IAS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science, is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda from July 14-17, with several pre-conference events scheduled on Sunday July 13.
In many cases remote access will also be possible for registered attendees, with recordings made publicly available two months after the meeting ends. Links to events and sessions related to HIV cure research are appended below.
Sunday July 13
9:00am – 5:45pm local time (US Eastern time: 3:00 – 11:45am)
Pre-conference session PC01
Room: MH1
Co-infections, viral and host factors: Impact on HIV cure strategies
Organizer: IAS – the International AIDS Society
Session 1: Opening and setting the scene
Session 2: Viral synergy: Impact on HIV reservoirs
Session 3: Impact of bacterial and fungal co-infections on the reservoir
Session 4: Host factors
Session 5: The role of HIV diversity in reservoir and response to cure interventions
Session 6: Lessons learned from clinical trials in diverse populations
Monday July 14
11:30am – 12:30pm (US Eastern time: 5:30 – 6:30am)
Satellite SAT07
Room: MH2/Hybrid
Consolidating and advancing African leadership of HIV Cure strategies to accelerate cure research for Africa and the world
Organizer: HCAAP and Santhe on behalf of Africa Cure Consortium
Tuesday July 15
7:30 – 08:30am (US ET: 1:30 – 2:30am)
Satellite SAT16
Room: MH1/Hybrid
Silencing the transcriptionally active HIV reservoir
Organizer: The HOPE Collaboratory
9:00 – 10:30am (US ET: 3:00 – 4:30am)
Plenary session PL01
Room: Auditorium
Better meeting the needs of people living with HIV
Understanding the HIV reservoir: Novel approaches to measure and test HIV-cure strategies
Xu Yu, Massachusetts General Hospital, United States
10:45 – 11:45am (US ET: 4:45 – 5:45am)
Oral abstract session OAA01
Room: AD12
Targeting the HIV reservoir: Emerging discoveries and novel interventions
3:00 – 4:00pm (US ET 9:00 – 10:00am)
Oral abstract session OAA02
Room: MH2
Here to stay: Renewed momentum for bNAbs in HIV treatment and cure studies
4:30 – 5:30pm (US ET 10:30 – 11:30am)
Symposium SY06
Room: MH3
Innovations in HIV virology: Translating discoveries into novel therapies
Wednesday July 16
3:00 – 4:00pm (US ET 9:00 – 10:00am)
Oral abstract session OAA04
Room: AD12
From cells to systems: The power of omics in HIV research
4:30 – 5:30pm (US ET 10:30 – 11:30am)
Symposium SY14
Growing the paediatric response
Broadly neutralizing antibodies in paediatric HIV: From HIV reservoir dynamics to clinical outcomes
Mathias Lichterfeld, Harvard Medical School, United States
Thursday July 17
10:45 – 11:45am (US ET: 4:45 – 5:45am)
Symposium SY17
Room: AD12
From insight to impact: Advances in understanding and achieving HIV immunological control
12:15 – 1:15pm (US ET: 6:15 – 7:15am)
Oral abstract session OAA05
Room: MH4
Basic science highlights: Cutting-edge research and implications
3:15 – 5:00pm (US ET: 9:15 – 11:00am)
Closing session CL01
Room: Auditorium
Rapporteur report-back and closing session
Source
Richard Jefferys. TAG HIV Basic Science, Vaccines, and Cure Project Blog
https://tagbasicscienceproject.typepad.com/tags_basic_science_vaccin/2025/07/hiv-cure-research-at-ias-2025.html