Community HIV Cure Research Workshop - Afternoon Session - Part 2

The annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) brings together top basic, translational, and clinical researchers from around the world to share the latest studies, important developments, and best research methods in the ongoing battle against HIV/AIDS and related infectious diseases. 2:00-2:05pm Introduction: A. Toni Young/BELIEVE CAB 2:05-2:45pm Cure Research Overview Carl Dieffenbach, Ph.D Director of the Division of AIDS (DAIDS), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) 2:45-3:15pm Pediatric HIV Cure Research Update: Remission Cases and Clinical Trials Deborah Persaud, MD Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Infectious Disease Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship Program Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, Baltimore, MD 3:15-3:30pm Break 3:30-4:00pm Potential for HIV Cure by Stem Cell Transplantation, the IciStem Perspective. Monique Nijhuis Associate Professor University Medical Centre Utrecht, the Netherlands 4:00-4:15pm African Myths and Misconceptions about the Cure of HIV Moses Supercharger 4:15-5:00pm Panel Discussion – Concepts and Perceptions of HIV Cure Research Moderator: A. Toni Young 5:00 - 5:15 PM Recognition and Celebration of the 12th year of Timothy Ray Brown's Cure (with Cake!) Michael Louella and Timothy Ray Brown 5:15-6PM Mingle and Meet the ResearchersView our Facebook event