Ana Goyos

Ana Goyos

B.S. Florida International University, Biology
Ph.D. University of Rochester, Immunology

Dr. Goyos’ long-term research interests revolve around studying the functional consequences and evolution of vertebrate immune system gene polymorphism. She received her Ph.D. at the University of Rochester where she investigated the evolution of amphibian nonclassical MHC class I genes and studied their functions in both anti-tumor immune responses and the early development of T cells. Dr. Goyos joined the Parham Lab in 2010 where her current research focuses on the rapidly evolving hominoid MHC class I gene lineage, MHC-AL. She studies the chimpanzee-specific nonclassical MHC class I, Patr-AL, and investigates biological reasons why this gene has decayed in humans.