Ana Goios, PhD

Medical Writer — HIV & Infectious Disease

PhD geneticist with 15+ years of academic research, more than 25 peer-reviewed publications, and over a thousand citations across population genetics, molecular biology, and infectious disease research. Ana brings the same scientific rigor she applies to regulatory medical writing to every patient-facing article she produces for SunnyPharma.

The Difference a Geneticist Makes

Most medical content about HIV treatment is written by people who learned the science by reading about it. Ana learned the science by doing it — fifteen years inside research laboratories where the same molecular techniques used to detect HIV resistance mutations and quantify viral load were the daily tools of her work. When she explains how Biktarvy’s three components inhibit reverse transcriptase and integrase, she is drawing on the genetics training that produced her PhD and the bench experience that produced her 25 peer-reviewed papers — not on a summary of someone else’s explanation.

That depth changes what readers get. Ana’s articles for SunnyPharma cover the same ground other HIV resources cover — how Biktarvy works, its side effect profile, the broader medication landscape — but the explanation underneath is grounded in molecular reality, not surface restatement of the prescribing information.

From the Lab to the Page

Ana earned her BSc in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Porto in 2003 and completed her PhD in Genetics at the same institution in 2009. Her doctoral thesis focused on the dynamics of the mitochondrial genome and the boundary between normal and pathogenic diversity. Her doctoral and post-doctoral research at IPATIMUP (Institute of Molecular Pathology and Immunology of the University of Porto) produced over 25 peer-reviewed publications in international journals — covering mitochondrial DNA phylogenetics, forensic DNA analysis, nuclear–mitochondrial DNA contamination, and the genetic history of human populations.

Following her academic research career, Ana worked as a Genetics Technician at IPATIMUP Diagnostics, an accredited genetic diagnostics laboratory, where she implemented diagnostic tests for genetic disorders and wrote clinical and technical laboratory reports. She then joined the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS) at the University of Minho as a researcher in Population Health, broadening her expertise in epidemiology and health data analysis.

In parallel, Ana has invested heavily in scientific communication and visual storytelling. She completed two Scientific Illustration courses, a post-graduation program in Biostatistics in Health Sciences, and continuous self-training in data visualization and design. She has been an active member of the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) since 2018, holds the EMWA EPDP Foundation Certificate, and has served as an EMWA workshop leader since 2021.

Today, Ana serves as Head of Medical Writing at P95 Epidemiology and Pharmacovigilance, where she leads the preparation of clinical study reports, systematic reviews, regulatory manuscripts, conference posters, and slide presentations. She brings that same regulatory-grade discipline to her work as Medical Writer for SunnyPharma.

What Ana Contributes to SunnyPharma

Selected Peer-Reviewed Research

Ana has authored or co-authored over 25 papers in international peer-reviewed journals, alongside professional articles in medical writing publications. Selected works:

Writing Standards & Editorial Transparency

All content authored or reviewed by Ana Goios for SunnyPharma is developed in accordance with ICMJE (International Committee of Medical Journal Editors) recommendations, GPP (Good Publication Practice) guidelines, and current evidence-based clinical standards. Ana applies the same scientific rigor she brings to regulatory medical writing at P95, ensuring every article and guide published by SunnyPharma is factually accurate, appropriately referenced, and suitable for a patient-facing audience.

Credentials & Background

Areas of Expertise

Why Ana Writes for SunnyPharma

Ana’s day job at P95 is regulatory writing for clinical trials and pharmacovigilance — work where every word is reviewed by ethics committees, regulators, and biostatisticians before it reaches anyone. She brings that same standard to SunnyPharma’s patient-facing content, but with one difference: the readers are the people the trials were trying to help. The bridge between the regulatory document and the person trying to afford their medication is exactly the bridge Ana spent her career learning how to build.