Viral Infections & Inflammation Workshop 2023
Thank you
We are pleased to look back on a very successful 2nd edition of the Viral Infections & Inflammation Workshop 2023, held from 6 - 7 September in Rockville, Maryland, USA.
The Organizing Committee and organizers would like to thank the speakers, chairs, and all participants for their contribution to this meeting! Special thanks to the workshop support: ViiV Healthcare and Merck. Without their contribution, this workshop would not have been made possible.
About this Program
The Viral Infections & Inflammation Workshop 2023 brought together basic, translational, and clinical researchers to disseminate the latest knowledge in this area and fuel discussion on the many remaining unknowns in order to catalyze future research.
Inflammatory response and cytokine storm in severely ill COVID-19 patients have put a spotlight on the importance of inflammation in viral infections. Prevalence of long-term COVID is also a concern and potentially related to the suboptimal function of the immune system. Yet, these concerns are not unique to COVID-19. In the case of HIV for instance, despite remarkable improvements in antiretroviral therapy, immune reconstitution remains limited in some patients even a long time after treatment initiation. Exhaustion of primary immune resources due to persistent activation and inflammation drives premature immune aging and impacts life expectancy.
Although HIV and SARS-CoV-2 are fundamentally different infections with distinct long-term consequences, underlying mechanisms that drive those complications might be common. Common underlying mechanisms imply the possibility to employ similar therapeutic interventions. For instance neutralizing antibodies, antiviral drugs, and therapeutic vaccines to eliminate the persistent virus or anti-inflammatory drugs to ameliorate chronic inflammation.
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