OVERVIEW

13th International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Science is organized by International AIDS Society (IAS) and will be held from Jul 13 - 17, 2025 at Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda.

Description:
The IAS Conference on HIV Science is the world’s most influential meeting on HIV research and its applications. This biennial conference presents the critical advances in basic, clinical and operational HIV research that move science into policy and practice. Through its open and inclusive programme, the meeting sets the gold standard of HIV science, featuring highly diverse and cutting-edge research.

IAS 2025 objectives:

Objective 1

Highlight the latest advancements in HIV science, with a particular focus on showcasing the significant contributions of African scientists in addressing the epidemic on the continent most affected by HIV.

Objective 2

Establish a legacy of research, ranging from basic science to implementation science, that is responsive to the priorities of affected communities and led by those most impacted.

Objective 3

Accelerate innovation in basic and clinical science for person-centred precision medicine for HIV, encompassing research on reducing transmission, developing vaccines, understanding pathogenesis, managing co-infections and co-morbidities, addressing ageing-related issues, and advancing toward an HIV cure.

Objective 4

Strengthen HIV prevention research to optimize cost-effective biomedical, behavioural and structural interventions, with a focus on identifying and overcoming implementation challenges, dismantling system barriers, and scaling successful prevention strategies in practice.

Objective 5

Promote interdisciplinary collaboration across biomedical, clinical, social and implementation sciences to improve HIV outcomes across all life stages, with a strong focus on translating research findings into actionable policies and practices.