All events will be held at The Westin Riverwalk unless otherwise noted.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
| 2:00 pm – 7:30 pm | Registration Open | Navarro Foyer |
| 2:00 pm | Sponsor/Exhibitor Setup | Navarro Foyer |
| 4:00 pm | Poster Session Setup | Hidalgo Ballroom |
| 6:00 pm | Welcome Reception | Navarro Ballroom |
| 7:00 pm | Keynote Address Beatrice H. Hahn, MD Professor of Medicine and Microbiology University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine | Navarro Ballroom |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration Open | Navarro Foyer |
| 7:00 am | Poster Session Setup | Hidalgo Ballroom |
| 7:15 am | Continental Breakfast | Navarro Foyer |
| 8:00 am | Welcome to the Conference | Navarro Ballroom |
| 8:15 am | Named Travel Award Presentations | Navarro Ballroom |
| 8:30 am | Microbiome Alterations Influence SIV Acquisition Presented by Dr. Jason Brenchley | Navarro Ballroom |
| 9:00am – 11:30am | Acute Infection & Mucosal Immunology Chair: Jason Brenchley, PhD Co-chair: Megan O’Connor, PhD Abstract Oral Presentations | Navarro Ballroom |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break Refreshments Served – Navarro Foyer Poster Viewing – Hidalgo Ballroom Sponsor/Exhibitor Tables Open | |
| 11:30 am | Lunch (On Your Own) | |
| 11:30 am | Poster Viewing | Hidalgo Ballroom |
| 11:30 am | Sponsor/Exhibitor Tables Open | Navarro Foyer |
| 11:30 am | Trainee Networking Social (Students, Postdocs & Residents Only) | |
| 1:30 pm | Novel Durable HIV Vaccine Platform Targeting Mucosal Epithelium Presented by Dr. Marie-Claire Gauduin | Navarro Ballroom |
| 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Prevention: Next-Gen PrEP, bNAbs & Vaccine Platforms Chair: Marie-Claire Gauduin, PhD Co-chair: Mauricio Martins, PhD Abstract Oral Presentations | Navarro Ballroom |
| 4:30pm | Trainee Session: Resilience and Flourishing During Tough Times Presented by Dr. Satya Dandekar and Dr. Smita Iyer | |
| 5:15 pm | Poster Reception | Hidalgo Ballroom |
Thursday, October 22, 2026
| 7:00 am – 5:00 pm | Registration Open | Navarro Foyer |
| 7:15 am | Poster Viewing | Hidalgo Ballroom |
| 7:15 am | Sponsor/Exhibitor Tables Open | Navarro Foyer |
| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast | Navarro Foyer |
| 8:30 am | T Cells in the Brain: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Presented by Dr. Smita Iyer | Navarro Ballroom |
| 9:00 am – 11:30 am | Pathogenesis & HIV Co-Infections Chair: Smita Iyer, PhD Co-chair: Riti Sharan, PhD Abstract Oral Presentations | Navarro Ballroom |
| 10:00 am – 10:30 am | Break Refreshments Served – Navarro Foyer Poster Viewing – Hidalgo Ballroom Sponsor/Exhibitor Tables Open | |
| 11:30 am | Lunch (On Your Own) | |
| 11:30 am | Poster Viewing | Hidalgo Ballroom |
| 11:30 am | Sponsor/Exhibitor Tables Open | Navarro Foyer |
| 12:45 pm | Journal of Medical Primatology | Navarro Ballroom |
| 1:00pm | Combination Immune-Based Strategies for HIV Cure: Insights from Translational Preclinical Models Presented by Dr. Mirko Paiardini | Navarro Ballroom |
| 1:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Cure and Substance Abuse Effects on HIV Reservoirs Chair: Mirko Paiardini, PhD Co-chair: Siddappa Byrareddy, PhD Abstract Oral Presentations | Navarro Ballroom |
| 4:30 pm | Gala Reception & Dinner (Please note that the gorillas naturally head indoors for the evening around 6:00 pm) | The Ralston @ Congo Falls |
Friday, October 23, 2026
| 7:00 am – 11:00 am | Registration Open | Navarro Foyer |
| 7:15 am | Sponsor/Exhibitor Tables Open | Navarro Foyer |
| 7:30 am | Continental Breakfast | Navarro Foyer |
| 8:30 am | Next-Generation SigH-Based Double and Triple Knockout Vaccines Targeting TB and TB/HIV Presented by Dr. Deepak Kaushal | |
| 9:00 am – 11:30 am | Translational Innovations & Model Optimization Chair: Deepak Kaushal, PhD Co-chair: Davide Pisu, PhD Abstract Oral Presentations | Navarro Ballroom |
| 9:45 am – 10:15 am | Break Refreshments Served – Navarro Foyer Sponsor/Exhibitor Tables Open | |
| 11:30 am | Closing Remarks & Preview of 2027 Symposium | Navarro Ballroom |
| 11:45 am | Lunch (On Your Own) | |
| 11:45 am | Remove Sponsor/Exhibitor Tables | Navarro Foyer |