The Palm Springs Symposia on HIV/AIDS

描述(申请人提供)：人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)是导致获得性免疫缺陷综合症(AIDS)的病原体。在全球，目前有数千万人感染艾滋病毒。虽然我们对艾滋病毒的分子和细胞生物学的了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，但疫苗接种尝试基本上都失败了。同样，尽管治疗非常有效，但艾滋病毒对药物产生抗药性的机制还不太清楚。十九年来，棕榈泉艾滋病毒/艾滋病专题讨论会一直是聚集专家和青年研究人员讨论艾滋病毒和艾滋病研究的主要国家会议之一。研讨会每年提供不断发展的主题，涵盖发病机制、疫苗和药物开发。2013年专题讨论会的主题是“艾滋病毒感染：走向治愈”。2014和2015年的主题尚未确定。已经确定了22名受邀发言者，并接受了他们2013年会议的邀请。同样数量的发言者将被邀请参加随后的会议。继续这一密切的会议对于艾滋病毒/艾滋病调查人员社区共享数据、形成合作以及在消除艾滋病这一疾病方面取得进展具有重要意义。

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 nineteen 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 2013 symposium is "HIV Infection: Towards a Cure". The topics for 2014 and 2015 have not yet been determined. Twenty-two invited speakers have been identified and have accepted their invitations for the 2013 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.