This event aims to showcase the research being done at the University of Pretoria into HIV, TB and respiratory diseases. Presentations will be given by highly acclaimed guest speakers, as well as various speakers from the Faculty of Health Sciences. Posters will also be on display.

Date: Friday, 12 February 2016

Venue: Room 3-23, HW Snyman North Building, Prinshof Campus

Time: 08:30–17:30

RSVP to [email protected] for catering purposes.

For further information, please contact:

Prof Theresa Rossouw

Tel: 012 319 2179 (Secretary)

Preliminary programme

Welcome and opening

08:30–08:45                        Welcome                             Prof Theresa Rossouw

08:45–09:00                        Opening                               Prof Stefanie Burton

Session 1

09:00–09:45                        Opening plenary              Prof Rob Warren

Overview of drug-resistant tuberculosis

09:45–10:10                        Presentation 1                  Prof Robin Green

The bugs in the airway of children with lower respiratory tract infections – some new thoughts

10:10–10:35                        Presentation 2                  Prof Nicolette du Plessis

Sentinel pertussis surveillance at a tertiary training hospital in Gauteng, South Africa

                                                                                                Dr Isaura Ribeiro

Contact tracing and management of children and adolescents in a place of safety after drug-resistant tuberculosis exposure

10:35–11:00                        Presentation 3                  Prof Greta Dreyer

HIV immuno-depletion and female lower genital tract HPV infection

11:00–11.30                        Tea and poster viewing

11:30–11:55                        Presentation 4                  Prof Jannie Hugo

COPC: Application to infectious diseases

11:55–12:20                        Presentation 5                  Prof Ute Feucht

Paediatric HIV in Tshwane district

12:20–12:45                        Presentation 6                  Dr Jan-Gert Nel

Neutrophil extracellular traps

12:45–13:45                        Lunch

Session 2

13:45–14:10                        Plenary 2                             Prof Charles Feldman

Pneumococcus

14:10–14:35                        Presentation 1                  Prof Michael Pepper

HIV stem cell project

14:35–15:00                        Presentation 2                  Prof Anton Stoltz

AIR facility / MARTI study

15:00–15.25                        Presentation 3                  Prof Bernard Fourie

TB

15:25–15:45                        Tea and poster viewing

15:45–16:15                        Presentation 4                  Prof Riana Cockeran

The effect of environmental factors on pneumococcal biofilm

16:15–17:00                        Closing plenary                 Prof Francois Venter

Ouma, how did you get HIV? Ageing in the era of successful ART