CROI 2023 Program

SCOTT M. HAMMER WORKSHOP FOR NEW INVESTIGATORS AND TRAINEES

Widely considered the most informative and comprehensive session, this workshop highlights key presentations that will take place during CROI. Although the workshop is directed toward new investigators and trainees (eg, undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and physician fellows), all CROI attendees are encouraged to attend. Scholarship recipients are required to attend.

Moderators: Nicolas Chomont, Université de Montréal, and Serena S. Spudich, Yale University

• ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR VIROLOGY OF HIV AND SARS-CoV-2
  Stuart Neil
• ADVANCES IN HIV AND SARS-CoV-2 IMMUNOLOGY
  Guido Silvestri
• COMMUNITY PERSPECTIVE
  Dawn Averitt
• ADVANCES IN HIV TREATMENT STRATEGIES
  Monica Gandhi
• ADVANCES IN BIOMEDICAL PREVENTION OF HIV
  Raphael Landovitz
• ADVANCES IN HIV CURE
  John Mellors
  

CONCURRENT TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS

OPENING SESSION

BERNARD FIELDS LECTURE

Alan S. Perelson, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, USA

The Bernard Fields Lecture recognizes a basic scientist for important and relevant contributions to the fields of virology and viral pathogenesis.

N’GALY-MANN LECTURE

Kevin M. De Cock, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Mission in Kenya (former), Nairobi, Kenya

The N’Galy-Mann Lecture recognizes an HIV/AIDS researcher for important and relevant work in the fields of epidemiology or clinical research.

MARTIN DELANEY PRESENTATION

Yvette Raphael, Advocacy for Prevention of HIV and AIDS, South Africa

The Martin Delaney Presentation recognizes the important contributions of community advocacy and engagement to HIV/AIDS research.

ACKNOWLEDGING THE 30TH CROI

Commentaries from HIV research, care, policy, and advocacy leaders look back at past advances through the lens of CROI and forward toward future challenges.

SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF DR ANTHONY FAUCI

We take the opportunity of the 30th CROI to honor Dr Athony S. Fauci. Dr Fauci will offer personal perspectives from his 40+ years of conducting and overseeing HIV-related science since the start of the AIDS pandemic. The milestones, the lessons learned, the most exciting moments, and how he sees the challenges and opportunities for the next generation of HIV/AIDS scientists.

MONDAY PLENARY SESSION

20 YEARS OF PEPFAR: LOOKING BACK, STRIDING FORWARD

John Nkengasong, US Department of State, Washington, DC, USA

THE PATH TO HEPATITIS B CURE

Anna Suk-Fong Lok, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

CONCURRENT ORAL ABSTRACT SESSIONS

Oral Abstract Sessions include leading-edge research in HIV, hepatitis viruses, SARS-CoV-2, and other viral infections and their related conditions. During these 2-hour sessions, speakers present their peer-reviewed research on a specific topic area and respond to questions from attendees in 1 of 2 question and answer periods moderated by experts in the field.

• VIROLOGY/PATHOGENESIS
• TB AND HEPATITIS
• HIV AND STI PREVENTION: NEW TOOLS AND APPROACHES
• INSIGHTS INTO PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HIV IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN

Lunch Break for Attendees and New Investigator Networking Sessions

CONCURRENT THEMED DISCUSSIONS

Themed Discussions include up to 5 select poster abstracts connected by a theme. A discussant provides a 5-minute introduction outlining the state of the topic field, and then each presenter gives a brief overview of their Poster Abstract in 5 minutes using 5 slides (recommended) to summarize the noteworthy results, conclusions, and discussion points. Discussants interact with audience members and presenters to create a discussion that synthesizes the relevant information, covers key points of agreement and controversy, and draws comparisons to related work in the scientific field. At the conclusion of a Themed Discussion, the discussant provides a 5-minute summation highlighting the key information of the Poster Abstracts discussed and posing important questions for future research.

