Beyond prevention: harnessing HIV vaccines for an HIV cure

Despite tremendous progress in the treatment and prevention of HIV through highly effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), the number of people living with HIV continues to increase due to new acquisitions and the absence of a cure. This highlights the need for HIV vaccine research to prevent HIV acquisitions and for HIV cure research to achieve efficient and durable control of the HIV pandemic.

HIV cure and HIV prevention research have traditionally been seen as distinct. However, there is growing evidence of their synergies. Promising results in HIV vaccine research on broadly neutralizing antibodies support a role for HIV vaccines as part of a cure intervention. Conversely, advances in cure research, such as the characterization of the latent HIV reservoir, provide critical insights for preventive vaccine development.

This satellite aims to explore the role of therapeutic HIV vaccines in developing a functional HIV cure and how this research can contribute to preventive vaccine efforts.

6 October 2024
English
Chairs
Asli Heitzer

Asli Heitzer

Internatinal AIDS Society

Beatriz Mothe

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute

Speakers

Beatriz Mothe

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute

Welcome and introduction

Beatriz Mothe

IrsiCaixa AIDS Research Institute

Beyond prevention: Harnessing HIV vaccines for an HIV cure

Tomas Hanke

Oxford University

Vaccine Strategies For HIV Cure Utilizing Protective Killer T-Cells
Boris Juelg

Boris Juelg

Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard

Overview on the therapeutic use of Ad26 based HIV-1 vaccines

Sharana Mahomed

Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)

Broadly neutralising antibodies - Passive immunization for HIV prevention
Mitch Matoga

Mitch Matoga

University of North Carolina Project Malawi

A community perspective on HIV vaccines: From prevention to cure

Tomas Hanke

Oxford University

Boris Juelg

Boris Juelg

Ragon Institute of Mass General, MIT, and Harvard

Sharana Mahomed

Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA)

Mitch Matoga

Mitch Matoga

University of North Carolina Project Malawi

Q&A