CFAR Scientific Symposium

Keynote Address

Welcome

• UC San Francisco Chancellor Susan Desmond-Hellmann;
• UC San Francisco-Gladstone Institute CFAR Co-Directors; Paul Volberding and Warner Greene

Keynote

• Seeking an End to HIV/AIDS: From Basic Research to Public Health Implementation
  Anthony S. Fauci, Director, NIAID

Session I

• Moderator: J. Mike McCune; UC San Francisco-Gladstone Institute CFAR
• Reactivation of Latent HIV-1 by Inhibition of BRD4
  Abraham Brass, University of Massachusetts CFAR
• Measuring the Latent Reservoir
  Matt Strain, UC San Diego CFAR
• T Memory Stem Cells: A Long-Term Reservoir for HIV-1
  Maria Buzon, Harvard University CFAR
• Cell Reprogramming: A Blueprint for the Cure of HIV?
  Frank Wolschendorf, University of Alabama CFAR
• Bringing Small Molecules from the Laboratory to the Clinic to Target Latent HIV
  Nancie M. Archin, University of North Carolina CFAR

Session II

• Moderator: Diane Havlir; UC San Francisco-Gladstone Institute CFAR
• Addressing Loss to Follow-Up in Clinic Based Cohorts of HIV-Infected Patients in Africa: A Sampling-Based Measurement Strategy for Implementation Science Research
  Elvin Geng, UC San Francisco-Gladstone Institute CFAR
• Food Insecurity Associated with ART Adherence Among HIV-Infected Patients in Windhoek, Namibia
  Steven Y. Hong, Lifespan/Tufts/Brown CFAR
• Intravaginal Ring Delivery of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate for Prevention of HIV and HSV Acquisition
  Pedro M. Mesquita, Albert Einstein /Montefiore CFAR
• Nelfinavir Inhibits Replication of Human Herpesviruses by a Novel Mechanism that Affects Multiple Host Cell Functions
  Soren M. Gantt, University of Washington CFAR

Session III

• Moderator: Eric Verdin
  UC San Francisco-Gladstone Institute CFAR
• Cellular Proteins in HIV-1 Viral Cores: Specificity of Incorporation and Role in Infection
  Sergey Iordanskiy, District of Columbia D-CFAR
• The Immunomodulatory Peptide, LL-37, is Associated with CD4 Cell Counts and Immune Restoration in HIV-Infected Youth
  Allison Ross Eckard, Emory University CFAR
• Increased Systemic Immune Activation and Microbial Translocation in HIV-Infected Virally-Suppressed Post-Menopausal Women: Implications for Age-Associated Comorbidities
  Maria L. Alcaide, University of Miami CFAR
• Shared Monocyte Subset Phenotypes in HIV-1 Infection and in Uninfected Subjects with Acute Coronary Syndromes
  Nicholas T. Funderburg, Case Western Reserve University CFAR
• Passive Antibody Mitigates B Cell Dysregulation and Enhances the Env-Specific B Cell Response in SHIV-Infected Adult Rhesus Macaques
  James J. Kobie, University of Rochester D-CFAR

Session IV 

• Moderator: Susan Buchbinder
  UC San Francisco-Gladstone Institute CFAR
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Aging Veterans with HCV/HBV Coinfection with HIV
  Jennifer R. Kramer, Baylor College of Medicine/UT CFAR
• Social Network and Geographic Risk Factors for HIV and Hepatitis C Among Young Drug Injectors
  Basmattee Boodram, Chicago CFAR
• Effects of HIV and Cocaine on Brain Functioning Associated with Impulsive Decision-Making
  Christina S. Meade, Duke University CFAR
• Factors Associated with Falling Out of Care for HIV-Infected Youth: Implications for the U.S. HIV Epidemic
  Allison L. Agwu, Johns Hopkins University CFAR
• HIV-1 Transmission in VAX003 Injection Drug Users
  Katharine Bar, University of Pennsylvania CFAR
• Towards Realizing the Potential of Biomedical HIV Prevention Strategies: From Efficacy to Effectiveness
  Raphael J. Landovitz, UC Los Angeles CFAR