Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Old and New Concepts and Strategies in HIV Vaccinology: A Report from a Workshop held in Rome on 17 June 2016

Abstract

Barbara Ensoli, Aurelio Cafaro, Massimo Amicosante, Jean-Marie Andrieu, Jean D Boyer, Felipe Garcia, Glenda Gray, Mike R King, Adan Rios, Eric Sandstrom and Marc HV Van Regenmortel

A workshop entitled: “Revisiting HIV inactivation, elite controllers, immunogenetics and new strategies for developing HIV vaccines” took place during a Eurovaccine Conference held in Rome in June 2016. The purpose of this workshop was to revisit old and new concepts and strategies in HIV vaccinology in the light of novel, and sometimes unexpected, data from recent preventative and therapeutic vaccine approaches that could guide future vaccine research. Panelists were asked to respond to five questions regarding key points and critical issues and problems in current HIV/AIDS vaccine research. Their responses are summarized.