HIV Prevention
Next Generation Sequencing of HIV
Harvard University Center for AIDS Research "Next Generation Sequencing of HIV"
Joseph Martin Center Rotunda at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Ma
1:00 PM - 5:00PM
Joseph B. Martin Conference Center, Rotunda Room
The HU CFAR on behalf of Drs. Todd Allen and Athe Tsibris will be hosting a symposium on "Next Generation Sequencing of HIV" with a focus on HIV-related applications. Please join us to discuss the latest technologies and to participate in the agenda with the following invited speakers.
Agenda:
1:00-1:10 pm
Introduction: Todd Allen, Ph.D and Athe Tsibris, M.D.
1:10-1:40 pm
Robert Shafer, M.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine and by Courtesy Pathology
Stanford University School of Medicine
"HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and protease deep sequencing to detect evolving HIV-1 drug resistance"
1:40-2:10 pm
Athe Tsibris, M.D.
Assistant Professor in Medicine
Harvard Medical School
"Minority CXCR4-using variants during chronic HIV infection"
2:10-2:40 pm
Matthew Henn, Ph.D.
Director of Viral Genomics
Broad Institute
"Profiling intra-host genomic diversity using ultra-deep sequencing technologies reveals dynamics of minor HIV variants"
2:40-3:00 Coffee Break
3:00-3:30 pm
David O'Connor, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
University of Wisconsin-Madison "Lab-yrinth: ultrawide deep sequencing to understand infectious disease genetics"
3:30-4:00 pm
Jim Mullins, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Microbiology
University of Washington
"Evaluation of low level viral variation upon HIV transmission using pyrosequencing"
4:00-4:30 pm
William Fischer, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Los Alamos National Laboratory
"Whole-genome deep-sequencing of HIV-1 using tiled amplicons: early immune escape and the establishment of chronic infection"
4:30-5:00 pm
Round Table Panel Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges
Attached resource:
