HIV RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION WORKSHOP

25-27 September
Ghent, Belgium

Welcome

The HIV Cure Research Center Ghent is very pleased to invite you to the 8th HIV Reservoir Characterization Workshop that will be held in the beautiful city of Ghent, Flanders, Belgium on September 25-27, 2024.

The HIV Reservoir Characterization workshop is for researchers that are interested in low level RNA or DNA quantification by digital PCR and immune monitoring assays especially in the field of HIV research.

This workshop will provide you with a thorough understanding of HIV quantification tools including PCR-based and cell-based functional assays, which are of great importance in therapy monitoring for the development of HIV cure strategies. The participants will receive an intensive training on PCR, qPCR, digital and digital droplet PCR methods with a comprehensive overview of clinical use of these methods and clinical significance of various HIV markers. Novel aspects of HIV persistence such as clonal expansion and integration site will also be discussed and thorough overview of assays to monitor them will be presented. Given that the host’s immune system is an indispensable component of an effective cure strategy, in addition to virological assays, the workshop will present an overview of immunological assays that are commonly used to assess the potency of both the cellular and humoral immune system. The workshop will conclude with comprehensive hands-on sessions that will include statistical data analysis training sessions.

Location and Venue

The three day workshop will take place in the MRB 2 building at the University Hospital (UZ) Campus in Ghent, Belgium.

How to get there?

Tram 3 and 4 drives every 7,5 minutes between Gent-Sint-Pieters station and the heart of UZ Gent. The platform nr 17 is located in front of the train station. 

Tram 2 and buses 47, 65 and 67 also have stops around the UZ campus. 

Organizing Committee

 

                     Prof. Dr. Linos Vandekerckhove – Head of the HIV Cure Research Center – Ghent University Belgium

 

                      Prof. Dr. Sarah Gerlo – PI HIV Cure Research Center – Ghent University – Belgium

                   

                      Karen Vervisch – Lab Manager – Ghent University Hospital – Belgium 

 

Contact

Karen Vervisch
Karen.vervisch@uzgent.be
+32 (0) 9 332 94 25

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