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19TH ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM ON NONHUMAN PRIMATE MODELS FOR AIDS
NOVEMBER 7-10, 2001

[NOTE: This is the Program and Abstract Book, not the papers themselves which are to be published
in the Journal of Medical Primatology in 2002.]


San Juan, Puerto Rico

at the Caribe Hilton
Los Rosales Street


Hosted by: The New England Regional Primate Research Center
and The Caribbean Primate Research Center



Sponsored in part by:
The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
The Office of AIDS Research
The National Cancer Institute
The National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases


ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


R. Paul Johnson, Conference Co-Chair
Edmundo Kraiselburd, Conference Co-Chair
Andrew A. Lackner, Conference Co-Chair
Carolyn O'Toole, Committee Member, Conference Coordinator
Maria Morales, Committee Member
Ingrid Acevedo, Committee Member
Kristen Toohey, Graphic Services, Audio/Visual


SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE


Local:
R. Paul Johnson
Edmundo Kraiselburd
Andrew A. Lackner
Ronald C. Desrosiers


Out-Of-Town:
Cecilia Cheng-Mayer
Nancy Haigwood
Preston A. Marx
Christopher J. Miller
Opendra "Bill" Narayan
David I. Watkins



NOTE FROM PAGE 1:


Preston A. Marx, Ph.D., Editor for the special AIDS issue of The Journal of Medical Primatology,
to be published in 2002. This issue will include all abstracts, as well as manuscripts from
authors making oral presentations at this symposium.




AGENDA:


Wednesday, November 7, 2001


Registration and Welcome Reception



Thursday, November 8, 2001


Continental Breakfast


Opening Remarks:
Ronald Desrosiers, Director
New England Regional Primate Research Center


Edmundo Kraiselburd, Director
Unit of Comparative Medicine
Office of the Chancellor, MSC


Dr. John Rullan, Secretary of Health
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico


Keynote Address:
Bruce D. Walker, Director
AIDS Research Center, Massachusetts General Hospital


Session I - Virology:


Co-Chairs:
Mario Stevenson
University of Massachusetts Medical Center


Ronald Desrosiers
New England Regional Primate Research Center
Harvard Medical School


Invited Presentation by Mario Stevenson:
"Pathogenic determinants in primate lentiviral accessory proteins"


Abstract 1:
"SIV CD4-independence is associated with macrophage tropism,
neutralization sensitivity, and attenuated pathogenicity."
BA Puffer, S Pohlmann, AL Edinger, MD Sanchez, J Reitter,
DD Watry, HS Fox, RC Desrosiers, RW Doms.


Abstract 2:
"Co-transmission and growth of CCR5 and CXCR4 specific SHIVs after
intravaginal or intravenous exposure."
JM Harouse, A Gettie, T Eshetu, R
Fuller, J Blanchard, C Cheng-Mayer.


Abstract 3:
"N-linked Glycans in the Vl-V3 Regions HIV-1 89.6 Envelope Protein
Modulate Viral Infectivity and Susceptibility to Neutralization."
Y Li, BR Cleveland, S-L Hu.


Abstract 4:
"Specific envelope substitutions associated with rapid progression to AIDS in
SIV-infected macaques."
H Dehghani. VM Hirsch.


Abstract 5:
"Interaction of two distinct rhesus DC-SIGN isoforms with
primate lentiviruses."
Z Chen, Y Huang, X Zhao, L Ba, A Gettie,
W Zhang, B-S Hu, DD Ho.


Abstract 6:
"Distinct immunopathgenesis for SIVmac in Chinese Rhesus:
a better non-human primate model for AlDS."
B Ling, RS Veazey, A Luckay,
C Penedo, K Xu, J Lifson, PA Marx.


Abstract 7:
"Species-specific variation in SIV disease progression between Chinese and
Indian subspecies of rhesus macaque."
AM Trichel, M Murphey-Corb.


Abstract 8:
"Titration of a SIVmac251 stock by vaginal inoculation of Indian- and
Chinese-origin rhesus macaques: transmission efficiency, viral loads and
antibody responses."
ML Marthas, D. Lu, MCT Penedo,
AG Hendrickx, CJ Miller.


