This year’s edition of INTEREST will be held as a virtual meeting from 12 – 14 October. Dr. Andrew Kambugu, a member of the International Conference Committee (ICC), shares his thoughts on why you should join this important meeting.
Young Investigators
The registration fee is waived for all Young Investigators. To be eligible as a young investigator, one should be:
- 35 years of age or younger; and
- a current Master/PhD student OR have obtained an MD/PharmD/PhD degree in the last five years.
An application form needs to be completed by a supervisor and received by the Conference Secretariat at Lara.daSilvaMiguel@amededu.com.
Resource-Limited Settings
In addition, we are pleased to provide a discounted registration fee for all healthcare professionals, NGO/GO representatives, and advocates from resource-limited settings. This is available when completing the registration
For more information visit http://interestconference.org/
Read moreUKCDR will be co-hosting a webinar on the 10th of June on Equitable Partnerships, in partnership with the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) and the Research Fairness Initiative: Equitable partnerships for global research webinar │ACU.
To register visit https://www.acu.ac.uk/acu-events/equitable-partnerships-for-global-research-webinar/
The event includes speakers from a range of locations, and UKCDR’s Executive Director, Marta Tufet, will be presenting on the importance of equitable research partnerships, as well as highlighting the recently launched resource hub and equitable partnerships project.
The HIV Prevention Program is happening on June 2 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM PDT. This program will start with a state-of-the-art update on HIV vaccines by Dr. Larry Corey, followed by an in-depth look at a variety of PrEP strategies, including daily oral and 2-1-1 PrEP, long-acting injectable cabotegravir, and newer agents entering the testing pipeline. You’ll hear from some of the world’s leading researchers on HIV PrEP, and we’ll close with a roundtable discussion, in which we’ll take questions from the audience to discuss the future of HIV prevention. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the current state of PrEP and what the future holds for HIV prevention.
Registration fees are waived for healthcare professionals. We welcome everyone involved in HIV prevention to join this important program.
Program Overview
• 09:00 AM PDT: Plenary Talk: HIV Vaccine Landscape
• 09:25 AM PDT: Session 1: Oral PrEP Today – Where Do We Stand?
• 10.00 AM PDT: Session 2: Long-Acting Injectable PrEP
• 11.20 AM PDT: Roundtable Discussion: Where is HIV Prevention Going?
To register visit https://virology.eventsair.com/hivpre2021/registration/Site/Register
Read moreTo maximize knowledge sharing across the globe and to combine forces in the COVID-19 pandemic, we welcome anyone with an interest but lacking the resources to attend this important workshop to contact us for scholarship and discount opportunities.
Early Career Researchers and Academics from Resource-Limited-Settings
We invite young professionals working in the field of COVID-19 care and research as well as academics from Resource-Limited-Settings to join the discussion and apply for a scholarship that will fully cover the workshop registration fee.
Additional Discounts
We also provide a 50% discount on the academia registration fee to NGO representatives, government representatives (i.e. CDC, FDA, NIH, FDA), and advocates.
For more details, visit our website (https://academicmedicaleducation.com/covid-19-vaccine-development-implementation-2021/june-edition) or contact the Organizing Secretariat.
Scholarship Deadline: 22 June
2021 at 23:59 CEST