Where We Want to Be: The Search for a Cure for HIV

CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

In this third of 3 episodes, global HIV experts and advocates discuss the current status of HIV cure research, including key concepts to understand and communicate when counselling patients, colleagues, and the broader community on HIV cure:

• Latest understanding of the viral reservoir
• New insights and questions on the best timing for cure interventions
• Current investigational strategies showing promise
• Ethical considerations related to participant education, representation in clinical trials, and planning for broad global access

Faculty:

Katharine J. Bar, MD
Associate Professor of Medicine
Director, Penn CFAR Virus and Reservoirs Core
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jennifer Blanchette, PhD
Independent Contractor
Clinical Care Options
Colorado, United States

Krista L. Dong, MD
Clinical Director, FRESH Cohort
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Karine Dubé, DrPH, MPhil
Associate Professor
UCSD School of Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Public Health
San Diego, California

Richard Jefferys
Basic Science, Vaccines & Cure Project Director
Treatment Action Group
New York, New York

Sharon R. Lewin, AO, FRACP, PhD, FAA, FAHMS
Director
Doherty Institute
Melbourne Laureate Professor and Head
Department of Infectious Diseases
The University of Melbourne
Consultant Physician
Victorian Infectious Diseases Service
Royal Melbourne Hospital
Consultant Physician and Adjunct Professor Department of Infectious Diseases
Alfred Hospital and Monash University
Melbourne, Australia

Angelina Namiba
Founder Member
4M Network of Mentor Mothers
London, United Kingdom

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/3QFwv7n