HIV/AIDS: Vaccines and alternate strategies for treatment and prevention

Abstract

The symposium "HIV/AIDS: Vaccines and Alternate Strategies for Treatment and Prevention" brought together HIV vaccine researchers to discuss the latest developments in the field. From basic discoveries in virus diversity and mechanisms of neutralization by antibodies to nonhuman primate research and clinical trials of vaccine candidates in volunteers, scientists aremaking great strides in understanding themechanisms that may protect againstHIV and pathways to achieve this protection through vaccination.