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CFAR Research Symposium

UCSF-GIVI Center for AIDS Research

CFAR Research Seminar

Biomedical Approaches to HIV/AIDS Prevention

Tuesday, February 24, 2009
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Symposium Focus

The University of California San Francisco - Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) and the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) jointly presented this symposium highlighting the most promising areas of biomedical HIV/AIDS prevention. Presentations spanned the spectrum of basic, clinical, translational, behavioral and international HIV/AIDS prevention research. The purpose of this one-day symposium was to create a forum for scientists to exchange the most recent data and ideas concerning biomedical approaches to HIV prevention, including recent findings, adherence, risk compensation, and implementation issues.

Program Agenda

Presentations were organized around four topic areas:

Overview of HIV Transmission and Biomedical Approaches to HIV Prevention

Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Herpes Suppression

Male Circumcision and Antiretroviral Treatment as Prevention

Implementing Evidence-Based Prevention

The list of speakers and topics is available here.

Upcoming Symposia

Stay tuned for upcoming research symposia at UCSF-GIVI CFAR! The next symposium will be jointly presented with the University of Washington CFAR (Seattle) and focus on HIV and women. Tentative event date: late fall 2009. Check this website often for updates.

The 2009 CFAR Symposium is co-sponsored by the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies and the UCSF-GIVI Center for AIDS Research. The symposium is partly supported by a financial contribution from the UCSF AIDS Research Institute.