Thumbi Ndung'u, Africa Health Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Africa Health Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-NatalPresenter Of 3 Presentations
Plenary session
Plenary: HIV vaccine and cure research: Challenges and opportunities. An effective vaccine or functional cure will be needed to end the AIDS epidemic. Immune responses induced through natural infection are unable to durably control and eradicate HIV due to the tremendous genetic diversity of the virus, its ability to integrate irreversibly in long-lived target cells and the generalized immune dysfunction induced by the virus. This lecture will discuss the logistical and scientific challenges in HIV and vaccine and cure research and highlight some of the most promising approaches to achieving an effective vaccine, immune based-prevention or functional cure, particularly in communities where these interventions are urgently needed.
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Prime Channel-Live sessions
Pre-Conference
HIV cure strategies relevant to resource-limited settings
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Pre-Conference Channel 4
Plenary session
Live Q&A: Thumbi Ndung'u
Speaker
Session Name
Room
Prime Channel-Live sessions
Presenter Of 1 Presentation
Pre-Conference
HIV cure strategies relevant to resource-limited settings
Duration
20 Minutes
Room
Pre-Conference Channel 4
Presenter Of 3 Presentations
Plenary session
Plenary: HIV vaccine and cure research: Challenges and opportunities. An effective vaccine or functional cure will be needed to end the AIDS epidemic. Immune responses induced through natural infection are unable to durably control and eradicate HIV due to the tremendous genetic diversity of the virus, its ability to integrate irreversibly in long-lived target cells and the generalized immune dysfunction induced by the virus. This lecture will discuss the logistical and scientific challenges in HIV and vaccine and cure research and highlight some of the most promising approaches to achieving an effective vaccine, immune based-prevention or functional cure, particularly in communities where these interventions are urgently needed.
Session Name
Room
Prime Channel-Live sessions
Pre-Conference
HIV cure strategies relevant to resource-limited settings
Room
Pre-Conference Channel 4
Plenary session
Live Q&A: Thumbi Ndung'u
Speaker
Session Name
Room
Prime Channel-Live sessions