NCJ Number
146762
Date Published
1994
Length
32 pages
Annotation
This is a report on a forum in which leading scientists in the field of AIDS research discussed the latest developments in the field.
Abstract
On June 2, 1993, the Institute for Advanced Studies in Immunology and Aging held a public forum in Washington, D.C. in which five of the leading scientists in the field of AIDS research discussed the latest developments in the search for a treatment for AIDS. The issue of the lack of latency of the HIV virus and the implications of the Concorde Study on clinical practice was addressed by Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Robert Gallo, head of the Laboratory of Tumor Cell Biology at the National Cancer Institute, NIH, discussed some of the new approaches being considered in AIDS research including the exploration of the utility of antisense treatment. Dr. Enrico Garaci, a leader in the field of immunology and president of the National Research Center of Italy, spoke about recent developments in combination therapies and research being done in Europe. Dr. Robert Redfield, chief of the Department of Retroviral Research at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, provided an update on the search for a vaccine and other attempts to restore the immune system. Dr. Michael Gottlieb, a faculty member at the UCLA School of Medicine, discussed the latest clinical approaches being used including the treatment of opportunistic infections. Questioning the scientific panel were Dr. Robert J. Darga, Ms. Vivian L. Torres and Dr. Peter Hawley, leading advocates for AIDS patients, and Mr. Jon Cohen, a journalist. Audience members also presented the panel with questions. The program moderator was Carol Simpson of ABC News. 3 tables, 1 figure