Session II - Immunology:
Co-Chairs:


David Watkins
Wisconsin Regional Primate Research Center


R. Paul Johnson
New England Regional Primate Research Center
Harvard Medical School


Invited Presentation by David Watkins:
"Viral escape from CTL"


Abstract 9:
"Frequencies of functional RhCMV- and SlV-specific memory T cells in
peripheral blood do not reflect the representation of these cells within
lymphoid tissues and extralymphoid effector sites."
R Lum, JM Walker, SI Hagen,
SW Wong, MK Axthelm, LJ Picker.


Abstract 10:
"MHC class I alleles associated with disease progression in SIV-infected
rhesus macaques."
T Muehl, P TenHaaft, F-J Kaup,
G Hunsmann, C Stahl-Hennig, U Sauermann.


Abstract 11:
"Differences between T-cell epitopes recognized after immunization and
after infection."
TU Vogel, H Horton, DH Fuller, DK Carter, K Vielhuber
M Liebl, Tim Shipley,Jim Fuller,Gerd Sutter,
V Erfle, L Picker, D Watkins."


Abstract 12:
"Avidity of CTL influences the rate of viral escape during SIV infection."
DH O'Connor, TM Allen, TU Vogel, P Jing, I Desouza,
E. Dunphy, C. Melsaether, E. Dodds, B. Mothe, H. Horton,
T. Friedrich, K. Westover, A. Hughes, DI Watkins.


Abstract 13:
"Inclusion of Vpr accessory gene plasmid with vaccines encoding multiple
HIV-I antigens markedly reduces vaccine effectiveness and antigen-
specific effector T-cell function in vivo resulting in CD4 cell loss and
increased viral loads in rhesus macaques."
K Muthumani, V Ayyavoo, D Conway, S Kudchodkar,
D Zhang, J Kim, J Boyer, L Montaner, K Manson,
M Bagarazzi, P Weiner.


Abstract 14:
"Impact of thymectomy on the peripheral T cell pool in rhesus macaques
before and after infection with simian immunodeficiency virus."
ST Arron, A Gettie, J Blanchard, DD Ho, L Zhang.


Abstract 15:
"Dominance of CD8 responses specific for epitopes bound by a single MHC
class I molecule during both the acute and chronic phases of viral infect."
BR Mothe. H Horton, DK Carter, ME Liebl, S Fuenger, TM.Allen,
Skinner, TU Vogel, G Franchini, W Rehrauer, N Wilson, JD Altman,
A Haase, LJ Picker, DB Allison, RC Desrosiers, AD Sette, DI Watkins.


Abstract 16:
"SIV-specific CD8+ T cells traffic to the female genital mucosa and express
receptors for inflammatory chemokines."
M Cromwell, X Alvarez, JD Altman, A Luster, AA Lackner, RP Johnson.


Abstract 17:
"Non-activated dendritic cells predominate in
lymph nodes of monkeys with AIDS."
MI Zimmer, CM Castillo, TA Reinhart, M Murphey-Corb, SM
Barratt-Boyes.


Abstract 18:
"Detailed analysis of CD4+ T helper responses to env and gag proteins of
simian immunodeficiency virus reveals a relative lack of broadly reactive
CD4+ T helper epitopes in the glycosylated regions of env."
S Sarkar, V Kalia, M Murphey-Corb, RC Montelaro


Reception and Poster Session



Friday, November 9, 2001


Session III - Pathogenesis:


Co-Chairs:
Malcolm Martin
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health


Andrew A. Lackner
Tulane Regional Primate Research Center
Tulane University Health Sciences Center


Invited Presentation by Malcolm Martin:
"A systemic analysis of the rapid and irreversible CD4+ T cell depletion
induced by the highly pathogenic SHIV DH12R."


Abstract 19:
"Transient early antiretroviral treatment facilitates CD8+ lymphocyte
mediated control of pathogenic SIV infection and resistance to
homologous and heterologous rechallenge."
JD Lifson, JL Rossio, M Piatak Jr, BM Flynn, B Fisher,
RC Desrosiers, VM Hirsch, K Reimann, J Schmitz,
J Ghrayeb, N Bischofberger, D Wodarz, MA Nowak.


