CROI 2017 Program and Information

Program and Agenda

OPENING SESSION Auditorium - 4 AB

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Session Hosts Susan P. Buchbinder, San Francisco Dept of PH, CROI 2017 Chair San Francisco, CA, USA

Judith S. Currier,

Univ of California Los Angeles,

CROI 2017 Vice Chair Los Angeles, CA, USA

Richard A. Koup, VRC, NIAID, NIH, CROI 2017 Vice Chair Bethesda, MD, USA

Preconference Sessions • Monday contributions to the fields of virology and viral pathogenesis. 10 INSIGHTS INTO HIV PREVENTION, PATHOGENESIS AND TREATMENT FROMNONHUMAN PRIMATE MODELS Jeffrey D. Lifson, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA N’Galy-Mann Lecture Bernard Fields Lecture The Bernard Fields Lecture, named in tribute to the exemplary work of the esteemed microbiologist and virologist Bernard Fields, is given during the Opening Session, usually by a basic scientist recognized for his or her important and relevant The N’Galy-Mann Lecture recognizes an HIV/AIDS researcher for his or her important and relevant work in the fields of epidemiology or clinical research. The Lecture is named in honor of Drs Bosenge N’Galy and Jonathan Mann for their crucial, pioneering work in HIV science in Africa. 11 HIV/AIDS RESEARCH IN ZIMBABWE: PROVIDING THE EVIDENCE FOR QUALITY CARE James G. Hakim, University of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe

CROI Foundation Special Event Musical performance by Zimbabwean human rights activist Oliver Mtukudzi and his band, the Black Spirits .

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