[Program, International Conference on AIDS (12th: 1998: Geneva, Switzerland)]

12th World AIDS Conference, Geneva 1998
Track Troikas (Co-Chairs)

TRACK A: Basic Science
1. Giuseppe Pantaleo, Switzerland
Specialised in Clinical Hematology and holds
the position of Senior Investigator at the Swiss
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases in Lausanne. He is author and coauthor of more than 100 articles published in
international scientific journals. Joined the
Laboratory of Immunoregulation, NIAID,
NIH, Bethesda, Maryland in 1988; and since
then his work has focused on the delineation
of the immunopathogenic mechanisms of
human immunodeficiency virus type 1
(HIV-1) infection. During the past two years
he has also been working on delineating the
virologic and immunologic events associated
with primary HIV infection.
2. Mark Wainberg, Canada
Specialised in microbiology and immunology.
Currently Scientific Director of the Lady Davis
Institute for Medical Research at Sir Mortimer
Davis Jewish General Hospital in Montreal
and President of the Canadian Association for
HIV Research. Has been the recipient of
numerous scientific awards and honors and
ranks within the world's leading group of
authors in terms of citation and impact. Has
been involved in planning the scientific
programs for 6 previous international AIDS
conferences and was the Chair of Track A for
the Vancouver Conference.
3. Edward Mbidde, Uganda
Head of the Uganda Cancer Institute,
Makerere Medical School, Kampala. Is particularly involved in HIV vaccine development
(e.g., the clinical trials in Uganda) and has
served on the WHO Global Program on AIDS
Steering Committee for HIV vaccines. Was
Chairman of the Scientific Program
Committee of the IXth International
Conference on AIDS and STDs in Africa, held
in Kampala in December, 1995 and a Plenary
Speaker in Vancouver.

TRACK B: Clinical Science
1. Luc Perrin, Switzerland
Has a background in internal medicine and
viral immunopathology. Currently head of the
clinical laboratory of virology at the Geneva
University Hospital. A relative newcomer to
HIV (after a career in malaria research), his
research activities are focussed on acute HIV
infection, the monitoring of HIV viremia and
the prognostic value of virological parameters
for clinical outcome. Has participated in and
organised several international therapeutical
trials in HIV infected patients.
2. Margaret Johnson, UK
Specialises in thoracic medicine and is
particularly interested in HIV antibody
testing, clinical trials of antiretroviral agents
and HIV infection in women. Currently
Consultant Physician General Medicine, HIV/
AIDS and Clinical Director of HIV/AIDS at
the Royal Free Hospital, NHS Trust, London.
Is an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology at
the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine,
University of London. Created both the Royal
Free HIV/AIDS Service (one of the major
treatment centres for HIV patients in the UK)
and the first specific clinic in the UK for
women with HIV. Is the author or co-author
of over 80 publications on clinical aspects of
HIV/AIDS.
3. Scott Hammer, USA
Specialises in virology. Associate Professor of
Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Director
of the Research Virology Laboratory at the
Infectious Disease Division of the New
England Deaconess Hospital, Boston,
Massachusetts. Has published extensively on
HIV and conducted numerous clinical trials,
most recently on combination antiretroviral
therapies.

Track
Troikas