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41st Annual Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS
October 22–25, 2024
The Tulane National Primate Research Center announces the 41st Annual Symposium on Nonhuman Primate Models for AIDS. This in person meeting will take place from October 22-25, 2024, at the Westin New Orleans in the vibrant city of New Orleans, Louisiana. This annual symposium is the leading forum for the exchange of the latest developments in HIV/AIDS research in nonhuman primates (NHPs) and attracts more than 300 of the world’s foremost infectious disease researchers. Scientists, veterinarians, faculty, graduate students, and investigators of all levels attend this meeting to share their findings and advancements in intervention, treatment, prevention and/or cures for HIV and its coinfections.
The symposium features three days of scientific panels and talks, networking and collaboration, a welcome reception, and a gala dinner. This year’s speakers include the co-discoverer of HIV, Robert C. Gallo, MD, of the Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, and the Global Virus Network as well as Preston Marx, PhD, of Tulane University’s School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and the Tulane National Primate Research Center.
Important Dates:
- May 3: Registration and Abstract Submission Open
- July 15: Abstract Submission Deadline
- August 15: Late-Breaking Abstract Submission Opens
- August 31: Early Bird Registration Pricing Ends and Late-Breaking Abstract Deadline
- October 18: Last Day to Register
- October 22: Symposium begins; welcome to New Orleans!
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