Jorge Llibre completed his medical training at the University of Havana, followed by residency in neurology at the National Institute of Neurology (INN), where he served as chief resident and oversaw the Cognitive and Behavior Research Unit. He relocated to the United States to receive fellowship training in behavioral neurology and global mental health at the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, San Francisco, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical trials at Washington University School of Medicine. He has received awards from the American Academy of Neurology, World Federation of Neurology, and Movement Disorders Society. His research focuses on the development of a comprehensive understanding of mechanisms through which genetics, risk factors, and health disparities impact neurodegeneration in Hispanics. His current research is focused on the factors that influence the relationship between neurodegeneration and pathologic burden across the life spam.