HIV Persistence, HIV Reservoirs and HIV Eradication Strategies Workshop

The International HIV Persistence Workshops are conducted by those researchers,

doctors and scientists who have achieved scientific breakthroughs in the field d
uring the last decade.
Toulon, France, February 04, 2011 -- The Fifth International Workshop on HIV Per
sistence during Therapy will be held from December 6-9, 2011, at the Radisson St
. Martin Hotel in St. Martin, West Indies. Since 2003, the International HIV Per
sistence Workshop has been the top resource for those seeking information, help
and guidance as the global fight against HIV continues.
The organization is responsible for the scientific reference workshop on HIV res
ervoirs, HIV persistence, and eradication strategies. While other meetings have
introduced sessions about these topics, this organization offers a top notch pro
gram which is unanimously recognized for its originality, innovation and visiona
ry qualities of its scientific committee.
Past workshops have concentrated on a variety of topics, from inhibition of HIV
transmission to the biological and immunological challenges of acute HIV infecti
on. The primary goal of these workshops is to understand and eradicate HIV from
infected hosts. The past 8 years have seen enormous strides concerning HIV, and
those involved have an ever increasing commitment to find an HIV cure.
The International HIV Persistence Workshops are conducted by those researchers,
doctors and scientists who have achieved scientific breakthroughs in the field d
uring the last decade. The topics explored are geared towards an understanding b
oth of the mechanisms involved in HIV persistence in its reservoirs, and the pos
sibilities of finding new strategies to use in order to eradicate HIV from infec
ted hosts.
Every two years the 200 top scientists in the field are invited to participate i
n this workshop, bringing their cutting edge research into the open and revealin
g advances made in the fight against HIV. The workshop provides an opportunity f
or these brilliant minds to network and share information, and for the general p
ublic to gain a more thorough understanding of the challenges facing those who h
ave devoted their lives to the battle against HIV.
From illustrated talks on the discoveries of basic science to overviews of the b
reakthroughs in immune response therapies, the presentations cover all the lates
t research in the field of HIV persistence and reservoirs.
The top scientists who have devoted their efforts to finding a cure for HIV incl
ude: Coordinator Alain Lafeuillade, Department of Infectious Diseases, General H
ospital, Toulon, France, and the following Contributors: José Alcami, AIDS Immunopa
thology Unit, Institute of Health "Carlos III", Madrid, Spain; Monsef Benkirane,
CNRS, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Montpellier, France; Nicolas Chomont, Va
ccine & Gene Therapy Institute, Port Ste Lucie, FL, USA; Tae-Wook Chun from the
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, USA; David Marg
olis, University of North Carolina, Chapell Hill, USA; Robert Gallo from The Ins
titute of Human Virology, Baltimore, USA; Marie-Lise Gougeon, Antiviral Immunity
, Biotherapy & Vaccine Unit, Pasteur Institute, Paris, France; Mario Stevenson f
rom the University of Miami - Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USA.
Supporters of the International Workshop on HIV Persistence include the the ANRS
(French Agency for AIDS Research), the NIH (National Institute of Allergy and I
nfectious Diseases), Abbot Virology, Boehringer Ingelheim , Gilead, Janssen - Ci
lag, ViiV Helathcare and Bentham Science.
To find out more about the Fifth International Workshop on HIV Persistence visit
 http://www.hiv-workshop.com/.
Contact:
Vincent Kapoulos
AVPS
1208 avenue Colonel Picot
Toulon F-83056
33494616340
lafeuillade@orange.fr
http://www.hiv-workshop.com