CHIPTS 2026 HIV Next Generation Conference

You’re invited to lunch and a presentation featuring Dr. Laura Bogart, Laura M. Bogart, PhD, Senior Behavioral Scientist, RAND Corporation, Professor of Policy Analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School, and Professor of Psychiatry, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science. This is the 5th in a series of presentations and discussions on HIV research in South Los Angeles and beyond. Participants will have an opportunity to learn new research methods, meet other HIV researchers, network, learn about HIV research funding opportunities, and of course have lunch. This event is free.

"CMV, Aging, and HIV"
Dr. Hunt will review the evidence supporting a potential role of asymptomatic CMV co-infection as a driver of persistent immune dysfunction and morbidity and mortality in people treated with HIV. He will also describe exciting results from a recent clinical trial of letermovir supporting a causal role of CMV in these processes as well as functional aging outcomes in this setting. Important sex differences in the response to treating asymptomatic CMV in this setting will also be discussed.