Thursday 27 October

Friday 28 October

Session 1: Effect of Aging on DNA

Invited lecture: Genetic Progeria Syndromes

D. Wilson

Pres.

Invited lecture: DNA Damage & Aging

J. Vijg

Pres.

Invited lecture: Leukocyte Telomere Dynamics & Aging

A. Aviv

not available

Session 2: Abstract Session – Pathogenesis of Aging in HIV

HIV-infected individuals display defects in baseline and inducible STAT3 phosphorylation which are associated with a low nadir CD4 T-cell count

P. Grant

Pres.

Leukocyte telomere length in HIV-infected and HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children; shorter telomere length with uncontrolled HIV viremia

H. Cote

not available

Age modifies the associations between Tumor Necrosis Factor mediated inflammation with clinical and immune outcomes in HIV-infected individuals

R. Kalayjian

Pres.

High levels of Fibroblast Growth Factor–1 may protect against neurocognitive impairment among HIV-infected individuals with the ApoE-e4 allele

D. Moore

Pres.

Session 3: Scientific Controversies: Does HIV Cause Premature Aging?

Invited lecture: Aging and Cancer in HIV

R. Mitsuyasu

Pres.

Invited lecture: Bone health in the aging HIV-infected patient

E. Shane

Pres.

Debate: Does chronic suppressed HIV infection cause premature aging? Con - standpoint

C. Grunfeld

not available

Debate: Does chronic suppressed HIV infection cause premature aging? Pro - standpoint

T. Schacker

Pres.

Session 4: Abstract Session – Assessment of Aging-Related Risk Factors

Prevalence of and risk factors for frequent falls in HIV-1 infected persons

K. Erlandson

Pres.

Frailty and incident hospitalization in a cohort of HIV-infected and Uninfected injection drug users (IDUs)

D. Piggott

Pres.

Additive effects of aging and HIV infection on semantic verbal fluency: A view of the cortical hypothesis through the lens of clustering and switching

J. Iudicello

Pres.

Prospective comparison of three functional assessments with the veteran's aging cohort study index in virologically suppressed HIV-infected adults

K. Erlandson

Pres.