HIV 2019
I am delighted to announce the Eighth International Workshop on HIV Persistence during Therapy, scheduled for December 12-15, 2017 in Miami.
Since the first edition of this workshop in 2003 in St Maarten, the issue of “HIV Persistence & Reservoirs” has become more relevant, not only for the biologist but also for the clinician facing the problem of the long-term control of this persistent retroviral infection.
Several meetings have now included reviews on these topics in their program, but this workshop is unanimously recognized as “The Reference Workshop on HIV Reservoirs & Eradication Strategies.” Our main objective is to keep it driven by Science and new data.
The program format will continue to follow the past successes and include presentations of new, unpublished data and a panel of experts to sum up the current advances in the field. The number of participants is now limited to 300. As in the past, abstract selection will be extremely rigorous and conducted by the Scientific Committee, focusing on new progress in the field.
I hope to see you in December 2017 in Miami!
Alain Lafeuillade, MD, Chair
The Eighth International Workshop on HIV Persistence during Therapy is organizing under the auspices of:
JP. Routy
University Mc Gill, Montreal
The best venue to foster interaction between researchers and present findings on HIV remission.
V. Planelles,
University of Utah
This is an international gathering that brings together the leaders in the field of HIV eradication to share and discuss their recent progress. It is well attended by doctors and scientists from all over the world. For me, personally, this workshop brings the state of the art in the field to the community. No other conference tackles the issue of eradication with the focus and depth that are characteristic of the Persistence Meeting. Yet, at the same time, the Persistence Meeting fosters a collaborative environment where scientists from different institutions and disciplines can actually begin to think and work together towards a common goal.
Sarah Palmer,
University of Sydney
From its beginning as the first major international meeting focusing on HIV-1 persistence and curative strategies, this workshop has become the world-leading, science driven gathering of experts in the field.
Carine Van Lint,
University of Brussels
Despite life-long combinatory antiretroviral therapy and its clinical benefits, the persistence of replication-competent latent HIV-1 proviruses in reservoirs presents a major barrier towards viral eradication. Further understanding of HIV persistence during effective treatment is therefore needed to reach a cure or a durable remission of infection.In my opinion, the International Workshop on HIV persistence during Therapy is the first and the most important science-driven meeting on HIV persistence, HIV reservoirs, HIV latency and HIV curative strategies. This meeting provides a platform for presenting the latest findings on these critical topics of HIV research. The international workshop also creates a fertile setting for scientists to share their vision of the future priorities and practical challenges that must be overcome before HIV-1 remission can become a reality on a wide scale
J. Clements,
Baltimore
Thank you for all the work you do on this extraordinary HIV Persistence during Therapy meeting!