CROI 2019 Program and Conference Information

Oral Sessions

OS-1 OPENING SESSION Auditorium - 4AB

CME

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Session Hosts

Richard A. Koup Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

Sharon L. Hillier University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Elaine J. Abrams ICAP at Columbia University, New York, NY, USA

Opening Sessions • Monday

SPECIAL PRESENTATION ENDING THE HIV EPIDEMIC: A PLAN FOR THE UNITED STATES Anthony S. Fauci, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD, USA 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 contributions to the fields of virology and viral pathogenesis. 10 DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF HIV BROADLY NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES Michel Nussenzweig, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA N’GALY-MANN LECTURE 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 THAILAND’S ACHIEVEMENTS INHIV TREATMENT, PREVENTION, AND CURE RESEARCH Praphan Phanuphak, Thai Red Cross AIDS Research Center, Bangkok, Thailand

The Seattle Men’s Chorus With Artistic Director Paul Caldwell will perform during the opening session at CROI.

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