HIV&AIDS Closing Plenary
Tracks
1
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 |
4:15 PM - 5:45 PM |
Royal Theatre |
Speaker
Dr Rowena Johnston
Vice President, Director Research
amfAR
Dr Reena Rajasuriar
Senior Lecturer
Centre Of Excellence For Research In AIDS
Aging among adults in the context of HIV
4:40 PM - 5:00 PMBiography
Reena Rajasuriar is a senior lecturer in the Department of Pharmacy, University of Malaya and an adjunct Research Fellow at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne University, Australia. She is also a post-doctoral scientist for the Centre of Excellence for Research in HIV/AIDS (CERiA) in University of Malaya.
Reena graduated with her Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) from University Science Malaysia in 2000 and Masters in Clinical Pharmacy in 2003. She was awarded her Ph.D degree in Immunology by Monash University Australia in 2012 and her doctoral research focused on immunogenetics in HIV patients.
Dr. Rajasuriar coordinates the translational research program in HIV immunology at the Centre of Excellence for Research in AIDS (CERiA). Her current research focuses on the immunopathogenesis of accelerated aging and modulators of immune activation in HIV.
Acting Chief Medical Officer Anthony Hobbs
Government Welcome
5:00 PM - 5:05 PMBiography
Dr Anthony Hobbs is the Acting Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health and will be speaking on behalf of Senator Dean Smith, is the Senator for Western Australia, Government Deputy Whip in the Senate, Chair of the Parliamentary Liaison Group for HIV/AIDS, Blood Borne Viruses and Sexually Transmitted Infections
Mr Craig Cooper
Ceo
Positive Life Nsw
Panellist
5:05 PM - 5:45 PMBiography
Craig Cooper is the Chief Executive Officer at Positive Life NSW.
Dr Bridget Haire
Research Fellow
Kirby Institute
Panellist
5:05 PM - 5:45 PMBiography
Bridget Haire is a research fellow at the Kirby Institute, and the President of AFAO
Professor Jeffrey Klausner
Top
Ucla
Panellist
5:05 PM - 5:45 PMBiography
Dr Jeffrey Klausner is the Professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California in LA.
Prof David Lewis
Director
Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre
Panellist
5:05 PM - 5:45 PMBiography
Professor David Lewis is the Director of the Western Sydney Sexual Health Centre in NSW.
Associate Professor David Templeton
Clincal Services Manager And Senior Staff Specialist
RPA Sexual Health & Kirby Institue
Chris Williams
PrEP’D For Change
Panellist
5:05 PM - 5:45 PMBiography
Chris Williams is the co-founder of PrEP'D for Change in Victoria
Dr Mark Bloch
ASHM President
Managing Partner of Holdsworth House Medical Practice
Conference Closing
5:46 PM - 5:50 PMBiography
Dr Mark Bloch is Managing Partner of Holdworth House Medical Practice and ASHM President.
Panel