Jorge Martinez-Cajas

Jorge Martinez-Cajas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases at Queen’s University, with a cross-appointment to the Department of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences. He joined the faculty in January 2009 after completing a three-year research CTN fellowship at the McGill AIDS Centre, where he focused on antiretroviral drug resistance under Dr. Mark Wainberg.

His research interests include HIV treatment in resource-limited settings, scaling up HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Latin America, and optimizing outpatient antimicrobial therapies. He leads the Canada-Colombia collaboration against HIV/AIDS, a network linking Canadian and Colombian institutions to advance HIV/AIDS research and care.

No specific scientific awards or grants are explicitly listed in the provided texts. His academic roles emphasize clinical and translational research in infectious diseases, with a focus on global health interventions.