Jose gained his PhD in the laboratory of Professor Luis Enjuanes at the Spanish National Biotechnology Centre (CNB-CSIC) in 2015. His PhD work focused on the study of the virus-host interactions contributing to SARS-CoV virulence. He joined the Malim lab in September 2015 and was awarded an EMBO Long-Term Fellowship in 2016. His current research focused on understanding the mechanisms leading to the interferon-induced block to HIV-1 infection.