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An incredible strength of the HIV response is the broad engagement of stakeholders, including people living with HIV, communities, and informed advocacy. As the HIV cure research field develops, it is important to translate the latest research and make sure that it is accessible to the community to leverage a well-informed, multidisciplinary network of stakeholders to advocate for the continued prioritization of HIV cure in the global health agenda.
The International AIDS Society (IAS) is partnering with international and local civil society organizations to organize an interactive one-day research literacy workshop as an AIDS 2018 pre-conference event to provide accessible information on current research directions, engaging debates on hot topics, and challenges for an HIV cure. The workshop will be open to AIDS 2018 delegates interested in learning about the HIV cure field, but aimed in particular at peer educators, advocates, young researchers and, researchers from outside the field.

09:00
Welcome and Introduction
Steven Deeks, UCSF, United States
Sharon Lewin, The Doherty Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Fred Verdult, Volle Maan Communicatiebureau, Netherlands
09:15
Building a Yellow Brick Road Towards a Cure
Michael Louella, defeatHIV, United States
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09:45
Overview of Ongoing Cure Research Globally
Jintanat Ananworanich, US Military HIV Research Program, United States
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10:15
Technological Advances and Hurdles in HIV Cure Research
Monique Nijhuis, University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
11:00
Break
11:30
Treatment Interruptions as a Test-of-Cure or to Achieve Post Treatment Control: A Necessary Evil?
11:31
Post-treatment control
Caroline Tiemessen, National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD), South Africa
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12:00
Interview
Clark Hawley, -, United States
Steven Deeks, UCSF, United States
12:30
Debate: Treatment Interruptions as a Test-of-Cure or to Achieve Post Treatment Control: A Necessary Evil?
Steven Deeks, UCSF, United States
John Frater, Oxford University, United Kingdom
13:00
Lunch
14:00
Post-lunch Energizer
Jessica Salzwedel, AVAC, United States
Moses Supercharger Nsubuga, Stigmaless, Uganda
14:20
Cure Research in Paediatric Populations and Women
Philip Goulder, University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Thumbi Ndung’u, Africa Health Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
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15:10
Debate: What should we do to HIV Latency: “Shock and Kill” or “Block and Lock”?
Susana Valente, The Scripps Research institute, United States
Sharon Lewin, The Doherty Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
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15:40
Break
16:10
Panel Discussion: What's New in the Clinic?
Christine Katlama, Hôpital Pitié Salpétière / Sorbonne Universités Paris, France
Annemarie Wensing, University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands
Jerome Singh, CAPRISA, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Cipriano Martinez, NAPWHA, Australia
17:30
Closing
Sharon Lewin, The Doherty Institute, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Steven Deeks, UCSF, United States
Mark Dybul, Georgetown University Medical Center, United States
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18:00
HIV Cure Community Networking reception in collaboration with Health-Holland and Aidsfonds at the Holland Terrace