This reference describes the latest advances in the development and design of an HIV preventive vaccine-detailing the pathogenesis and genetic variability of HIV infection for the construction of molecular and therapeutic strategies to reduce the progression and transmission of AIDS. With contributions by universally recognized authorities in the field, AIDS Vaccine Research discusses major obstacles in the identification of a preventive vaccine the role of innate immunity in management of HIV infection the impact of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) on AIDS research the creation of an effective mucosal DNA vaccine the effect of the AIDS epidemic on developing countries Offering nearly 2000 contemporary references to facilitate further study, AIDS Vaccine Research is a timely manual suitable for immunologists, virologists, pathologists, epidemiologists, pharmacologists, microbiologists, hematologists, hepatologists, AIDS researchers, and upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in these disciplines.