CROI 2020 Program and Conference Information

Oral Sessions

SUNDAY MARCH 8, 2020 Optional Workshop THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO NIH REVIEW FOR HIV/AIDS RESEARCH Ballroom BC 8:00 AM – 8:50 PM Target Audience: This optional workshop is directed toward senior postdoctoral fellows and new investigators. However, it is open to all CROI attendees. Level of Knowledge: It is assumed that the participants have been conducting active research in the field for fewer than 3 years. Objectives: At the completion of the session, participants will be able to: • Match their fields of science to the standing study sections • Explain the expectations of reviewers • Identify how to seek out information and/or clarity on review policy changes WELCOME Guido Silvestri , Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS

OVERVIEW OF HIV/AIDS REVIEW AT CSR Shiv A. Prasad , National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

Preconference Session • Sunday

THE NIH GRANT APPLICATION PROCESS Dimitrios Vatakis , National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

A NEW INVESTIGATOR'S PERSPECTIVE Sarah Beth Joseph , University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

CME

WorkshopW-01 PROGRAM COMMITTEE WORKSHOP FOR

NEW INVESTIGATORS AND TRAINEES

Ballroom BC

9:00 AM - 12:25 PM

Target Audience: This workshop is directed toward new trainees (eg, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and physician fellows) and new investigators (both international and domestic). Attendance is mandatory for all scholarship recipients and it is open to all CROI attendees. Level of Knowledge: It is assumed that participants have been conducting active research in the field for fewer than 3 years. Objectives: At the completion of the session, participants will be able to: • Describe the current state-of-the-art of selected areas of HIV basic, epidemiologic, and clinical research • List the leading research themes being presented at CROI 2020 • Navigate CROI 2020, maximize the knowledge gained, and interact with research colleagues • Clarify their individual research interests in relation to the priorities discussed at the workshop and CROI 2020 overall

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