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Martínez Picado, Javier
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ICREA Research Professor at IrsiCaixa (Institut de Recerca de la Sida). Life & Medical Sciences
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Javier Martinez-Picado received his PhD from the University of Barcelona in 1994. Subsequently, he was associated professor at that institution lecturing different microbiology-related subjects. In 1996, he joined the Massachusetts General Hospital as postdoctoral fellow of Harvard Medical School, where he engaged in AIDS research. In 2000, he obtained a position as biomedical researcher of the Spanish Health Department appointed to the Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol in Badalona (Barcelona). In 2006, he became ICREA Research Professor continuing his activity at the AIDS Research Institute (irsiCaixa), an institution that works to advance clinical research and translate results into patient care. He participates regularly in scientific seminars and conferences, and serves on different government, academic and industry advisory boards. He has published extensively on HIV treatment strategies and HIV pathogenesis in international journals.
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Research Interests
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The main subject of our biomedical research is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), a retrovirus that can lead to Acquired ImmunoDeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. Almost 3 million people died of AIDS and more than 4 million became newly infected worldwide in 2006. Our research programs are focused on understanding how HIV causes disease in recently infected people, exploring the best antiretroviral treatment strategies, fighting drug resistance, and collaborating on global HIV/AIDS vaccine development projects.
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KeyWords
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HIV, AIDS, virology, viral pathogenesis, antiretroviral therapy, vaccines, genomics, dendritic cells, drug transporters.
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