Programme

Uganda AIDS Conference

HIV Vaccine Research in Africa

September 25-26, 2008

Entebbe, Uganda

PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME

Thursday, September 25
Registration (8:00-9:00)

Welcome and Introduction (9:00)

Welcoming Address (9-9:30)
"Current AIDS Research in Uganda"

Keynote Address (9:30-10:30)
"HIV Vaccine Research at the Cross-Roads"

Plenary Session I
"HIV Vaccine: Current and Future Directions"
(10:30-15:00)

Oral Abstracts Presentation 1
(15:30-17:00)

Friday, September 26
Registration (8:00-9:00)

Plenary Session II
“HIV Immunology and Relevance to Vaccine Design”
(09:0-16:00)

Oral Abstracts Presentation II
(16:30-17:30)

Closing Remark

Banquet

Dr. Mugyenyi is the Executive Director of the Joint Clinical Research Centre (JCRC), a model center that has played a major role in the highly successful Uganda AIDS Control program. Dr. Mugyenyi has been at the forefront of the 20-plus year fight against AIDS in Uganda, and is internationally recognized for his pioneering work in crafting innovative responses to the disease in resource-limited settings. His work has focused on planning, review, and execution of policies and projects on AIDS treatment and research, HIV vaccines trials, access to drugs, poverty alleviation, policy formulation, and health communication. Among his numerous current national and international responsibilities, Dr. Mugyenyi has served as the AIDS Task Force Chairman at the Uganda Ministry of Health, has chaired the Africa Dialogue on AIDS (ADAC), an African-led initiative to coordinate HIV/AIDS related activities in Africa.

Dr. Jorge Flores of the Clinical Development Branch in the Vaccine and Prevention Research Program of NIAID's Division of AIDS. Dr. Flores has made many important contributions to AIDS vaccine research, including bringing plans to initiate the first AIDS vaccine trial in Africa to fruition; formulating and implementing plans to expand AIDS vaccine research in Southern Africa; and contributing to a better understanding of HIV subtypes and vaccine designs.

Plenary Speakers

Pontiano Kaleebu
Uganda Virus Research Institute & Basic Sciences Programme
MRC/UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
Entebbe, Uganda

Mark De Souza
Armed Force Research Institute of Medical Science
Bangkok, Thailand

Leslie Nielsen
International AIDS Vaccine Initiative Initiative
Entebbe, Uganda

Mike Eller
Makerere University Walter Reed Project
Kampala, Uganda

Clive Gray
HIV Immunology AIDS Unit
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa

Otto Yang
UCLA Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Guy de Bruyn
Perinatal HIV Research Unit
University of the Witwatersand
Johannesburg, South Africa

Huyen Cao
California Department of Public Health
Richmond, California

Guido Ferrari
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina

Penny Moore
HIV Immunology AIDS Unit
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa

Norman Jones
California Department of Public Health
Richmond, California

Jennifer Serwana
Uganda Virus Research Institute & Basic Sciences Programme, MRC
UVRI Uganda Research Unit on AIDS
Entebbe, Uganda

Phyllis Kanki
Harvard School of Public Health
Boston,US

Jesse Kagimba
Joint Clinical Research Centre
Kampala, Uganda

Hannah Kibuuka
Makerere University Walter Reed Project
Kampala, Uganda

Evans Tusubira
National Drug Authority
Kampala, Uganda

Kenneth Kintu
Makerere University-John Hopkins University Research Collaborations
Kampala, Uganda
Kampala, Uganda