Skip to main content
  • eCare Patient Portal
  • For Providers
  • Research
  • School of Medicine
  • Contact Us
  • Provider Resource Home
  • Browse Provider Resource
    Burn: Adult & Pediatric Clinical Care Pathways Heart Institute LGBTQ Inclusion Neurosciences Institute Oncology Pediatrics Sports, Spine & Orthopedic Health Transplant: Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung Trauma: Level I Adult & Pediatric Women's Health
  • Refer a patient

  • eCare Patient Portal
  • For Providers
  • Research
  • School of Medicine
  • Contact Us
  • Provider Resource
  • Home
  • Browse Provider Resource
    Burn: Adult & Pediatric Clinical Care Pathways Heart Institute LGBTQ Inclusion Neurosciences Institute Oncology Pediatrics Sports, Spine & Orthopedic Health Transplant: Heart, Kidney, Liver, Lung Trauma: Level I Adult & Pediatric Women's Health
  • Refer a patient

Provider Resource

Joan Goverman, PhD

Professor and Chair, Immunology

Joan Goverman, PhD

Dr. Goverman received a Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from Brandeis University. She received a Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1981. A postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA was followed by additional training at the California Institute of Technology. A member of the Department of Molecular Biotechnology when it was founded at the University of Washington in 1992, Dr. Goverman joined the Department of Immunology in 1994.

View full profile


Related Videos

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis and How Cytokines Shape Neuroinflammatory Patterns Video

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis and How Cytokines Shape Neuroinflammatory Patterns

Dr. Joan M. Goverman gives an overview of immunology and Multiple Sclerosis.

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis and How Cytokines Shape Neuroinflammatory Patterns Video

Understanding Multiple Sclerosis and How Cytokines Shape Neuroinflammatory Patterns

Joan M. Goverman, PhD, professor and chair of the Department of Immunology, presents the current concepts behind what is known about multiple sclerosis and how it develops and what the challenges are in trying to understand it.

  • About UW Medicine
  • Provider Resource
  • Media Inquiries
  • Fact Book
  • Contact Us
  • Careers
  • Volunteer
  • Donate
  • UW.edu
  • Feedback
  • Harborview Medical Center
  • UW Medical Center - Northwest
  • Valley Medical Center
  • UW Medical Center
  • UW Neighborhood Clinics
  • UW Physicians
  • UW School of Medicine
  • Airlift Northwest
  • Right as Rain
  • UW Medicine Newsroom
UW Medicine
Copyright @ 2020 University of Washington | All rights reserved
  • Online Privacy Statement
  • Policies and Notices
  • Copyright And Disclaimer
  • Website Terms And Conditions Of Use