New York HIV Research Centers Consortium 
2005 Scientific Conference
"Identifying Future Directions in International HIV Research"
Monday, May 16, 2005, 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Caspary Auditorium, Rockefeller University
1230 York Avenue (@ E 66th Street), New York, NY 10021

Sponsored by the Fogarty International Center and
the New York HIV Research Centers Consortium

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As the HIV/AIDS epidemic increasingly devastates developing and/or impoverished nations, US-based scientists are turning their attention and lending their expertise to research efforts overseas. This one-day conference provided an overview of international research on behavioral/prevention interventions, treatment, and basic science based at Consortium institutions and Fogarty AIDS International Training and Research Programs (AITRPs) in partnership with researchers in countries around the world. Our goals are to enhance multidisciplinary collaborative research efforts among participating institutions in the NY area, to identify emerging international HIV research needs, and to exchange information about international training opportunities.

Agenda

8:30-9:00       Breakfast and Registration

9:00-9:15       Introduction to the Conference

9:15-10:00     Global Overview of HIV Prevention Research

10:00-10:20   Update on International HIV Research and Training Opportunities at AITRP

10:20-10:40   Break

10:40-11:30   International HIV Research: 
                     Biomedical and Social Science Perspectives

11:30-12:00   Q & A

12:00-1:00     Lunch

1:00-2:30       Topic Workgroups 
                     · Building Local Partnerships: Overcoming Barriers to International Research
                     · How Co-Infections Affect HIV Transmission/Disease Progression
                     · HIV Impact on Orphans, Children and Families
                     · Impact of Clade Distribution on Pathogenesis and Public Health
                     · Impact of Drug and Alcohol Use on HIV Prevention and Treatment
                     · Integrating Treatment and Prevention: Models That Work
                     · Microbicides Research: Biomedical and Behavioral Issues
                     · Youth Sexual Transmission Prevention: ABC Approach
                                    
2:30-3:00       Break

3:00-4:30       Regional Workgroups
                     · Caribbean
                     · Central/Eastern Europe
                     · East Asia (China and nearby countries)
                     · Latin America
                     · South Asia (India and nearby countries)
                     · Sub-Saharan Africa
                    
4:30-5:00       Reconvene: Report Back from Topic Workgroups

This conference was also sponsored by:
·          AIDS International Training and Research Program (D43 TW000233), SUNY Downstate Medical Center
·          The Center for Drug Use and HIV Research (P30 DA11041), National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
·          HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies (P30 MH43520), NYS Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University