Schedule
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Day 1 – Friday 21st June
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
Day 2 – Saturday 22nd June
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
