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HIV Workshops Rome

 

HIV Workshop XII September 23-24, 2016

 

The next edition of a series of workshops, focused on molecular virology of HIV, to get an idea of topics discussed, see program previous editions below

 

Since the start of this century, this informal meeting (maximum 80 participants) hosts scientist involved in basic HIV research. As of 2012 organized every two years, if possible alternating with the Frontiers in Retrovirology meeting.

 

Venue: Academia Belgica, Via Omero, Roma

Call for presentations open (dead line September 1st 2016)

Start: Friday 23rd at 13:30, end Saturday 24th at noon.

Registration: e-mail your coordinates to Bruno.Verhasselt@UGent.be, and mention a title of your presentation (oral, additional posters are welcome).

Registration fee: probably below €100

Program: update will follow as registrations drop in

 

For housing, you are on your own. Some suggestions in Academia Belgica neighbourhood

 

1. Hotel delle Muse, Via T. Salvini 18, 00197 Roma

http://www.hoteldellemuse.com/index.php/en/

Best deal, 20 minutes on foot. When making reservation mention: Academia Belgica HIV convegno

 

2. Duke Hotel, Via Archimede 69, 00197 Roma: luxury hotel

www.thedukehotel.com 

More expensive, you can try to get a reduction by mentioning meeting in Academia Belgica

 

3. Best Western Hotel Astrid, Largo Antonio Sarli 4, 00196 Roma

http://www.hotelastrid.com/index-en.php

 

4. Hotel Paisiello Parioli, Via G. Paisiello 47, 00198 Roma

http://www.paisiello.roma.it/       

(Info@paisiello.roma.it) Near and basic

 

5. Hotel Portamaggiore, Piazza di Porta Maggiore 25, 00185 Roma

http://www.hotelportamaggiore.it/?lingua=en    

At a distance, but direct public transport line to the Academia

 

 

Please confirm you interest for joining the mailing list on this meeting to Bruno.Verhasselt@UGent.be

 

Former meetings

International Workshop HIV VII

 

 

 

 

Friday, December 12th, 2008

 

Opening of the meeting

9:00                 HIV Workshop: home at VII

Bruno Verhasselt, Ghent University

 

Discovery of HIV protein interactions (chair Paola D’Aloja)

9:10-9:30          A FACS-based FRET assay to analyze lentiviral protein interactions in living cells

Michael Schindler, Heinrich-Pette-Institut, Hamburg

9:30-9:50          A lentiviral shRNA genetic screen for the identification of Nef partners involved in CD4 downregulation : set up and optimization

Mostafa Bentahir, Ghent University

 

HIV transcription (chair Elisabetta Affabris)

9:50-10:10        Structural insights into viral transcription activation

Matthias Geyer, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Dortmund

10:10-10:30       HIV-1 transcription is downregulated by the nuclear host factor TRIM22 in poorly permissive “Minus” clone(s) derived from the promonocytic U937 cell line
Anna Kajaste-Rudnitski, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milano

 

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

 

HIV infection (chair Elisa Vicenzi)

11:00-11:20       Evidence for an RNA editing mechanism supporting HIV-1 infection.

Margherita Doria, Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù, Roma

11:20-11:40       HIV-1 assembly in primary macrophages

Philippe Benaroch, Institut Curie, INSERM U653, Paris

11:40-12:00       Novel insights into mechanisms of HIV cell-to-cell transfer: role of polysynapses

Dominika Rudnicka, Institut Pasteur, Paris

12:30-13:30       Lunch

13:30-16:30       Siesta – Social activity (optional): guided tour Roma

 

Nef function and structure (chair Helena Soares)

16:30-16:50       Effects of HLA-C single-nucleotide polymorphism on HIV-1 Nef function.

