Events

For the first time in the global response to HIV/AIDS, consensus is emerging that turning the tide against the global pandemic is possible. Treatment of HIV infection has evolved from toxic, complex and relatively brittle to well tolerated, simple and potent. HIV-infection persons, especially if treated early in the course of disease, can expect normal lifespans.

Keynote Address

• Possibilities for Eradicating HIV Infection
  David D. Ho, MD

Transmission

• Determinants of HIV Vertical Transmission
  Yvonne J. Bryson, MD
• Role of Dendritic Cells in Lentivirus-Mucosal Infection
  Melissa Pope, PhD

Vaccines

• HIV Vaccines
  Margaret I. Johnston, PhD
• DNA Vaccines

Ed O'Neill will provide an overview of Coaching and Giving Feedback - Helping Tips​

CFAR Mentoring Program workshops are held on the third Friday of each month during the academic year.

Implementation science is an emerging field focused on closing the gap between efficacious interventions and real world practice. While the HIV research community has enthusiastically embraced the motivation for implementation science, there is far less consensus on the critical approaches to successful conduct of implementation science in the context of the HIV epidemic. Many methodological issues, which have perhaps been less emphasized in traditional clinical research, are particularly salient for knowledge about implementation. External validity is as important as internal validity.

Presenter: Sara Moron-Lopez, PhD

SCOPTIONS meetings are an opportunity for junior investigators doing basic/translational HIV research (mostly using samples from HIV-infected individuals enrolled in the SCOPE/Options cohorts) to present their work and get feedback from a diverse audience of HIV investigators. Feel free to bring early data, grant Aims, ideas for collaborations, etc! We like discussion :) Presentation time, including discussion, runs usually ~50min.