Virology

Alejandro Vallejo

Professor
University Hospital Ramon y Cajal
Spain

Biography

After obtaining my Academic Degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at the Autónoma University, Madrid, Spain, I initiated my Ph.D. Student Program at the Carlos III Health Institute, Majadahonda. My initial field of research was the study of HTLV infections among HIV-1 infected patients. I also initiated some epidemiologic research on HIV infections, including HIV-1 group O and HIV-2. I moved to the Laboratory of Molecular Virology, CBER, Food and Drug Administration, Bethesda, MD, USA, as a Post Doctoral Fellow (1995-2000) and developed my work on molecular epidemiology of HTLV and HIV, and viral tropism. Then I joined the Immunovirology Laboratory at the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital, Seville, Spain, as an independent researcher (2000-2008). I focused my research on immune recovery of HIV-1-infected patients. Then I moved to Ramon y Cajal University Hospital in Madrid to follow my research on HIV-1 immunopathology and continuing the research on HTLV-1/2 infections (2008- ) running the Laboratory of Molecular Virology within the Infectious Diseases Department.. I also coordinate the subject Methods in Virology included in the Master of Virology at the Complutense University (UCM) in Madrid. I am also member of the Editorial Board of Scientific Journals such as Medicine, Current Immunology Reviews, and The Open Immunology Journal. I collaborate as a reviewer for human resources and projects in Spanish National Evaluation Agencies (ANEP, FIS).

Research Area

Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, HIV infections, HTLV infections,