POSTER SESSIONS

Poster Abstract Sessions comprise the majority of scientific information presented at CROI. Presenters of Poster Abstracts who attend CROI in-person will be assigned to stand at their respective boards, organized by topic, on one of the three conference days. All posters will be available for viewing throughout the conference in the poster hall and in an electronic format on the CROI website and other electronic means (access is restricted to registered CROI attendees during the conference).

CONCURRENT INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIA

VIRAL EVOLUTION OF HIV AND SARS-CoV-2

Moderators: Theodora Hatziioannou and Julie Overbaugh 

• ORIGINS OF HIV-1 AND SARS-CoV-2
  Michael Worobey
• POPULATION-LEVEL EVOLUTION OF HIV-1 AND SARS-CoV-2
  Tulio de Oliveira
• GLOBAL SURVEILLANCE OF HIV-1 AND SARS-CoV-2
  Emma Hodcroft

FROM ROCKET SCIENCE TO REALITY: MONITORING ANTIRETROVIRALS AND ADHERENCE

Moderators: K. Rivet Amico and Alice Tseng

• THE LANDSCAPE OF ADHERENCE TESTING
  Peter Anderson
• DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SUPPORTING ADHERENCE
  Lisa Hightow-Weidman
• MEASURING ADHERENCE WITH LA/ED THERAPIES IN LOW AND MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
  Mohammed Lamorde

DELIVERING ON THE SUCCESS OF INJECTABLE PrEP

Moderators: Saiqa Mullick and Christina Psaros

• FROM EFFICACY TO EFFECTIVENESS
  Nyaradzo Mgodi
  
• AVOIDING DISPARITIES: NOT MAKING THE SAME MISTAKE AGAIN
  LaRon Nelson
  
• DATA GAPS FOR POPULATIONS LEFT BEHIND
  Sunil Solomon
  

TUESDAY PLENARY SESSION

HIV RESERVOIRS: OBSTACLES TO A CURE

Janet Siliciano, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

RESTRICTIONS ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND THEIR IMPACT ON PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV

Denise J. Jamieson, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

CONCURRENT ORAL ABSTRACT SESSIONS

Oral Abstract Sessions include leading-edge research in HIV, hepatitis viruses, SARS-CoV-2, and other viral infections and their related conditions. During these 2-hour sessions, speakers present their peer-reviewed research on a specific topic area and respond to questions from attendees in 1 of 2 question and answer periods moderated by experts in the field.

• HIV RESERVIORS AND CURE STRATEGIES
• CONSTERNATION ABOUT COMPLICATIONS
• GLOBAL EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HIV
• ALL MODES LEAD TO PrEP

Lunch Break for Attendees and New Investigator Networking Sessions

CONCURRENT THEMED DISCUSSIONS

Themed Discussions include up to 5 select poster abstracts connected by a theme. A discussant provides a 5-minute introduction outlining the state of the topic field, and then each presenter gives a brief overview of their Poster Abstract in 5 minutes using 5 slides (recommended) to summarize the noteworthy results, conclusions, and discussion points. Discussants interact with audience members and presenters to create a discussion that synthesizes the relevant information, covers key points of agreement and controversy, and draws comparisons to related work in the scientific field. At the conclusion of a Themed Discussion, the discussant provides a 5-minute summation highlighting the key information of the Poster Abstracts discussed and posing important questions for future research.

POSTER SESSIONS

Poster Abstract Sessions comprise the majority of scientific information presented at CROI. Presenters of Poster Abstracts who attend CROI in-person will be assigned to stand at their respective boards, organized by topic, on one of the three conference days. All posters will be available for viewing throughout the conference in the poster hall and in an electronic format on the CROI website and other electronic means (access is restricted to registered CROI attendees during the conference).

CONCURRENT INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIA

PEDIATRIC CURE

 Moderator: Deborah Persaud

• APPROACHES TO PEDIATRIC CURE
  Philip Goulder
• NHP STUDIES OF PEDIATRIC CURE MECHANISMS AND INTERVENTIONS
  Ann Chahroudi
• PROGRESS IN CLINICAL TRIALS OF HIV PREVENTION AND CURE
  Roger Shapiro

CASE-BASED DISCUSSION ON COVID-19: WHERE ARE WE NOW?

