Kimberly Page , PhD, MPH
Research Interests
My major research interests include the epidemiology, prevention, natural history, and outcomes of blood-borne and sexually transmitted infections, including HCV, HBV and HIV infections. I lead a large prospective cohort study of young injection drug users in which we have been studying acute HCV infection, including assessing novel laboratory screening/detection algorithms, rates and determinants of viral clearance, reinfection, re-clearance and superinfection. With collaborating scientists we are studying immunological factors in acute infection, clinical factors and candidacy for acute HCV treatment, and transmission parameters between injecting partners. Our group has become especially focused on gender differences in HCV infection outcomes. In anticipation of HCV vaccine candidates, we are interested in future safety and efficacy trials in our high risk population where HCV incidence is 27% per year. I collaborate on various studies assessing other factors in acute HCV infection, including genetics, lipids, and HIV co-infection. Additionally, I am the Translational Core PI of the “Hepatitis C: Studies of Immunity and Pathogenesis” project based at the SFVAMC. This project aims to make clinical and laboratory data available to liver researchers in San Francisco and elsewhere for studies of HCV natural history, treatment and disease outcomes.
Selected Publications
- Page K, Hahn J, Evans J, Shiboski S, Lum P, Delwart E, Tobler L, Andrews W, Avanesyan L, Cooper S, Busch M. Acute hepatitis C infection in young adult injection drug users: a prospective study of incidence, resolution and reinfection. In press: Journal of Infectious Diseases.
- Page-Shafer K, Pappalardo BL, Tobler LH, Phelps BH, Edlin BR, , Moss AR, Wright T, Wright DJ, Caglioti S, Busch MP; Testing strategy to identify cases of acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and project HCV incidence rates. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 2008;46(2): 449-506.
- Hahn J, Wylie D, Dill J, Sanchez MS, Lloyd-Smith JO, Page-Shafer K, Getz WM. Potential impact of vaccination on the hepatitis C virus epidemic in injection drug users. Epidemics 2008: e-pub ahead of print.
- Page-Shafer KA, Klausner J, McFarland W, Cahoun-Young B, Morrow S, Molitor F, Ruiz J. Hepatitis C virus infection in young low income women: the role of sexually transmitted infection as a potential co-factor for infection. Am J Public Health 2002; 92(4): 670-76.
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Associate Professor
- Dept. of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Research Theme
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Hepatic Injury and Repair
Contact Information
- KPage@psg.
ucsf.edu - Phone: (415)
597-4954
- Fax: (415) 597-8299
- Global Health Sciences 50 Beale Street, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94105