Abstract 20:
"Gut-associated lymphoid tissue is a primary reservoir for simian
immunodeficiency virus in naturally infected sooty mangabeys."
SP O'Neil, DC Anderson, C Suwyn, G Niedzielal,
J Bradley, DC Montefiori, FJ Novembre, HM McClure.


Abstract 21:
"Dynamics of T lymphocyte turnover in sooty mangabeys, a non-pathogenic
host of simian immunodeficiency virus infection."
A Kaur, AF Barabasz, M Rosenzweig,
HM McClure, MB Feinberg, RP Johnson.


Abstract 22:
"Dysregulation of chemokine expression in lymphoid tissues during
SlV/DeltaB670 infection of rhesus macaques."
TA Reinhart, BA Fallert, M Pfeifer,
S Capuano III, P Rajakumar, M Murphey-Corb,
CL Fuller, TM Schaefer.


Abstract 23:
"Activated memory CD4+T cells are the primary target for
SIV infection and elimination."
G Yang, R Veazey, X Alvarez, L Alexander,
I Tham, C Romsey, R Desrosiers, A Lackner.


Abstract 24:
"Mucosal immunopathogenesis of pediatric AIDS."
RS Veazey, AA Lackner.


Abstract 25:
"Blockade of T-cell costimulation during acute SIV infection in rhesus
macaques blunts SIV-specific cellular immune responses but does not
protect them from AIDS."
DA Garber, G Silvestri, A Fedanov, N Kozyr, A Barry,
C Ibegbu, A Carter, D Anderson, X Wang, R Mittler, H McClure,
CP Larsen, JD Altman, S Staprans, MB Feinberg.


Abstract 26:
"Impact of early antiretroviral therapy on SlV-specific CD8+ and CD4+ T
responses in SIV-infected rhesus macaques."
M-C Gauduin, J Pierce, C Liu, JD Lifson, J Altman, RP Johnson.


Abstract 27:
"Importance of lymphocyte homing for the development of intestinal lesions
in animals infected with SlVmac239/YEnef."
MW Elliott, AA Lackner.


Abstract 28:
"Early events in the neuropathogenesis of
SlVsmmPGM infection in M. Nemestrina."
S Buch, MS Smith, D Pinson, Z Li, I Adany, F Jia,
Y Niu, F Novembre, R Potula, A Kumar, O Narayan.


Session IV - Vaccines & Therapeutics:


Co-Chairs:
Vanessa Hirsch
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health


Edmundo Kraiselburd
Unit of Comparative Medicine
Office of the Chancellor, MSC


Invited Presentation by Vanessa Hirsch:
"Lessons for AIDS vaccine development from macaque models "


Abstract 29:
"An effective AIDS vaccine based on live attenuated vesicular stomatitis
virus recombinants."
NF Rose, PA Marx, A Luckay, DF Nixon, WJ Moretto,
SM Donahoe, D Montefiori, A Roberts, L Buonocore, JK Rose.


Abstract 30:
"Generation of cross-reactive neutralizing and protective antibodies in macaques immunized
with a modified HIV-1 envelope."
C Buckner, I Shrivastava, J Safrit, A Gettie, J Blanchard,
J Mascola, C Wild, SW Barnett, L Stamatatos.


Abstract 31:
"Inclusion of an env protein boost with a DNA/MVA prime-boost vaccine;
impact on humoral and cellular immunogenicity and protection from SHIV
challenge."
TC VanCott, J Cox, P Earl, J Lane, P Luciw, S Himathongkham,
E Kuta, J Boyer, S Ratto-Kim, L Frampton, L Steinmeyer, H Beary,
N Gomez, S Parrish, D Brown, R Corbin, D Weiner, B Moss, D Birx.


Abstract 32:
"Adoptive transfer of SIV naive autologous CD4+ cells is sufficient to
induce a longterm non progressor status."
F Villinger, GT Brice, AE Mayne,
P Bostik, K Mori, CH June, AA Ansari.


Abstract 33:
"DNA vaccine induction of T cell responses prior to infection augments the
efficacy of immunotherapy during HAART post-infection."
DH Fuller, MS Wu, P Rajakumar, T Allen, S Capuano,
JT Fuller, T Shipley, R Rudersdorf, A Sette,
JR Haynes, DI Watkins, M Murphey-Corb.


Abstract 34:
"Mucosal priming of SlV-specific CTL responses in rhesus macaques by the
Salmonella type IN secretion system."
DT Evans, L-M Chen, J Gillis, K-C Lin, B Harty,
GP Mazzara, KG Mansfield, RC Desrosiers,
JE Galan, RP Johnson.


Abstract 35:
"IL-12/GM-CSF co-administration with a SIV VLP DNA prime/protein
boost leads to viral control following mucosal SIV challenge in rhesus
macaques."
I Martinez, Z Israel, F Villinger, M Sidhu, R Stout, D
Montefiori, E O'Neill, AA Ansari, M Martinez, E Kraiselburd.


Abstract 36:
"Inactivated retroviruses with functional envelope proteins serve as
platforms for testing molecularly modified Gpl20.
LO Arthur, R Benveniste, R Desrosiers, J Hoxie,
EN Chertova, JW Bess, LE Henderson, JD Lifson.


Abstract 37:
"Sterilizing immunity against a simian-human immunodeficiency virus
(SHIV) challenge was achieved in 11 pig-tailed macaques following
passive transfer of high-titered neutralizing antibodies."
Y Nishimura, R Shibata, T Igarashi, N Haigwood,
R Plishka, A Buckler-Whit, MA Martin.


Abstract 38:
"Prevention of SHIV89.6p induced disease in rhesus monkeys after
vaccination with recombinant gp120 and a Nef Tat fusion protein
formulated in the adjuvant AS02A."
N Mathy, K Manson, P Mooij, D Montefiori,
D Watkins, J Heeney, M Wyand, J Cohen, C Bruck, G Voss.


Abstract 39:
"Improved efficiency of DNA vaccination using a new generation of
optimized HIV and SlV plasmids."
GN Pavlakis, M Rosati, P Eyler, A Valentin,
H Trivedi, A Biragyn, LW Kwak, P Markham,
R Woodward, A von Gegerfelt, N Miller, BK Felber.


Abstract 40:
"Efficacy of PRO 2000 gel in a macaque model for
vaginal HIV transmission."
MG Lewis, W Wagner, J Yalley-Ogunro,
J Greenhouse, AT Profy.


Banquet Speaker: Jon Cohen



Saturday, November 10, 2001


Session V - New Technologies:
"Advances in the analysis of cell-mediated immune responses"


Chair:
Louis Picker
Oregon Regional Primate Research Center


Invited Presentation by Louis Picker:
"Analysis of T cell memory development and
homeostasis in rhesus macaques"


Abstract 41:
"Multilabel confocal microscopy for visualizing SIV and the host immune
response in situ."
X Alvarez, M Cromwell, G Yang, R Veazey,
C Romsey, J MacKey, M Simon, S Klumpp,
L Alexander, R Desrosiers, RP Johnson, A Lackner.


Abstract 42:
"Phenotypic and functional analysis of SIV-specific CD4+ T cells in
macaques immunized with attenuated SIV."
M-C Gauduin, M Connole, A. Kaur,
S. Ahmad, T. Yilma, RP Johnson.




Advances in in vivo imaging:


Chair: R. Gilberto Gonzalez
Massachusetts General Hospital


Presentation by Session Chair: R. Gilbert Gonzalez
"Neuroimaging of nonhuman primates for the study of
the AIDS dementia complex"


Abstract 43:
"Detailed analysis of live cell antigen acquisition by
monkey dendritic cells."
LA Harshyne. SC Watkins, A Gambotto, SM Barratt-Boyes.


Abstract 44:
"Peripheral benzodiazepine receptor expression as a marker of microglial
activation in SIV-infected macaques: Implications for neuroimaging."
JL Mankowski, SE Queen, PJ Tarwater, RJ Adams, TR Guilarte.


Advances in nonhuman primate genomics:


Abstract 45:
"Old world monkeys in the new age of functional genomics."
MJ Korth, K Woodard, MB Agy,
RA Feldman, RE Bumgarner, MG Katze.


Abstract 46:
"Microarray analysis of regulated gene expression in gut lymphoid tissue
during primary and asymptomatic SIV infection.
MD George, S Sankaran, A Gelli, S Dandekar.


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Chris Miller
California Regional Primate Research Center



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