Schedule

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13:00-13:45

Arrivals and Registration
Welcome and Opening

13.45-15.00

Session 1:
Hot Topics in HIV. Physician and Patient Perspective

Overview of HIV Therapy & Novel Approaches –Prof William Powderly, Washington University in St Louis, US

Community Perspective on New Research Developments – Mr Simon Collins, European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)

15.00-15.15

Coffee Break

15.15-16.45

Session 2:
Host-Pathogen Interface

Unraveling the Immune Mechanisms Behind Co-morbidities in HIV: Insights from the Immuno-skeletal Interface – Dr Tara McGinty, University College Dublin, Ireland

Molecular Control of HIV-1 Latency: What Can We Learn from the Brain Reservoirs? – Prof Olivier Rohr, University of Strasbourg, France

Intact HIV Reservoir and Viral Decay: Are We Measuring It Right? – Prof Giuseppe Nunnari, University of Messina, Italy

16.45-17:00

Questions & Debate

09.00-09.30

Arrivals, Registration and Breakfast

9.30-11.15

Session 3:
Living successfully with HIV. Multidisciplinary Approach

The Measure of Success in Aging with HIV – Prof Giovanni Guaraldi, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy

‘1 in 4’: The Female HIV Experience, Insights from Research – Dr Denise Proudfoot, Dublin City University, Ireland

Patient’s Role in HIV Research and Care Delivery – Mr Robbie Lawlor, Dublin City University, Ireland

11.15-11.30

Coffee Break

11.30-12.45

Session 4:
HIV and TB. Global Bedfellows

HIV, TB and MAC in Europe: an Emerging Threat – Dr Gregory Kaminskiy, National Medical Research Centre of Phthisiopulmonology and Infectious Diseases, Russian Federation

Whole Genome Sequencing for Tuberculosis Treatment and Control: A Game Changer? – Dr Iñaki Comas, Biomedicine Institute of Valencia, CSIC, Spain

12.45-13.00

Summary and Meeting Close