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HIV Basic & Translational Science Symposium

2026 HIV Basic & Translational Science Symposium

May 18, 2026 9am - 5pm

&

May 19, 2026 9am - 1pm

 

UAB Altec Styslinger Building

701 19th St S Birmingham, Alabama, 35205

 

Highlight basic and translational research on HIV, related co-morbidities, and associated fundamental biology ongoing at UAB and surrounding institutions. Foster new collaborations and multi-disciplinary research.

 

Keynote Speakers

Mathias Lichterfeld

Mathias Lichterfeld, MD, PhD
Div. of Infectious Diseases; Ragon Institute
Harvard Medical School / Brigham & Women's Hospital
    

Rasmi Thomas

Rasmi Thomas, PhD
Laboratory of Integrative Multiomics, U.S. Military HIV Research Program
Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

 

Register by May 3rd

**Register early as space is limited.

 

Call for Abstracts

Early Career Investigators (faculty with no R-level NIH grants) and trainees (fellows, postdocs, graduate students) are encouraged to submit abstracts.

Abstract Deadline:  April 10, 2026

Acknowledge the Center

Support the UAB Center for AIDS Research by acknowledging services in publications, abstracts, and grants. Cite us: This research was supported by the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Center For AIDS Research CFAR, an NIH funded program (P30 AI027767) that was made possible by the following institutes: NIAID, NCI, NICHD, NHLBI, NIDA, NIMH, NIA, NIDDK, NIGMS, NIMHD, FIC, NIDCR, and OAR.