Friday, March 10, 2017
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30 – 9:40 | Welcome |
| 9:40 – 10:40 | Dr. Satya Dandekar “HIV Infection, Gut Immune Senescence and Aging” |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Mabel Pérez Oquendo Undergraduate Student, UPR Rio Piedras “Treatment with the G9a Antagonist, BRD4770, Inhibits Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Cell Growth” |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10– 12:10 | Dr. Howard S. Fox “Accelerated Aging in HIV Infection: Clues from the Methylome and Mitochondria” |
| 12:10 – 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Dr. Loyda M. Meléndez “The role of cystatin B and STAT-1 signaling in perpetuation of HIV macrophage reservoirs” |
| 2:30 – 3:30 | Networking Session 1: How to become research advocates in Puerto Rico |
| 3:30 – 4:00 | Coffee break Improving scientific education at schools in Puerto Rico: Educational demonstrations |
| 4:00 – 4:50 | Dr. Ofelia Olivero – NIH Funding Opportunities |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | Closing remarks |
Saturday, March 11, 2017
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration |
| 9:30 – 9:40 | Welcome |
| 9:40 – 10:40 | Dr. Eric A. Engels “HIV, Aging and Cancer” |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | Vanessa Torres Gutiérrez Undergraduate Student, UPR Rio Piedras “Characterization of b-catenin phosphorylation patterns in normal and regenerating intestine of H. glaberrima“ |
| 11:00 – 11:10 | Coffee Break |
| 11:10– 12:10 | Dr. Richard J. Noel “HIV-1 Nef expressed in astrocytes is neurotoxic and initiates inflammatory responses in peripheral organs” |
| 12:10 – 1:30 | Lunch |
| 1:30 – 2:30 | Dr. Victor Valcour ”Clinical challenges of cognitive disorders in older HIV+ patients – is it Alzheimer’s disease or HAND” |
| 2:30 – 4:00 | Coffee break and Poster Session |
| 4:00 – 4:50 | Networking Session 2: Careers in Science |
| 4:50 – 5:00 | Closing remarks / Awards |
