SAVE THE DATE 1 st International Workshop on HIV & Aging

1. SAVE THE DATE1st International Workshop on HIV & Aging 4-5 October 2010 InterContinentalHarbor Court Hotel Baltimore, MD, USA Deadline for applications to register: 7 August 2010 Deadline for abstract submission: 7 August 2010 Deadline for registration: 15 September 2010 For more information : www.virology-education.com

2. ORGANIZING COMMITTEE Workshop Chairs: Charles Flexner, MD, – Johns Hopkins University, USA Scott Letendre, MD, – University of California, San Diego, USA Members: Charles Boucher, MD, PhD – Erasmus MC, the Netherlands William Ershler, MD – National Institutes of Health, USA Jules Levin – NATAP, USA Jonathan Schapiro, MD – Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Israel Russell Tracy, PhD – University of Vermont, USA For more information : www.virology-education.com

3. Meeting format: A two day program consisting of invited lectures, abstract-driven scientific presentations, round table discussions and poster sessions. The latest developments will be reviewed and evaluated in order to identify important topics for future research, develop better approaches to treatment, and create a strategic agenda for future management problems associated with HIV and aging. Focus areas:  •Neurology • Pharmacology • Metabolic complications • Immunology • Virology • Effects of aging on organ systems (renal, hepatic, endocrine, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular) • Impact of human genetics on susceptibility to aging-related complications of HIV • Research / clinical trials Deadline for applications to register: 7 August 2010 Deadline for abstract submission: 7 August 2010 Deadline for registration: 15 September 2010 For more information : www.virology-education.com

4. TOPICS AND SPEAKERS Natural course of neurocognitive changes in aging:Avindra Nath, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA Immunology of aging: Alan Landay, PhD, Rush University, Chicago, USA Bone loss/ Frailty: Todd Brown, MD, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore USA Effect of aging on human pharmacology: Janice Schwartz, MD, University of California, San Francisco, USA Round table discussion: Vitamin DJudith Currier MD, MSc, University of California, Los Angeles, USAJanice Schwartz, MD, University of California, San Francisco, USA Michael Holick, University of Boston, USA Round table discussion: Contributing factors to premature aging in HIV Russell Tracy, PhD, University of Vermont, USA Darrell Abernethy, MD, PhD, FDA, USA Steven Deeks, MD, University of California, San Francisco, USA For more information : www.virology-education.com