AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, is taking place from July 26-31 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (and virtually). Recordings will be made publicly available by the International AIDS Society two months after the meeting ends. Links to events and sessions related to HIV cure research are appended below. Please email or comment if I’ve missed any relevant sessions that should be added.
Sunday July 26
9:30am – 7:00pm local time (US Eastern time: 8:30am – 6:00pm)
Pre-conference session PC0302
Room: 204
HIV cure without borders: Science, community and the Latin America and Caribbean perspective
Organizer: IAS – the International AIDS Society
Welcome & networking (8-9am)
Session 1: Opening and setting the scene
Session 2: Basic science and translational clinical studies on HIV cure
Session 3: Involving key populations and underrepresented communities in HIV cure research (including a message from the Esperanza Patient in Argentina)
Session 4: Lessons learned from other fields
Session 5: Opportunities and challenges for HIV cure research and implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean and what can be learned from other settings
Monday July 27
10:30am – 5:00pm and daily 10:30am – 6:00pm from July 28-30
Global Village GVNW1601
Networking zone
HIV Cure & Prevention Research & Advocacy Networking Zone
Organizer: AVAC
10:30am – 5:00pm and daily 10:30am – 6:00pm from July 28-30
Global Village Exhibitor GVNG24
Introducing the HIV CURE-iculum: Launching the first global community of practice on cure research literacy
11:30am – 12:30pm (US ET: 10:30 – 11:30am)
Satellite SAT22
Room: 205
Galvanizing HIV cure research in LMICs – Lessons and perspectives from Africa
Organizer: Africa Cure Consortium
11:45am – 12:45pm
Global Village GVFS08
Film: The Last Gift: Jim’s Courage, Our Hope
1:00 – 2:30pm (US ET: 12:00 – 1:30pm)
Satellite SAT01
Room: 103
Advancing HIV cure research in Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean
Organizer: Sub-Saharan African Network for TB/HIV Research Excellence (SANTHE)
3:00 – 4:30pm (US ET: 2:00 – 3:30pm)
Satellite SAT57
Room: 103
Immune based strategies for HIV prevention and treatment
Monoclonal bnAbs for therapeutic use
Kathryn (Katy) Stephenson, Center for Virology and Vaccine Research / Harvard University, United States
Organizer: HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN)
Tuesday July 28
8:30 – 10:00am (US ET: 7:30 – 9:00am)
Plenary session PL01
Room: 101A
Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.
bNAbs: Where are we and where do we go from here?
Michel Nussenzweig, Rockefeller University, United States
10:30 – 11:30am (US ET: 9:30 – 10:30am)
Symposium SY19
Room: 103
bNAbs for cure: Hope or hype?
3:00 – 4:00pm (US ET 2:00 – 3:00pm)
Symposium SY05
Room: 101A
Beyond pills: The future of long-acting and curative therapies
Wednesday July 29
Global Village
“Cadê a cura, mona?” – Global Village HIV cure research day, see PDF of the agenda and flyer for additional information and list of sponsors:
12:15pm – 1:15pm
HIV Cure & Prevention Research & Advocacy Networking Zone (AVAC)
Espaço de Conexão para Pesquisa e Advocacy em Cura e Prevenção do HIV (AVAC)
“Cadê a cura, mona?”
Pisci Bruja, Micaela Cyrino, Luciana Kamel, Todos
1:15pm – 2:00pm
Espaço de Conexão para Pesquisa e Advocacy em Cura e Prevenção do HIV (AVAC)
HIV Cure & Prevention Research & Advocacy Networking Zone (AVAC)
Chat with Researchers
Bate-Papo com Pesquisadores
Marina Caskey, Michel Nussenzweig, Todos
2:00pm – 3:00pm
Global Village GVSE02
Global Village session room
Sala de Sessões da Vila Global
Levando a Ciência da Cura do HIV para a Comunidade: Uma Sessão Multilíngue Liderada pela Comunidade para a América Latina e o Caribe
Bringing HIV Cure Science to the Community: A Multilingual, Community-Led Session for Latin America and the Caribbean
Gastón Devisich & LAC-Cura, Todos
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Espaço de Conexão para Pesquisa e Advocacy em Cura e Prevenção do HIV (AVAC)
HIV Cure & Prevention Research & Advocacy Networking Zone (AVAC)
HIV Cure Community Advisory Board Networking Meeting
Encontro de Integração do Conselho Consultivo Comunitário sobre a Cura do HIV
Heather Ellis and the Melbourne HIV Cure Consortium CAB , Todos
3:40pm – 4:40pm
Global Village Stage
LHiV 2 ZERO: Our truth. Our power. Alive cultural experience
Ebony Gordon, Patricia Defechereux , Derrick Mapp
4:00pm – 4:45pm
The Silver Zone
What Does Cure Mean to Us? Community Conversations on HIV Cure Research and Community Readiness
Jeff Taylor, Shari Margolese & CanCURE, Todos
5:15pm
Vamos nos reunir antes de irmos embora para compartilhar nossas reflexões sobre essa experiência.
Come together before we leave and share your reflections on your experience
Todos
Conference Sessions
10:30am – 11:30am (US ET 9:30 – 10:30am)
Oral abstract session OAA15
Room 204
Cure and control (includes presentations on two new possible cases of HIV cure after stem cell transplants to treat cancers)
4:30 – 5:30pm (US ET: 3:30 – 4:30pm)
Symposium SY02
Room: 205
Bioengineering our way to a cure: Reprogramming immunity through novel approaches for HIV remission
6:00 – 7:30pm (US ET 5:00 – 6:30pm)
Satellite SAT19
Room 101C
Gene engineering for HIV cure
Organizer: The HIV Obstruction by Programmed Epigenetics (HOPE) Collaboratory
Thursday July 30
10:30am – 11:30am (US ET 9:30 – 10:30am)
Oral abstract session OAA27
Room: 205
Advances in HIV immunology
6:00 – 7:30pm (US ET 5:00 – 6:30pm)
Satellite SAT24
Room 205
Treatment interruption and resumption, learning from HIV cure trials
Organizer: ANRS RHIVIERA consortium-Institut Pasteur
Friday July 31
10:30 – 11:30am (US ET 9:30 – 10:30am)
Symposium SY28
Room 204
Unlocking HIV control: Host-virus genetics, immunity and the path to a cure
12:00 – 1:00pm (US ET 11:00am – 12:00pm)
Oral abstract session OAA38
Room 204
Reservoir dynamics and latency disruption
2:45 – 4:00pm (US ET: 1:45 – 3:00pm)
Plenary session PL05
Room: 101A
Rapporteur report-back session
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