General Information CONTENTS Information General CROI FOUNDATION . 2 IAS–USA . 3 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION . 3 CROI 2020 PROGRAM COMMITTEE . 6 Scientific Program Committee . 6 Community Liaison Subcommittee . 8 EXTERNAL REVIEWERS . 9 SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEES . 11 Activities for New Investigator Awardees . 11 New Investigator Awardees . 11 International Investigator Awardees . 16 Community Educator Awardees . 16 CONFERENCE INFORMATION . 18 Overview . 18 Conference Support . 18 Conference Resources . .19. WiFi Access at the Conference . 19 Mobile App . 19 Poster Videos . 19 Website . 19 Webcasts . 19 USB Flashdrive . 20 Affiliated and Proximate Activities Policy . 20 Conference Badges . 20 Conference Etiquette . 20 VENUE Conference Services . 21 Meals . 22 Emergency Services . .22 Overflow Accommodations . 22 Americans With Disabilities Act . 22 Child Care . 22 CROI HOTELS . 23 ABSTRACT PROCESS . 25 Abstracts Related to Study Populations . 27 PRECONFERENCE SESSIONS . 28 SYMPOSIA, ORAL SESSIONS, AND THEMED DISCUSSIONS BY DAY . 34 POSTER SESSIONS BY DAY . 66 POSTER SESSIONS BY CATEGORY . 173. INDEX OF PRESENTING AUTHORS . .178 . CONFERENCE SCHEDULE . INSIDE BACK COVER CONVENTION CENTER FLOOR PLANS . BACK COVER Printed in the United States of America . © Copyright 2020 CROI Foundation/IAS–USA . All rights reserved . ISBN #978-1-7320053-2-7 CROI 2020 1 General Information CROI FOUNDATION The CROI Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit professional organization that operates exclusively for the charitable and educational purpose of organizing, promoting, and presenting the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) . General Information Information General Roles and Responsibilities of the CROI Foundation Volunteer Board of Directors • Works closely with the CROI Program Committee (CROI PC) and the CROI Organizer to accomplish the mission of CROI • Approves nominations for members of the CROI PC and the CROI PC Chair and Vice Chairs • Ensures that the CROI PC is responsible for the scientific program content of CROI • Enters into and oversees the partner agreement with the CROI Organizer • Has the sole and absolute discretion to veto any policies, procedures, or actions taken or proposed that would pose a substantial risk of preventing the Foundation at any time from qualifying or continuing to qualify as a 501(c)(3) organization or that might cause the loss of such qualification • Oversees the long-term financial and administrative integrity of CROI CROI Foundation Board of Directors Constance A. Benson, MD Kevin M. De Cock, MD President Centers for Disease Control and Prevention University of California San Diego Nairobi, Kenya San Diego, CA, United States Scott M. Hammer, MD John M. Coffin, PhD Columbia University Secretary-Treasurer New York, NY, United States Tufts University Boston, MA, United States Sharon L. Hillier, PhD University of Pittsburgh Elaine J. Abrams, MD Pittsburgh, PA, United States ICAP at Columbia University New York, NY, United States James A. Hoxie, MD University of Pennsylvania Susan P. Buchbinder, MD Philadelphia, PA, United States San Francisco Department of Public Health John W. Mellors, MD San Francisco, CA, United States University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA, United States Judith S. Currier, MD, MSc University of California Los Angeles Robert T. Schooley, MD Los Angeles, CA, United States University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA, United States 2 CROI 2020 General Information IAS–USA Information General The International Antiviral (formerly AIDS) Society–USA (IAS–USA) serves as the Conference Organizer for the logistical planning and organization for CROI in partnership with the CROI Foundation and Program Committee . The mission of the IAS–USA is to improve the prevention, treatment, care, and quality of life for people with or at risk of HIV or other viral infections and their associated health conditions through high-quality, relevant, balanced, and needs-oriented education and information for practitioners and scientists who are actively involved in medical care and research . To access primary educational and informational programs sponsored by the IAS–USA, please visit www .iasusa .org for: • Live CME courses and webinars available for signup • Archived webcasts of CME courses and webinars • Topics in Antiviral Medicine™, including the annual CROI review • Practice guidelines CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION Accreditation Statement The International Antiviral Society–USA (IAS–USA) is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians . The IAS–USA designates this live activity for a maximum of 17.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ . Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity . Objectives After participating in CROI 2020, participants will be able to: • Describe basic science research advances in HIV • List the most recent findings from clinical trials in the field of HIV and the implications of these data for state-of-the-art treatment strategies • Describe current epidemiologic data on the prevalence of HIV infection, transmission, treatment, and linkage to and retention in care in populations worldwide; the implications of these data for public-health program planning; and current advances in biobehavioral prevention Statement of Need Since HIV was identified, the scientific response to the global pandemic has been a coordinated effort among basic researchers, clinical investigators, health care providers, epidemiologists, and community leaders to move information and potential treatment options from research to clinical trials and out to affected communities as quickly as possible . CROI was founded in 1993, by researchers working in the field of HIV/AIDS and its complications, as a science-focused forum for exchanging current research findings among their international peers . CROI continues to focus on scientific exchange, providing an environment in which basic science researchers, translational researchers, clinical investigators, epidemiologists, and public health experts meet to present and discuss the latest research into different facets of HIV and its complications, as well as selected other emerging infections . CROI 2020 3 General Information CME Credit Information Physicians (MD, DO, and international equivalents) are eligible to receive CME credit for participation in CROI . CME credits can be claimed for premeeting workshops, opening session lectures, plenary lectures, and symposia . CME credits cannot be claimed for oral abstract sessions, themed discussion sessions, or poster sessions . For physician attendees certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Maintenance of Certification (MOC) points are available for participation General Information Information General in CROI . Other researchers, practitioners, and attendees can receive a Certificate of Participation verifying their attendance, as required by the American Medical Association (AMA) . ABIM MOC Points Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 17.50 MOC points in the ABIM MOC program . Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity . It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit . Claiming CME Credits, ABIM MOC Points, or a Certificate of Participation During the conference, links to the daily and final evaluations will be available in your CROI profile on the CROI or IAS-USA website . Detailed instructions will be provided . You will need the email address that you used to register for this conference and your reference number (on your badge) to access this page . To obtain CME credits, ABIM MOC points, or a Certificate of Participation for CROI, all final evaluations and claim forms must be submitted by April 11, 2020 . Once the final evaluation and posttest are submitted, your certificate will be uploaded to your CROI profile on the CROI or IAS–USA website . To determine the number of CME credits, ABIM MOC points, or hours of participation that can be claimed, calculate time spent attending the conference activities, including premeeting workshops, opening session lectures, plenary lectures, and symposia . For example, if you attended 2 plenary talks (8:30 AM to 9:30 AM), and a symposium (4:00 PM to 6:00 PM), you would have a total of 3 hours to apply toward CME credits or ABIM MOC points (if applicable) for that day . At the end of CROI, please add the total hours you attended . A CME/ABIM MOC hour worksheet can be found at www .CROIconference .org/sites/ default/files/uploads/croi2020-cme-worksheet .pdf . Disclosure of Financial Relationships It is the policy of the IAS–USA to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its educational activities . All faculty members (planners, speakers, presenters, etc) participating in IAS–USA-sponsored activities are required to disclose to the program audience any financial relationships with commercial interests within the past 12 months that could be perceived to influence, or give the appearance of potentially influencing, the written or oral presentation . The ACCME defines financial relationships as “those relationships in which the individual benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual