Dr. Robert Paulino-Ramirez, is a Medical doctor graduated from Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, specialized in Microbiology and Tropical Diseases. He is professor of Microbiology, Immunology and Tropical Medicine at Universidad Iberoamericana, and Director at the Instituto de Medicina Tropical & Salud Global, at the same university. Dr. Paulino-Ramirez is the PI for the PrEP implementation in the Dominican Republic.