NIAID to convene HIV Vaccine Summit ( What: On Tuesday March 25 2008 the N...)

NIAID to convene HIV Vaccine Summit

Date:3/20/2008

What: On Tuesday, March 25, 2008, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, will host an HIV Vaccine Summit in Bethesda, Md. as an important step in the ongoing process to examine the current direction of HIV vaccine research. Through interactive panel discussions, NIAID and the scientific community will explore

The optimal balance between vaccine discovery research and development studies designed to advance promising vaccine candidates into clinical trials
How to optimize and utilize non-human primate models to support vaccine research
How best to integrate clinical research with vaccine discovery efforts

Based on the panel discussions, NIAID is seeking specific recommendations on the types of research to foster and how to attract novel vaccine research ideas.

Media registration to attend the summit in-person has closed; however, media are invited to watch the summit during a live Webcast.

When: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. EST

Where: To view the online NIAID HIV Vaccine Webcast, go to: http://hivsummit.dgimeetingsupport.com. The View Webcast link will be live on March 25.

Contact: For more information, contact the NIAID Office of Communications at (301) 402-1663, niaidnews@niaid.nih.gov.

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Contact: NIAID Office of Communications
niaidnews@niaid.nih.gov
301-402-1663
NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Source:Eurekalert

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