HIV RESERVOIR CHARACTERIZATION WORKSHOP

25-27 September
Ghent, Belgium

Program

Day 1 - Wednesday
Day 2 - ThursdayDay 3 - Friday
08.30-09.00Registration Registration Registration
09.00-10.30Clinical studies to evaluate
markers of HIV reservoir and how to set up a clinical trial
Assessing the HIV reservoir: near full-length proviral sequencing methods and integration site analysis Integrating omics and viral reservoir data
10.30-11.30Description of dPCR-based methods
Assessing the translation-competent HIV reservoir: HIV-FlowIntegrating omics and viral reservoir data
11.30-12.15How to assess the size of the viral reservoir by measuring total and
intact HIV DNA
Combining multiple assays to assess the HIV- reservoir: MIP-seq and STIP-Seq
Meet the expert:
experimental setup and data analysis:
HIV-PULSE, IPDA, HIV-Flow,
Data integration, FLIPS and ISLA
12.15-13.15LunchLunchLunch
13.15-14.45Practical session on dPCR platformsPractical sessions on:
-HIV-PULSE
-HIV-Flow - STIP-Seq
-Limiting dilution assays
Presentations of the
practical exercise
14.45-15.00BreakBreakClosing Remarks
and feedback
15.00-16.00How to assess the size of the viral reservoir by measuring cell-
associated HIV RNA
Practical sessions on:
-HIV-PULSE
-HIV-Flow - STIP-Seq
-Limiting dilution assays
16.00-16.45Data analysis challenges and compensation matrixPractical exercises on how to assess
the viral reservoir in cure studies
16.45-17.00Break
17.00-18.30Practical exercises on how to assess the viral reservoir in cure studies
19.00-22.00Diner