The Palm Springs Symposia on HIV/AIDS

描述（由申请人提供）：人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）是获得性免疫缺陷综合征（AIDS）的病原体。在全球范围内，目前有数千万人感染艾滋病毒。虽然我们对HIV的分子和细胞生物学的理解已经取得了一些重大进展，但我们对艾滋病发病机制的理解仍然不太清楚。尽管做出了许多努力，但疫苗接种的尝试基本上都失败了。同样，虽然治疗非常有效， 艾滋病毒对药物产生抗药性的机制还不太清楚。17年来，棕榈泉艾滋病毒/艾滋病专题讨论会一直是一个主要的国家会议，汇集了专家和年轻的研究人员讨论艾滋病毒和艾滋病的研究。该研讨会每年提供不断变化的主题，涵盖发病机制，疫苗和药物开发。2012年研讨会的主题是“艾滋病毒感染的生物学”。“2013年和2014年的主题尚未确定。已确定21名应邀发言者，他们已接受2012年会议的邀请。随后的会议将邀请同样数目的发言者。继续这种亲密的会议对于艾滋病毒/艾滋病调查人员社区分享数据、形成合作并在消除艾滋病这一疾病方面取得进展非常重要。 公共卫生相关性：人类免疫缺陷病毒（HIV）目前感染了100多万美国人。棕榈泉艾滋病毒/艾滋病研讨会汇集了来自美国各地的专家，讨论他们的研究，以更好地了解艾滋病毒如何导致获得性免疫缺陷综合征（艾滋病），并最终死亡。这次会议大大提高了我们在北美消除艾滋病的可能性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the causative agent for the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Globally, tens of millions of individuals are currently infected with HIV. Although a number of significant advances have been made to our understanding of the molecular and cellular biology of HIV, our understanding of the pathogenesis of AIDS remains less well understood. Despite numerous efforts, vaccination attempts have largely failed. Likewise, although therapy is highly effective, the mechanisms by which HIV becomes resistant to drugs are less clearly defined. For seventeen years the Palm Springs Symposium on HIV/AIDS has been one of the leading national meetings bringing together experts and young investigators to discuss research on HIV and on AIDS. The symposium offers evolving topics on an annual basis that cover pathogenesis, vaccines, and drug development. The topic for the 2012 symposium is "The Biology of HIV Infection." The topics for 2013 and 2014 have not yet been determined. Twenty- one invited speakers have been identified and have accepted their invitations for the 2012 meeting. A similar number of speakers will be invited to subsequent meetings. Continuing this intimate meeting is important for the community of HIV/AIDS investigators to share data, to form collaborations, and to make progress on the elimination of AIDS as an illness. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) currently infects more than 1million Americans. The Palm Springs HIV/AIDS Symposium brings together experts from all across the United States to discuss their research to better understand how HIV causes the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and ultimately, death. This meeting greatly improves our likelihood of eliminating AIDS from North America.