Penn CFAR Annual Research Retreat

Second Annual Research Retreat

Agenda

8:00 a.m.

Registration and Breakfast

8:30 to 8:45 a.m.

Opening Remarks: James A. Hoxie, M.D.
Director, Penn Center for AIDS and HIV Research
University of Pennsylvania

8:45 to 9:20 a.m.

Glen Gaulton, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
HIV Thymic Infection: Fact and Fancy

9:20 to 9:55 a.m.

Benhur Lee, M.D.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Rear Window: A View into the Complexities of Coreceptor Usage

9:55 to 10:15 a.m.

Break
Thomson Hall

10:15 to 10:50 a.m.

Ian Frank, M.D.
Infectious Diseases Division
University of Pennsylvania
Use of Antiretroviral Treatment Strategies to Modify HIV-Specific Immunity

10:50 to 11:50 a.m.

Ronald Desrosiers, Ph.D.
New England Primate Research Center
Harvard Medical School
Two Fundamentally Different Modes for Attenuation of SIV Virulence: Inherent Replicative Capacity and Susceptibility to Immune Attack

12:00 to 1:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30 to 2:05 p.m.

Barbara Turner, M.D., M.S.Ed.
Department of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Challenges of Antiretroviral Treatment and Adherence in Drug Users

2:05 to 2:25 p.m.

Antonia Villarruel, Ph.D.
School of Nursing
University of Pennsylvania
HIV Prevention in Latino Youth

2:25 to 3:25 p.m.

Susan Allen, M.D., M.P.H.
Department of Epidemiology and International Health
University of Alabama
HIV Research in Developing COuntries: What Are the Relevant Research Questions and How Can We Feasibly Answer Them?

3:30 to 5:00 p.m.

Reception and Poster Session