion sensitivity and vDNA detection in tissues utilizing a next generation in situ hybridization technology
S. Wietgrefe et al.
2:30-4pm
MOSY05 Symposia Session: Viral Latency and Reservoirs: The Keys to Cure
Venue: Plenary 1
Tuesday July 22
11am-12:30pm
TUWS02 Scientific Development Workshop: "HIV Cure" 101
Venue: Room 103
1-2pm
TUPDA01 Oral Poster Discussion Session: Avant Garde ART: Novel Targets and Gene Therapy
Venue: Room 111-112
2:30-4pm
TUAA01 Oral Abstract Session: Defining and Targeting Residual Virus on cART
Venue: Room 203-204
Featuring:
Abstract TUAA0105: Possible clearance of transfusion-acquired nef-deleted attenuated HIV-1 infection by a long-term non-progressor with CCR5 Delta32 heterozygous and HLA-B57/DR13 genotype
J. Zaunders et al.
Abstract TUAA0106LB: The HDAC inhibitor romidepsin is safe and effectively reverses HIV-1 latency in vivo as measured by standard clinical assays
O.S. Søgaard et al.
TUAB02 Oral Abstract Session: Challenges in Paediatrics: Taking Toddlers to Teens and Beyond
Venue: Melbourne Room 1
Featuring:
Abstract TUAB0206LB Impact of early initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy on measures of virus in peripheral blood of vertically HIV-1-infected children
J. Brophy et al.
6:30-8:30pm
TUSA15 Non-Commercial Satellite: Towards an HIV cure: Community Engagement Workshop
Venue: Room 103
Wednesday July 23
4:30-6pm
WEAA02 Oral Abstract Session: Immune Activation in HIV Infection: Causes and Consequences
Venue: Plenary 3
Thursday July 24
1-2pm
THPDA01 Oral Poster Discussion Session: Immune Effector Mechanisms
Venue: Room 101-102
4:30-6pm
THAA01 Oral Abstract Session: The Tissue is the Issue: Models of HIV Infection
Venue: Room 203-204
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