Translational HIV medicine in Zurich and beyond – from the past to the future
Contact
Nathalie Orlando
Tel.
043 253 42 46
Mail
direktion.inf@usz.ch
Abschiedssymposium Huldrych Günthard
Symposium
Format
On Site
Location
University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich
Lecture hall
Hörsaal WEST
Date
25.06.2026
Time
13:30 - 18:30
Credits
3 SGINF
Costs
Free of charge
Dear colleagues and friends,
As I will be retiring at the end of July 2026, I am delighted to invite you to my farewell symposium, “Translational HIV medicine in Zurich and beyond – from the past to the future. I have worked as a physician and researcher for a total of 35.5 years, including a good 30 years at the USZ. Our HIV research at the USZ in the context of Swiss and international research will therefore be the focus of the symposium, and I am particularly looking forward to the glimpse into the future that the speakers will give us.
The symposium will conclude – how could it be otherwise – with an Apéro/reception, and I would be delighted to raise a glass with you after the exciting presentations!
Please register for the symposium by 12th June 2026 so that we can estimate how many people will be attending the reception. If you decide only later to attend, you are of course also welcome without registration!
See you soon!
Huldrych Günthard
Program
| 13:30 | Welcome / Housekeeping Prof. Dr. Dr. med. Annelies Zinkernagel / Prof. Dr. med. Huldrych Günthard |
| 13:45 | The SHCS over 40 years: A success story in HIV care and research Prof. Dr. med. Andri Rauch, Inselspital / University Bern |
| 14:05 | The Zurich Primary HIV Infection Study: Facts and Fiction Prof. Dr. med. Dominique Braun, Klinik Hirslanden Zürich / Universitätsspital Zürich |
| 14:25 | Landmark trials – trials that lead to paradigm shifts in handling HIV Prof. Jens Lundgren, MD, Rigshospitalet / University of Copenhagen |
| 14:45 | The liver and HIV: reasons for concern? Prof. Dr. med. Gilles Wandeler, Inselspital / University of Bern |
| 15:05 | Artificial intelligence in HIV and other infectious Diseases: Will there still be a need for physicians? Prof. Dr. Niko Beerenwinkel, PhD, ETH Zürich, BSSE Basel |
| 15:25 | Break |
| 15:55 | Transmission and Migration modelling of HIV-1 in Switzerland and Europe Prof. Dr. Katharina Kusejko, PhD, Universitätsspital Zürich / Universität Zürich |
| 16:20 | HIV and Mycobateria: how do they interact? PD Dr. univ. Johannes Nemeth, Universitätsspital Zürich |
| 17:00 | HIV drug resistance: the times they are changing Prof. Dr. Roger Kouyos, PhD, Universitätsspital Zürich / Universität Zürich |
| 17:20 | Final remarks Prof. Dr. med. Hudlrych Günthard |
| 17:35 | Apéro in der Empfangshalle der Klinik Infektionskrankheiten und Spitalhygiene (RAE U 53) |
Register
Please register by 12.06.2026.