Basic science for basically anyone workshop
Tracks
2
| Monday, November 6, 2017 |
| 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM |
| Nicholls Theatrette |
Details
Topics covered will include:
Basic flow cytometry
- Measuring CD4 cell counts
- Defining CD4+ T cell functions to better understand virus pathogenesis
Basic science of HIV Cure approaches
- Why do we need an HIV Cure?
- What are the current approaches?
Basic Science of Gene Therapy
- What is Gene Therapy & how can it control HIV?
- Improving delivery of Gene Therapy to HIV and other diseases
Workshop Objectives include:
- To understand the principles of flow cytometry and cells are characterised
- To understand the current HIV cure landscape and why it’s necessary
- To understand the concept of Gene Therapy and its application for HIV and other diseases
Speaker
Dr Chantelle Ahlenstiel
Senior Research Fellow
Kirby Institute UNSW Sydney
Dr Stuart Turville
Associate Professor
Kirby Institute
Workshop Facilitator
1:00 PM - 1:50 PMBiography
A/Prof John Zaunders
Senior Scientist
St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney
Workshop Facilitator
1:00 PM - 1:50 PMBiography
John Zaunders has studied the effect of HIV-1 infection on subsets of CD4 T cells, as a Senior Scientist, for over 20 years
