Program Details

Program at a Glance

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

08:00 – 17:00

Ancillary Events

Thursday, April 23, 2026

08:00 – 16:00

Ancillary Events

16:00 – 17:15

Special Session

17:30 – 19:00

Conference Opening / Red Ribbon Award / CAHR CANFAR Excellence in Research Awards


Mark Wainberg Lecture – Dr. Keith Fowke

19:00 – 20:00

CAHR Opening Reception

Friday, April 24, 2026

07:45 – 09:00

Sponsored Breakfast (Merck)

09:00 – 09:45

Basic Sciences Plenary – Dr. Jessica Prodger

09:45 – 10:30

Epidemiology & Public Health Sciences Professor James Ward

10:30 – 11:00

Exhibit and Poster Viewing

11:00 – 12:30

Concurrent Oral Abstract Sessions

12:30 – 14:00

Sponsored Lunch Symposium by Gilead

14:00 – 15:00

Exhibit and Poster Viewing

15:00 – 17:00

Concurrent Oral Abstract Sessions

17:00 – 18:30

Special Session

18:30 – 20:00

CAHR Annual General Meeting

Saturday, April 25, 2026

07:45 – 09:00

Sponsored Breakfast (CTN+)

09:00 – 09:45

Clinical Sciences Plenary Dr. Linda-Gail Bekker

09:45 – 10:30

Social Sciences Plenary Dr. Notisha Massaquoi

10:30 – 11:00

Exhibit and Poster Viewing

11:00 – 12:30

Concurrent Oral Abstract Sessions

12:30 – 14:00

Special Session
Lunch Sponsored by ViiV Healthcare

14:00 – 15:00

Exhibit and Poster Viewing

15:00 – 17:00

Concurrent Oral Abstract Sessions

17:00 – 19:00

Sponsored Session (CIHR-PHAC ACB Listening Forums Update)

19:30 – 23:00

CAHR Social Night (Fort Gary Hotel)

Sunday, April 26, 2026

09:00 – 10:15

Concurrent Oral Abstract Sessions

10:15 – 10:30

Refreshment Break

10:30 – 11:30

Special Session

11:30 – 11:45

New Investigator Awards and Closing Remarks

Plenary Sessions

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Special Sessions

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