Anke Specht, University of Ulm

16:50-17:10       Structure-function studies on Nef

Kalle Saksela, University of Helsinki

17:10-17:30       The function of Nef in T cell exosome release

Metka Lenassi, University of Ljubljana, University of California San Francisco

17:30-17:50       Coffee break

 

HIV, Nef and virulence (chair Olivier Schwartz)

17:50-18:10       Determinants of HIV Nef for efficient virus replication and CD4 T cell depletion in ex vivo human tonsil histocultures

Stefanie Homann, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg

18:10-18:30       HIV-1 infected macrophages induce dysregulation of astrocytes: the role of Nef

Claudia Muratori,            Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma

18:30-18:50       A competition-based assay to evaluate the effect of Nef on viral fitness

Kevin Ariën, Ghent University

18:50-19:10       Cooperation of Nef and Env in HIV-1 immuno-pathogenesis

Lishan Su, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

19:10-19:30       The acquisition of vpu may have allowed the viral lineage that gave rise to HIV-1 to become more virulent

Frank Kirchhoff, University of Ulm

20:30 Dinner in town (optional): Ristorante Vecchia Roma - Via Ferruccio, 12  Tel 06-44.67.143

 

Saterday, December 13th, 2008

 

HIV and Nef in T cells (chair Maria Giovanna Quaranta)

9:00-9:20          HIV and SIV nef mediated disturbance of intrathymic T-cell  development: conservation among primary isolates and underlying  mechanism

Pieter Meuwissen, Ghent University

9:20-9:40          CD4- and TCR-associated signalling events in primary T lymphocytes infected by HIV-1

Francesca Neri, Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù, Roma

9:40-10:00        Effects of Nef on T cell biology

Paul Jolicoeur, Clinical Research Institute, Montreal

10:00-10:20       APOBEC3G-edited HIV activate HIV-specific CD8+ T cells: a link between intrinsic and adaptative immune responses

Nicoletta Casartelli, Institut Pasteur, Paris

10:20-10:50       Coffee break

 

HIV inhibited and beyond (chair Claudia Haller)

10:50-11:20       Molecular design, functional characterization and structural basis of an inhibitor against HIV-1

                        Nef; New Nef structures 

Matthias Geyer, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Dortmund

11:20-11:40       Non-integrating lentiviral vectors for immunization

Andrea Cara, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma

11:40-12:00       Towards a universal approach to prevent HIV transmission

Victor Garcia, Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas

12:00-12:20       HTLV-1 cell to cell transmission.

Maria-Isabel Thoulouze, Institut Pasteur, Paris

 

Closure of the meeting

12:20-12:30       Comments, conclusions and fixing next year’s meeting

Bruno Verhasselt et al.

12:30-13:30       Lunch

 

 

International Workshop HIV VIII

 

 

Friday, October 16th 2009

9:00-9:10 Opening of the meeting (Bruno Verhasselt)

Discovery of HIV protein interactions (chair Margherita Doria)

9:10-9:35          A flow cytometry-based FRET assay to identify and analyze HIV protein interactions in living cells (Michael Schindler)

9:35-10:00        Transduction of RNA interference to discover pathways involved in HIV infection and replication (Veronica Iannucci)

10:00-10:30       Coffee break

Nef function and cellular consequences (chair Maria Giovanna Quaranta)

10:30-10:55       Restriction of host cell motility by Nef (Bettina Stolp)

10:55-11:20       Modulation of the MIC and ULBP proteins during HIV-1 infection (Giulia Matusali et al.)

11:20-11:45       Nef-induced secretion; TOSing WMD or empty bubbles ? (Andreas Baur)

11:45-12:10       Nef and NOS: a possible new "liaison dangereuse” (Giorgio Mangino)

12:10-12:35       Nef and neurotoxicity (Metka Lenassi)

12:35-12:55       Nef - sensing and shaping membrane curvature (Matthias Geyer)

 

13:00-14:30       Lunch

 

14:30-17:30       Siesta: visit to Borghese Gallery and Museum, Caravaggio Bacon Exhibition (organized by Margherita Doria) http://www.galleriaborghese.it/borghese/en/edefault.htm (optional, € 13,5/person)

17:30-18:00       Coffee break

HIV restriction (chair Elisabetta Affabris)

18:00-18:25       Tetherin reduces HIV cell-to-cell transmission (Nicoletta Casertelli)

18:25-18:50       Tetherin-driven adaptation of Vpu and Nef function during the evolution of pandemic and non-pandemic HIV-1 strains (Frank Kirchhoff)

18:50-19:15       Vpu-mediated Degradation of CD317/tetherin (Oliver Fackler)

 

 

Saturday, October 17th, 2009

 

HIV and Nef in macrophages (Chair Kalle Saksela)

9:00-9:25          Building HIV-1 in macrophages. (Philippe Benaroch)

9:25-9:50          Inhibition of phagocytosis in HIV-1 infected macrophages: a role for Nef  on focal delivery of recycling compartments (Julie Mazzolini et al.)

9:50-10:15        Comparative analysis on the early signalling cascade induced by HIV-1 Nef protein or bacterial lipopolysaccharide in human primary macrophages.  (Zulema A. Percario et al.)

10:15-10:40       HIV-1-Nef triggers the formation of multinucleated giant macrophages in a lysosome associated p61Hck isoform-dependent manner (Christel Vérollet et al.)

10:40-11:10       Coffee break

 

HIV  and Nef inhibited (Chair Bruno Verhasselt)

11:10-11:35       Llama Single-Domain Antibody Fragment for Inhibition of the HIV-1 Nef Protein (Jerome

                        Bouchet  et al.)

11:35-12:00       Nef and small molecules: a challenging journey (Jean-Baptiste Joos)

12:00-12:25       Towards small molecular inhibitors of Nef function (Annika Järviluoma)

12:25-12:45       Closure of the meeting (Bruno Verhasselt et al.)

 

13:00-14:30       Lunch

 

 

International Workshop HIV IX

 

Friday, October 22th 2010

 

9:15-9:30 Opening of the meeting (Bruno Verhasselt)

HIV Nef protein and cellular pathways (chair Margherita Doria)

9:30-10:00        Differential manipulation of cellular iron uptake pathways by lentiviral nef alleles

(Michael Schindler, Heinrich-Pette-Institut, Hamburg)

10:00-10:30       Novel insights into Nef-signaling (Andreas Bauer, University of Erlangen)

10:30-11:00       Coffee break

HIV Nef protein and cellular phenotypes (chair Nicoletta Casertelli)

11:00-11:30       Selective loss of Nef-mediated TCR-CD3 down-modulation and broad coreceptor

usage in SIVsmm-infected Sooty Mangabeys showing severe CD4+ T cell depletion (Frank Kirchhoff, University of Ulm)

11:30-12:00       Deregulation of T cell development is a conserved property of HIV Nef proteins and is associated with downregulation of CXCR4 (Meuwissen P.J., Ghent University)

12:00-12:30       CD4 Downregulation during HIV infection: evaluating new pathways

(Alessia Landi, Ghent University, Belgium)

 

12:30-14:00       Lunch

14:00-16:30       Siesta

                               In case of fine weather an option is walk through the gardens of Villa Borghese till the top of the Pincio hill, then diverge towards Trinita' dei Monti (nice view of the city), take the steps down to the famous Piazza di Spagna, take Via del Babbuino and Via Margutta (a street of art studios and the home of Federico Fellini) to reach Piazza del Popolo where the Basilica of Santa Maria del Popolo could be visited (open from 16.00 to 19.00; this is an important church of the XVth century contributed by Raffaello and Bernini where two beautiful Caravaggio's paintings are sheltered). Back to the Academia walking through Piazzale Flaminio and Villa Borghese.

16:30-17:00       Coffee break

HIV Nef protein inhibited (chair Maurizio Frederico)

17:00-17:30       Inhibition of the Nef Regulatory Protein of HIV-1 by a Single-Domain Antibody (Jérôme Bouchet, Institut Cochin; Inserm U1016, Paris)

17:30-18:00       Identifying new inhibitor molecules to the HIV-1 Nef protein (Mark Verow, University of Leeds)

18:00-18:30       Towards inhibitors of Nef function (Annika Järviluoma, University of Helsinki)

20:00                           In house concert by the Belgian Topsy Trio, at the occasion of the centennial of the Belgian jazz guitar player Django Reinhardt, performing his gipsy jazz repertoire and some of their own compositions.

This concert will be followed by a walking dinner in the Academia Belgica (kindly offered by the director of the Academia, Prof. dr. W. Geerts).

 

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

 

HIV restriction (chair Elisabetta Affabris)

9:30-10:00        APOBEC3G/F as one Driving Force for Co-receptor Switch of the HIV-1 (Eva Heger, University of Cologne)

10:00-10:30       Innate sensing of HIV-infected cells (Olivier Schwartz, Institut Pasteur, Paris)

10:30-11:00       Towards a mechanism of Vpu antagonism to CD317 particle release restriction (Oliver Fackler, Hygiene Institut des Universitätsklinikums Heidelberg)

11:00-11:30       Coffee break

HIV and Nef in macrophages (Chair Matija Peterlin)

11:30-12:00       Mechanisms of inhibition of phagocytosis in HIV-1 infected macrophages (Florence Niedergang, Institut Cochin Paris)

12:00-12:30       Building and destroying HIV-1 in macrophages (Philippe Benaroch, Institut Curie, Paris)

12:30-14:00       Lunch

14:00-15:30       Siesta

Option is a visit to nearby musea:

Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia (Piazzale di Villa Giulia 9, 10 min walk from Academia Belgica, open from 8.30 to 19.30, ticket 6.40 euros): this 16th-century papal palace shelters a priceless collection of art and artifacts from the mysterious Etruscans, who predated the Romans, known for their sophisticated art and design, they left a legacy of sarcophagi, bronze sculptures, terra-cotta vases, and jewelry, among other items.

Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (Viale delle Belle Arti, 131, 2 min walk from Academia Belgica, open from 8.30 to 19.30, ticket 8 euros). Collection of Italian modern/contemporary paintings of the XIX and XX century. Temporary exposition of Lucio Fontana. Free admittance to the bookshop and to the coffee shop that has a very nice outdoor (Caffe' delle Arti, open till 18.00).

HIV and immunity (chair Mark Harris)

15:30-16:00       The influence of transmitted resistance associated mutations in the presence of specific HLA alleles on HIV disease progression (Finja Schweitzer, University of Cologne)

16:00-16:30       Absence of Immuneactivation and Stable Percentages of CD4+ T-Cells in HIV-1 Systemic Viral Elite Controllers (Susanna Trapp, University of Cologne)

16:30-17:00       Coffee break

Life beyond HIV? (chair Kalle Saksela)

17:00-17:30       Frequencies of Hepatitis B surface antigen mutations in drug resistant Hepatitis B Virus isolates (Maria Neumann-Fraune, University of Cologne)

17:30-18:00       Imaging the biogenesis of Hepatitis C virus (Carina Banning, Heinrich-Pette-Institut, Hamburg)

18:00-18:15       Closure of the meeting, date and place for Workshop X

20:00                           Fare-well diner in town

 

 

International Workshop HIV X

 

Friday, October 7th 2011

 

HIV Nef protein reveals unrecognized domains (chair Margherita Doria)

9:30-10:00        A novel single domain in HIV-1 Nef is required for Lck binding, CD4 downregulation and Nef-enhanced infectivity (Ricardo Madrid Gonzalez, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón; Unidad de Retrovirologia Humana Asociada CBMSO/HGUGM2. Madrid)

10:00-10:30       Resurfacing of an old acquaintance: a conserved amphipathic domain including the PXXP loop (Pieter Meuwissen, Ghent University)          

 

HIV Nef protein inhibited (chair Elisabetta Affabris)

 

11:00-11:30      Identifying new inhibitor molecules to the HIV-1 Nef protein (Mark Verow, University of Leeds)

11:30-12:00      Structure-function relationships in HIV-1 Nef: Where to interfere with function (Sebastian Lülf, Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Physiologie, Dortmund)

 

HIV Nef protein and migration (chair Maurizio Frederico)

17:30-17:50       Role of Nef in the 3D-migration of HIV-1-infected macrophages: Being giant to better migrate (Christel Vérollet, IPBS-CNRS, Toulouse)

17:50-18:20       Nef and T lymphocyte trafficking (Bettina Stolp, Hygiene Institut des Universitätsklinikums Heidelberg)

18:20-18:50      Back to Pak: new insights on an old acquaintance (Andreas Bauer, University of Erlangen)Saturday, October 8th, 2011

 

HIV and expression (chair Bruno Verhasselt)

9:30-10:00        Unspliced HIV-1 RNA associates with exosomes (Sandra Columba Cabezas, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome)

10:00-10:30       DNAM-1 ligand expression during HIV-1 infection (Giulia Matusali, Children’s Hospital Bambino Gesù, Rome)

10:30-11:00       Coffee break

HIV infection (Chair Matthias Geyer)

