Mumbai: International conference on HIV research

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International conference on HIV research in city from Feb 5

Thursday, February 3, 2011, 19:00 [iST]

Mumbai, Feb 3 (PTI) There is a pressing need to fill upthe gaps in the research

and the scientific knowledge aboutprevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS, as the

number of peopleliving with the disease has grown to alarming proportions,an

expert with the Indian Council of Medical Research said.

ICMR is organising an international conference on`Emerging Frontiers and

Challenges in HIV/AIDS Research'',which will start here on February 5.

" Factors like consistent viral variation, differentialimmunological responses in

the patients, viral affinity todifferent receptors, and resistance to therapies

are the majorimpediments to developing effective drugs and vaccines, " saidDr

Sanjiva D Kholkute, Director, National Institute forResearch in Reproductive

Health (a part of ICMR).

" Other issues are lack of focused HIV preventionprogrammes and integrated

programmes specifically designed forpeople living with HIV, " Kholkute, who is

also the convener ofthe conference, said today.

The number of HIV patients has risen alarmingly in therecent years, he said.

The conference aims to provide a forum to the researchers working in areas such

as mechanism of HIV infection and transmission, resistance to the pathogen as

wellas anti-HIV drugs, disease progression, and development ofeffective

medicines, etc, he said. .

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