11th Annual Research Retreat
The Penn CFAR hosted its 11th Annual Research Retreat on December 3, 2012 in the Auditorium of BRB II/III. Our keynote speakers were Kevin DeCock, MD, Country Director, Division of Global HIV/AIDS, CDC Kenya; and Dana Gabuzda, MD, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, and Professor of Neurology (Microbiology), Cancer Immunology/AIDS, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. In addition, several members of the Penn CFAR faculty made presentations during the all-day retreat, including recipients of our Developmental Pilot Awards. The complete agenda is below!
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome Remarks James Hoxie, MD Director, Penn Center for AIDS Research |
| 8:40 a.m. | Regulation of host-commensal bacteria relationships in human health and disease Greg Sonnenberg, PhD University of Pennsylvania |
| 9:10 a.m. | Transmitted/Founder analyses of VAX003 injection drug users Katie Bar, MD University of Pennsylvania |
| 9:40 a.m. | Function and dysfunction of HIV-specific T cells Mike Betts, PhD University of Pennsylvania |
| 10:10 a.m. | Break |
| 10:25 a.m. | Participatory survey research: Integrating community collaboration and quantitative methods to study HIV risks among Hispanic immigrants Emilio Parrado, PhD University of Pennsylvania |
| 10:55 a.m. | The end of AIDS—hyperbole or realistic aspiration? Kevin M. De Cock, MD Division of Global HIV/AIDS, CDC Kenya |
| 11:40 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:50 p.m. | Clinical implications of variable immune recovery on ART in HIV/TB Greg Bisson, MD, MSCE University of Pennsylvania |
| 1:20 p.m. | New ethical challenges facing HIV/AIDS treatment-as-prevention strategies in southern Africa Francis Barchi, PhD University of Pennsylvania |
| 1:50 p.m. | Optimizing treatment of Hepatitis C infection in the HIV/HCV co-infected patient Jay Kostman, MD University of Pennsylvania |
| 2:20 p.m. | Break |
| 2:35 p.m. | Mechanisms of neurodegeneration in HIV positive patients in the age of antiretroviral therapy Kelly Jordan-Scuitto, PhD University of Pennsylvania |
| 3:05 p.m. | Altered inflammatory and metabolic pathways in HIV patients revealed through metabolomics and systems biology Dana Gabuzda, MD Harvard Medical School Dana Farber Cancer Institute |
| 3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Poster Session & Reception |
The 10th Annual Research Retreat held on Friday, December 2, 2011.