November 17, 2005
CONTACT: Kate Olderman
(215) 349-8369
kate.olderman@uphs.upenn.edu

 

Invitation to Cover

WHAT: The 9th Annual CFAR (Center for AIDS Research) Research Symposium: “HIV/AIDS Research 2005: From Innovation to Intervention” hosted by the Penn Center for AIDS Research
WHO:

Internationally recognized speakers, representatives from the 20 U.S. CFARs, NIH officials and HIV/AIDS investigators from the University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Wistar Institute

8:35 a.m. Dr. Gary J. Nabel, Director of the Vaccine Research Center, NIH
The Critical Path to an AIDS Vaccine
9:20 a.m. Ms. Julie A. Furj, M.S.W., Coordinator of the Community Advisory Board, Penn CFAR
U.S. Urban Epidemic and “The Community”
10:15 a.m. Dr. Harvey Friedman, Director of the Penn CFAR International Core and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases
The PENN-Botswana Program, Combining Patient Care and Clinical Research
2:05 p.m. Dr. Frederic Bushman, Professor of Microbiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
HIV DNA Integration
4:25 p.m. Dr. Carl H. June, Director, PENN CFAR Immunology Core, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Lentiviral Gene Transfer for HIV/AIDS
WHEN: Thursday, November 17, 2005
8:15 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
WHERE: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Dunlop Auditorium, Stemmler Hall
3450 Hamilton Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

BACKGROUND:
The National Institutes of Health established Centers for AIDS Research (CFARs) for the purpose of creating an interdisciplinary environment that encourages collaborative efforts among HIV/AIDS investigators in basic, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences. Currently, there are 20 CFARs throughout the United States. Senior researchers from all of the Centers come together each year to attend a National Research Symposium that highlights recent progress and ongoing challenges in HIV/AIDS. The Penn CFAR includes over 160 HIV/AIDS investigators at the University of Pennsylvania, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Wistar Institute, and supports research programs in viral pathogenesis, clinical, immunology & vaccine, and behavioral & social sciences.

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This release is available online at http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/news/News_Releases/nov05/CFAR.htm