1. Track A Orientation Guido Silvestri, M.D. Track A Co-Chair www.ias2011.org

2. Key Issues in Basic AIDS Research www.ias2011.org  Virology:.New functions of viral gene products.Biology of reservoirs/latency.Drug resistance  Immunology.Correlates of protection (EC, VNP, EU, etc).Vaccines  Pathogenesis.Immune activation.Mucosal immune dysfunction.Pattern of infected cells.Natural non-pathogenic SIV infections

3. Monday July 18 th 11.00-12.30 Reservoirs and Mechanisms of Disease Progression 14.25-16.00 HIV and Co-Infections or 14.30-16.00 Pathogenesis and management of long- term complications of ART 16.30-18.00 1981-2011 Thirty years later: What we know and don’t know on how HIV causes AIDS 18.30-20.30 Controversies on HIV cure research www.ias2011.org

4. Tuesday July 19 th 11.00-12.30 New drugs and strategies or 11.00-12.30 Preventative and therapeutic HIV vaccines 13.00-14.00 Molecular virology and host restriction factors 14.30-16.00 Antiviral immunity and transmission or 14.30-16.00 Immune activation/inflammation & HIV disease 18.30-20.30 NIH grantsmanship workshop or 18.30-20.30 HIV-2: a model of attenuated infection www.ias2011.org

5. Wednesday July 20 th 11.00-12.30 Towards an HIV cure: new strategies or 11.00-12.30 Models of protection 13.00-14.00 HIV Co-Infections: the axis of evil 14.30-16.00 Emerging trends in HIV/HCV co-infection or 14.30-16.00 Late Breakers A/B bridging or 14.30-17.30 Towards and HIV cure: role of reservoirs 16.30-17.30 Late Breaker A 18.00-19.30 Rapporteurs and closing session www.ias2011.org