H.E. Mr. Gilles Garachon, French Ambassador to Thailand; Professor Dr. Franҫoise Barre-Sinoussi, the Nobel Prize Scientist in the field of medicine for her work on HIV; and Dr. Gonzague Jourdain, Director of PHPT International Research Unit accompanied with delegations from IRD (Institute de recherché pour le development) were welcomed by AMS Dean, Associate Dean, head of department, AMS researchers, staffs and AMS students on occasion of their visit seeking for further collaboration and Professor Dr. Franҫoise Barre-Sinoussi, guest of honor gave a special talk entitled “From discovery to remaining challenges in HIV science" and gave advice to our AMS-PHPT researchers at the Faculty of Associated Medical Sciences, Chiang Mai University on 30 November 2015.
“From discovery to remaining challenges in HIV science"
Abstract:
Much progress has been made in the development of tools to both prevent and treat HIV infection. However, we still do not have a vaccine and antiretroviral treatments are not curative as HIV persists in many compartments of the body. The sustainability of these life-long therapies is a real challenge both for the patients and for the global economy. New therapeutic strategies, which would cure HIV infection or at least induce a permanent remission of the infection without the need to take further medicine, are thus an absolute necessity. Reports of few proofs of concept and recent advances in our understanding of the establishment and maintenance of HIV reservoirs have generated great optimism in the scientific community about the development of novel therapies. The past three decades of HIV/AIDS science are a good example of a broad comprehensive response, which must continue in the search for an HIV cure and vaccine at international level.
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