11:30-12:00       RNA interference to discover pathways involved in HIV infection: from deceptive cell lines towards primary cells (Veronica Iannucci, Ghent University)

12:00-12:30       Role of Nef during HIV-1 cell-to-cell transfer (Nicoletta Casartelli, Institut Pasteur, Paris)

12:30-12:45       Closure of the meeting, date and place for Workshop XI

12:30-14:00       Lunch

 

International Workshop HIV XI

 

 

Friday, September 21st 2012

9:15-9:25 Opening of the meeting (Bruno Verhasselt)

Discovery of HIV – host protein interactions (chair Elisabetta Affabris)

9:25-9:50          Identification of HIV host cellular cofactors by RNAi in primary T lymphocytes. Veronica Iannucci (Ghent University)

9:50-10:15        Host factors implicated in CD4 downregulation and HIV infection. Alessia Landi (Ghent University)

10:15-10:45       Coffee break

Nef function and cellular consequences (chair Margherita Doria)

10:45-11:10       HIV-1 Nef interferes with T lymphocyte circulation through confined environments in vivo. Andrea Imle (Hygiene Institut des Universitätsklinikums Heidelberg)

11:10-11:35       HIV-1 Nef hijacks the F-actin cytoskeleton of macrophages to trigger the 3D-invasive mesenchymal migration of infected macrophages. Christel Vérollet (IPBS-CNRS Toulouse)

11:35-12:00       Effects of heterologous membrane targeting on Nef function. Miriam Geist (Hygiene Institut des Universitätsklinikums Heidelberg)

12:00-12:25       Mechanism of deregulated T cell development and differentiation by Nef. Bruno Verhasselt (Ghent University)

12:25-12:50       Functional roles of Nef beyond HIV. Massimo Pizzato (University of Trento)

13:00-14:30       Lunch

 

14:30-15:45       Siesta: short visit to nearby Musea (Galleria Nazionale D’Arte Moderna, Borghese Gallery and Museum and park or relax in the garden

15:45-16:15       Coffee break

Mechanisms in HIV infection and analogies in pathology (chair Matthias Geyer)

16:15-16:40       Human endogenous retroviruses of the HERV-W family in neurological diseases. Ninella Dolei (University of Sassari)

16:40-17:05       Mechanisms of NK cells detuning during HIV-1 infection. Margherita Doria (Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital)

17:05-17:30       The adult penile urethra is a novel entry site for HIV-1 that preferentially targets resident urethral macrophages. Morgane Bomsel (Institut Cochin, Université Paris Descartes)

17:30-17:55       Interactions between macrophages infected by HIV-1 and invasive strains of Salmonella. Chantal Deschamps (INSERM U 567, CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Descartes)

17:55-18:20       Molecular mechanisms of HIV genomic RNA translation. Bruno Sargueil (Université Paris Descartes)

18:20-18:45       Mechanism of exosome release in HIV and cancer. Andreas Baur (University of Erlangen)

 

19:00                Walking dinner kindly offered by the Academia director and Mrs. Geerts

22:00                Party at XI: Roma di notte

 

Saturday, September 22nd, 2012

 

SAMHD1 in HIV infection (Chair Florence Niedergang)

9:15-9:40          SAMHD1 restricts HIV-1 infection in resting CD4+ T Cells. Oliver Keppler  (University of Heidelberg, Uniklinikum Frankfurt) 

9:40-10:05        Role of SAMHD1 during cell-to-cell HIV-1 transmission. Isabel Puigdomenech (Institut Pasteur, Paris)

10:05-10:30       SAMHD1's Expression Profile in Humans and Its Potential Role as a Restriction Factor for HIV-1 in Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells. Sarah Schmidt (University of Heidelberg)

10:30-11:00       Coffee break

 

Nef in infectivity and as a target (Chair Oliver Fackler)

11:00-11:25       HIV Nef-responsiveness is determined by the ectodomain of Env. Heinrich Gottlinger (UMass Medical School)

11:25-11:50       Characterization of HIV-1 Nef in complex with the single-domain antibody 19. Sebastian Lülf (Max-planck-Institut für molekulare Physiologie Dortmund)

11:50-12:15       Small molecule inhibition of HIV-1 Nef. Mark Verow (University of Leeds)

12:15-12:45       Closure of the meeting (Bruno Verhasselt et al.)

