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

Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2010 Sep:1205 Suppl 1:E1-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05759.x.

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 are making great strides in understanding the mechanisms that may protect against HIV and pathways to achieve this protection through vaccination.

Publication types

  • Congress

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Vaccines* / administration & dosage
  • AIDS Vaccines* / immunology
  • AIDS Vaccines* / therapeutic use
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / prevention & control*
  • Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / therapy*
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / immunology
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing / isolation & purification
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • HIV / genetics
  • HIV / immunology*
  • HIV Antibodies / immunology
  • HIV Antibodies / isolation & purification
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control*
  • HIV Infections / therapy*
  • Humans
  • International Cooperation
  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / genetics
  • Simian Immunodeficiency Virus / immunology
  • Vaccinia virus / genetics
  • Vaccinia virus / immunology
  • env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus / chemistry
  • env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus / immunology

Substances

  • AIDS Vaccines
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • HIV Antibodies
  • env Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus