Forward Thinkers Conference

Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco was invited by the Saint Luke’s Molecular Medicine Society and the University of the Philippines-Physician Scientists Association to talk about barriers to HIV cure at the third Forward Thinkers International Conference in Manila.

Dr. Gangcuangco at St. Luke's College of Medicine, Quezon City, Philippines | Sept 28, 2019

Dr. Gangcuangco and Prof. Shigeyuki Kano, President of the Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine

Dolutegravir in the Philippines

Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco delivered a lecture at San Lazaro Hospital on advances in HIV treatment and prevention. One of the key topics discussed were integrase inhibitors, newer antiretroviral agents that are better tolerated than the current available regimens in the Philippines.

Dr Louie Mar Gangcuangco, Dr. Ana Risa Sayo (infectious disease), and Dr. Chris Smith (Asst. Prof, Nagasaki University-London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine)

The Hawaii Center for AIDS presented research works at the 10th International AIDS Society Conference in HIV Science held in Mexico City in July 2019.

Dr. Lishomwa Ndhlovu co-chaired a session at the HIV/Hepatitis B Cure symposium. He also presented a poster on methamphetamine use and T-cell exhaustion in HIV.

Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco with “The Berlin Patient,” Timothy Brown, the first patient cured of HIV.

Dr. Cecilia Shikuma, director of the Hawaii Center for AIDS, and Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco standing in front of the research poster on CD4 T-cell exhaustion and mitochondrial dysfunction.

Brooks Mitchell, PhD candidate, presented a poster on HIV reservoir and neurocognitive impairment.

Abstracts available at:

http://programme.ias2019.org/Abstract/Abstract/2423

http://programme.ias2019.org/Abstract/Abstract/2620

http://programme.ias2019.org/Abstract/Abstract/2617

28th Annual Honolulu AIDS Walk

The Hawaii Center for AIDS joined the community at the 28th Annual Honolulu AIDS Walk held at Kapiolani Park on June 30, 2019.

Scientific Publishing Seminar

Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco was invited by the Philippine Society for Medical Oncology and Merck Philippines to deliver a talk on scientific writing and publishing.

Dr. Gangcuangco is an HIV researcher for the Hawaii Center for AIDS and has published over 50 scientific abstracts and international peer-reviewed journal articles. He has served as a peer-reviewer for various journals, including The Lancet HIV, The British Medical Journal, and Clinical Infectious Diseases.

Expanding Research Collaborations with the Philippines

(From left to right: Vice Chancellor for Research, Dr. Franco Teves, Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco, Dean Clowe Jandonero, and Vice Dean Mimmie Mamauag)

Dr. Gangcuangco delivered a lecture on HIV pathogenesis and chronic complications of HIV at the Mindanao State University-Iligan Institute of Technology (MSU-IIT) in November 29, 2018. The invitation was extended by Prof. Clowe Jondonero, Dean of the MSU-IIT College of Nursing as part of their international lecture series with the theme Advancing Nursing Practice in the 21st Century. 

The lecture was attended by more than 200 nursing students, faculty members, and Dr. Franco Teves, Vice Chancellor for Research of MSU-IIT. Other guests include fellow Balik (returning) Scientists of the Department of Science and Technology, Prof. Arnie Alguno and Prof. Arnold Lubguban.

The Philippines is experiencing the fastest-growing HIV epidemic in the western Pacific region, registering more than 1,000 new HIV cases per month. Research collaborations on HIV pathogenesis and prevention are warranted to help curb the epidemic.

HIV Awareness interview at Net 25's Taumbahay

Dr. Louie Mar Gangcuangco invited at the TV show 'Taumbahay' to discuss about HIV awareness