 

13:00-14:30       Lunch

 

International Workshop HIV XII

 

 

Friday, September 26st 2014

9:15-9:20 Opening of the meeting (Bruno Verhasselt)

HIV-host cell interactions (chair Elisabetta Affabris)

9:20-9:45          Genome-wide shRNA screening identifies host factors involved in early endocytic events for HIV-1-induced CD4 down-regulation (Alessia Landi, Ghent University)

9:45-10:10        Regulation of expression of MSRV and ERVWE1 endogenous retroviruses of the W family by HIV and Tat: mechanism and inference for neuroAIDS (Ninella Dolei, University of Sassari)

10:10-10:35       HIV-1 impairs CD62L expression and function (Margherita Doria, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital)

10:35-11:00       Coffee break

HIV infection and latency (chair Margherita Doria)

11:00-11:25       HIV triggers a post-integration type 1 IFN response in primary CD4+ T cells (Jolien Vermeire, Ghent University)

11:25-11:50       Host factors involved in HIV infection of Monocyte Derived Dendritic Cells and viral transmission to T cells identified by shRNA knock-down (Wojciech Witkowski, Ghent University)

11:50-12:15       In vitro HIV latency in central memory T cells - pitfalls and solutions (Pawel Bonczkowski, Ghent University)

12:15-12:40       HIV latency and reactivation (B.Matija Peterlin, UCSF)

13:00-14:30       Lunch

14:30-15:30       Siesta: short visit to nearby Musea (Galleria Nazionale D’Arte Moderna, Borghese Gallery and Museum and park or relax in the garden

15:30-16:00       Coffee break

Nef in exo- and endocytosis (chair Oliver Keppler)

16:00-16:25       Nef-Pak2-exocyst (Oliver Fackler, Universitätsklinikums Heidelberg)

16:25-16:50       Exosomes from HIV-1-infected cells license quiescent CD4+ T lymphocytes to replicate HIV-1 through a Nef- and ADAM17- dependent mechanism (Claudia Arenaccio, Roma Tre University - Istituto Superiore di Sanità)

16:50-17:15       Activation of ADAM17 by HIV Nef occurs in myeloid cells but not in T cells (Jung-Hyun Lee, University of Erlangen)

17:15-17:40       Nef containing exosomes and NeuroAIDS (Metka Lenassi, University of Ljubljana)

17:40-18:05       HIV1 Nef and Acyl-CoA thioesterase 8 in human macrophages (Muhammad Ali, Roma Tre University)

18:05-18:30       HIV Nef induces TNFa secretion by Rab5 to Rab4 conversion (Sebastian Wittki, University of Erlangen)

18:30-18:55       How does Nef-mediated endocytosis work? (Matthias Geyer, Center of Advanced European Studies and Research)

19:15                Walking dinner kindly offered by the Academia director Prof.dr. Wouter Bracke

21:30                Party at XII: Roma di notte

 

Saturday, September 27th, 2014

Vpr (Chair Serge Benichou)

9:15-9:40          Host factors involved in HIV-1 Vpr mediated cell death (Ann Baeyens, Ghent University)

9:40-10:05        HIV-1 Vpr protein impaired phagosome maturation in macrophages (Audrey Dumas, Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016, CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Descartes)

10:05-10:30       Vpr is a highly conserved protein which needs to be encapsidated to allow for HIV infection of non-stimulated T cells (Bruno Verhasselt, Ghent University)

10:30-11:00       Coffee break

 

Nef in infectivity (Chair Kalle Saksela)

11:00-11:25       The Nef-like activity on infectivity across different retroviruses (Massimo Pizzato, University of Trento)

11:25-11:50       Nef and HIV Infectivity (Heinrich Gottlinger, UMass Medical School)

11:50-12:15       In vivo analysis of Nef function during pathogenic HIV-1 infection (J. Victor Garcia, UNC Center for AIDS Research)

12:15-12:40       In vitro and in vivo study of sdAb-19 and Neffin inhibitors targeting the virulence factor Nef (Marie Lambelé, Institut Cochin, Inserm U1016)

12:40-12:50       Closure of the meeting (Bruno Verhasselt et al.)

 

13:00-14:30       Lunch