10th HKU-Pasteur Virology Course Celebrates the 30th Anniversary of the Identification of HIV

The 10th HKU-Pasteur Virology Course (14-26 July, 2013) will focus on HIV/AIDS to mark the 30th anniversary of the identification of the virus by the Institut Pasteur team, led by Francoise BARRE-SINOUSSI and Luc MONTAGNIER who received the 2008 Nobel Prize for their discovery.

Topics include:

• Genome organization and replication of HIV;

• Endogenous retroviruses;

• The cell biology of HIV life cycle and cell to cell spread;

• Restriction factors of HIV,

• Mechanisms of HIV latency and HIV Reservoirs;

• HIV infection & innate immunity; Host Control of HIV infection;

• HIV transmission and animal models;

• Mother to child transmission of HIV;

• HIV treatment & future therapeutic strategies;

• Vaccination strategies and ongoing clinical trials.

One of the highlights of course will be the participation of Professor Françoise BARRE-SINOUSSI.

To celebrate its 10th edition, the course will also include a special scientific symposium with alumni from the HKU-Pasteur Virology courses and researchers from the Institut Pasteur International Network.

Check the website for announcement and programme updates.