Events

We are pleased to invite you to “Navigating the Current Funding Environment (NIH Update, Alternative Funding, and Specific Aims Lightning Rounds),” hosted by the CFAR Mentoring Program and JFAR (Junior Faculty in AIDS Research) on August 22nd, 2025.

Agenda

The Intersection of HIV and Aging

• Development and Reversion of Immunosenescence in HIV-1 Infection
  Victor Appay, PhD
• The Role of HIV-Associated Inflammation in Aging
  Russell P. Tracy, PhD
• Polarized Immune Responses Regulate Cancer Development
  Lisa Coussens, PhD
• How Might HIV Infection and Therapy Drive Aging and Age-Related Disease?
  Judith Campisi, PhD
• The HIV Tat Protein Regulates Immune Activation via SIRT1

The Andy I. Choi Mentoring Program of the UCSF-Gladstone Center for AIDS Research offers Bay Area investigators a glimpse into the future of HIV research with a half-day symposium featuring the work of CFAR Mentoring Program participants and recipients of CFAR Developmental awards.