Recorded AIDS Seminar - Research Towards an HIV Cure (5.8.2023)
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Description
A recording of this program is available upon request. Please contact NEAETC@umassmed.edu.
Recorded on May 8, 2023
Title: Research towards an HIV Cure
Presenter:
Dr. David Margolis
Sarah Graham Kenan Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Microbiology & Immunology, Epidemiology
Director, UNC HIV Cure Center
Brief Description:
Although current therapy for HIV infection can be safe, simple, and durable, the burden of decades of continuous therapy remains, with the stigma and uncertainty of chronic HIV infection. Although current antiretroviral therapy (ART) can nearly eliminate viremia in patients with HIV infection, a small population of long-lived CD4+ T cells remains persistently infected and unrecognized by the immune system, with minimal expression of HIV genes or proteins. The persistence of quiescent HIV infection is a major obstacle to eradication and cure of HIV infection. New therapeutic approaches to this quiescent or latent state of HIV infection are needed. This presentation discusses research towards an HIV cure.
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Intended Audience
Largely clinical staff including attending physicians, nurses, fellows, and mental health providers.
Contact
Person: valerie.l.d'aloia@hitchcock.orgTargeted Populations
A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.
- Children (ages 0 to 12)
- Adolescents (ages 13 to 17)
- Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
- Older Adults (ages 50 and over)
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Asian
- Black or African American
- Hispanic or LatinX
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- Women
- Gay, lesbian, bisexual
- Transgender, Non-Binary, Other Gender
- People Experiencing Homlessness
- People with Incarceration Experience
- Immigrants or Refugees
- U.S. Mexico border population
- Rural populations
- People Who Inject Drugs (PWID)
- Veterans
- Relevant to all populations
Materials
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Acute HIV
- Antiretroviral treatment adherence, including viral load suppression
- Basic science
- Retention and/or re-engagement in care
- Future Therapies
- Stigma or discrimination
- Care coordination
- Practice Transformation