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Ian Bryce, Communications and Marketing, 604-773-8134, ian_bryce@sfu.ca
This spring, Simon Fraser University’s President’s Dream Colloquium focuses on HIV/AIDS. The seven-part public lecture series, which launched on January 8th, will continue to explore issues in HIV including recent medical research developments, criminalization and HIV disclosure, harm reduction for individuals who inject drugs, and Indigenous and community perspectives.
On January 22nd, Zabrina Brumme, director of the Laboratory Program at the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, will discuss the most recent updates in HIV cure research including how close a cure is in development, and the difficulties of finding a cure for HIV.
The colloquium aims to inspire and mobilize the next generation of researchers, policy-makers, activists, artists and advocates by providing an interdisciplinary understanding of the past, current, and future response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The opening lecture drew an at-capacity crowd to hear about the history of HIV in Vancouver from Dr. Julio Montaner, executive director and Physician-in-Chief of the BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (BC-CfE), and community activist Valerie Nicholson.
Lectures will take place at SFU’s Burnaby, Surrey and Vancouver campuses, bringing together experts and researchers from across Canada and the United States. The events are free and open to the public, but require registration. Events will be live streamed. Each lecture will be followed by a networking event and reception.