GETTING PrEPped (AND PEPped) FOR SEX: FROM HIV TO STIs TO MONKEYPOX

Moderators: Bridget Haire and Maryam Shamanesh

• IMPLEMENTING THE PrEP AND PEP TOOLKIT
  Colleen Kelley
• PREVENTION OF STIs IN ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
  James Kiarie
• PREVENTING MONKEYPOX
  Jade Ghosn

WEDNESDAY PLENARY SESSION

IDENTIFYING HIV VIRUS-HOST INTERACTIONS: IMPORTANT FOR VIRAL PATHOGENESIS

Paul Lehner, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

THE SCIENCE OF AGING: LESSONS FOR HIV

George Kuchel, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

CONCURRENT ORAL ABSTRACT SESSIONS

Oral Abstract Sessions include leading-edge research in HIV, hepatitis viruses, SARS-CoV-2, and other viral infections and their related conditions. During these 2-hour sessions, speakers present their peer-reviewed research on a specific topic area and respond to questions from attendees in 1 of 2 question and answer periods moderated by experts in the field.

• IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS AND VACCINES
• NEUROPATHOGENESIS AND NEUROLOGIC COMPLICATIONS OF HIV AND SARS-COV-2
• ANTIVIRAL STRATEGIES FOR TREATMENT AND PREVENTIONS
• OPTIMIZING THE HIV TREATMENT CASCADE

Lunch Break for Attendees and New Investigator Networking Sessions

Special Session on the Monkeypox Virus Outbreak

CONCURRENT THEMED DISCUSSIONS

Themed Discussions include up to 5 select poster abstracts connected by a theme. A discussant provides a 5-minute introduction outlining the state of the topic field, and then each presenter gives a brief overview of their Poster Abstract in 5 minutes using 5 slides (recommended) to summarize the noteworthy results, conclusions, and discussion points. Discussants interact with audience members and presenters to create a discussion that synthesizes the relevant information, covers key points of agreement and controversy, and draws comparisons to related work in the scientific field. At the conclusion of a Themed Discussion, the discussant provides a 5-minute summation highlighting the key information of the Poster Abstracts discussed and posing important questions for future research.

POSTER SESSIONS

Poster Abstract Sessions comprise the majority of scientific information presented at CROI. Presenters of Poster Abstracts who attend CROI in-person will be assigned to stand at their respective boards, organized by topic, on one of the three conference days. All posters will be available for viewing throughout the conference in the poster hall and in an electronic format on the CROI website and other electronic means (access is restricted to registered CROI attendees during the conference).

CONCURRENT INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIA

THE VIRUSES THEY ARE A CHANGING: HOW THE IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONDS

 Moderators: Wendy Barclay and George Lewis

• EPITOPE MASKING DURING A RECALL RESPONSE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COVID AND HIV VACCINES
  Facundo Batista
• MEMORY B CELL RESPONSES TO NEW VIRUS VARIANTS: RELEVANCE TO THE CONCEPT OF ORIGINAL ANTIGENIC SIN
  Marion Pepper
• EFFECT OF NEW VIRAL VARIANTS ON NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY POTENCY AND BREADTH
  Penny Moore

CASE-BASED DISCUSSION OF CARDIO-METABOLIC COMPLICATIONS OF HIV AND CONSEQUENCES FOR MANAGEMENT

Moderators: Georg Behrens and Vidya Mave

• CASE 1: CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
  Pam Douglas and Ntobeko Ntsui 
• CASE 2: WEIGHT GAIN, OBSESITY
  Donal O’Shea
• CASE 3: NONALCOHOLIC STEATOHEPATITIS/NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE
  Giada Sebastiani

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN THE AGE OF MISINFORMATION

Moderators: Jonathan Mermin and Jon Cohen

• USE AND MISUSE OF SOCIAL AND OTHER MEDIA AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR
  Emily Vraga
• USE AND MISUSE OF SOCIAL AND OTHER MEDIA AND ITS INFLUENCE ON HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR
  Scott Ratzan
• VACCINE HESITANCY AND MISINFORMATION
  Heidi Larson