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• Human Papillomavirus Infections of the cervix, anus and oropharynx
• Perinatal HIV infected adolescents and young adults
• High risk sexual behavior
• Mucosal immune responses to vaginal, oral and anal pathogens

(Since 2012):

1. Coleman H, Moscicki AB, Farhat S, Gupta S, Wang X, Nakagawa M. CD8 T-Cell Responses in Incident and Prevalent Human Papillomavirus Types 16 and 18 Infections. ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2012;2012:1-4.
2. Denny LA, Franceschi S, de Sanjose S, Heard I, Moscicki AB, Palefsky J. Human papillomavirus, human immunodeficiency virus and immunosuppression. Vaccine. 2012;30 Suppl 5:F168-174.
3. Garber AK, Michihata N, Hetnal K, Shafer M-A & Moscicki A-B. A Prospective Examination of Weight Gain in Hospitalized Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa on a Recommended Refeeding Protocol. J Adol Health 2012;50(1):24-29.
4. Hemmerling A, Harrison WG, Brown JM, et al. Trypan blue staining to determine vaginal exposure in two types of plastic vaginal applicators containing two different microbicide formulations. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2012;39(9):710-712.
5. Hwang LY, Lieberman JA, Ma Y, Farhat S, Moscicki AB. Cervical ectopy and the acquisition of human papillomavirus in adolescents and young women. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2012;119(6):1164-70.
Hwang LY, Ma Y, Shiboski SC, Farhat S, Jonte J, Moscicki AB. Active squamous metaplasia of the cervical epithelium is associated with subsequent acquisition of human papillomavirus 16 infection among healthy young women. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2012;206(4):504-511.
6. Moscicki AB, Kaul R, Ma Y, Scott ME, Daud, II, Bukusi EA, Shiboski S, Rebbapragada A, Huibner S, Cohen CR. Measurement of mucosal biomarkers in a phase 1 trial of intravaginal 3% StarPharma LTD 7013 gel (VivaGel) to assess expanded safety. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2012;59(2):134-140.
7. Moscicki AB, Schiffman M, Burchell A, Albero G, Giuliano A, Goodman MT, Kjaer SK, Palefsky J. Updating the natural history of HPV and anogenital cancers. Vaccine. 2012;30 Suppl 5:F24-33
8. Moscicki AB, Wheeler CM, Romanowski B, Hedrick J, Gall S, Ferris D, Poncelet S, Zahaf T, Moris P, Geeraerts B, Descamps D, Schuind A. Immune responses elicited by a fourth dose of the HPV-16/18 AS04-adjuvanted vaccine in previously vaccinated adult women. Vaccine. 2012;31(1):234-241.
9. Saslow D, Solomon D, Lawson HW, Killackey M, Kulasingam SL, Cain J, Garcia FA, Moriarty AT, Waxman AG, Wilbur DC, Wentzensen N, Downs LS, Jr., Spitzer M, Moscicki AB, Franco EL, Stoler MH, Schiffman M, Castle PE, Myers ER. American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology screening guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. American Journal of Clinical Pathology. 2012;137(4):516-542.
10. Saslow D, Solomon D, Lawson HW, Killackey M, Kulasingam SL, Cain J, Garcia FA, Moriarty AT, Waxman AG, Wilbur DC, Wentzensen N, Downs LS, Jr., Spitzer M, Moscicki AB, Franco EL, Stoler MH, Schiffman M, Castle PE, Myers ER. American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology screening guidelines for the prevention and early detection of cervical cancer. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians. 2012;62(3):147-172.
11. Saslow D, Solomon D, Lawson HW, Killackey M, Kulasingam SL, Cain J, Garcia FA, Moriarty AT, Waxman AG, Wilbur DC, Wentzensen N, Downs LS, Jr., Spitzer M, Moscicki AB, Franco EL, Stoler MH, Schiffman M, Castle PE, Myers ER. American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology Screening Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer. Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease. 2012; 16(3):175-204.
12. Waxman AG, Chelmow D, Darragh TM, Lawson H, Moscicki AB. Revised Terminology for Cervical Histopathology and Its Implications for Management of High-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions of the Cervix. Obstetrics and Gynecolology. 2012;120(6):1465-1471.
13. Weinberg A, Song LY, Saah A, Brown M, Moscicki AB, Meyer III WA, Bryan J, Levin MJ for the IMPAACT/PACTG P1047 team. Humoral, mucosal and cell-mediated immunity against vaccine and non-vaccine genotypes after administration of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine to HIV-infected children. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2012; 206(8):1309-1318.
14. Bosch FX, Broker TR, Forman D, Moscicki AB, Gillison ML, Doorbar J, Stern PL, Stanley M, Arbyn M, Poljak M, Cuzick J, Castle PE, Schiller JT, Markowitz LE, Fisher WA, Canfell K, Denny LA, Franco EL, Steben M, Kane MA, Schiffman M, Meijer CJ, Sankaranarayanan R, Castellsague X, Kim JJ, Brotons M, Alemany L, Albero G, Diaz M, Sanjose S. Comprehensive control of human papillomavirus infections and related diseases. Vaccine.2013;31 Suppl 8:I1-I31.
15. Chan PK, Zhang C, Park JS, Smith-McCune KK, Palefsky JM, Giovannelli L, Coutlee F, Hibbitts S, Konno R, Settheetham-Ishida W, Chu TY, Ferrera A, Alejandra Picconi M, De Marco F, Woo YL, Raiol T, Pina-Sanchez P, Bae JH, Wong MC, Chirenje MZ, Magure T, Moscicki AB, Fiander AN, Capra G, Young Ki E, Tan Y, Chen Z, Burk RD, Chan MC, Cheung TH, Pim D, Banks L. Geographical distribution and oncogenic risk association of human papillomavirus type 58 E6 and E7 sequence variations. Int J Cancer. 2013; 132 (11) :2528-2536.
16. Garber AK, Mauldin K, Michihata N, Buckelew SM, Shafer MA, Moscicki AB. Higher calorie diets increase rate of weight gain and shorten hospital stay in hospitalized adolescents with anorexia nervosa. J Adolesc Health.2013;53(5):579-584.
17. Moscicki AB, Ma Y, Farhat S, Darragh TM, Pawlita M, Galloway DA, Shiboski S. Redetection of cervical human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16) in women with a history of HPV16. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2013;208(3):403- 412.
18. Rubinstein ML, Shiffman S, Moscicki AB, Rait MA, Sen S, Benowitz NL. Nicotine metabolism and addiction among adolescent smokers. Addiction. 2013;108(2):406-412.
19. Scott ME, Shvetsov YB, Thompson PJ, Hernandez BY, Zhu X, Wilkens LR, Killeen J, Vo D, Moscicki AB, Goodman MT. Cervical Cytokines and Clearance of Incident Human Papillomavirus Infection: Hawaii HPV Cohort Study. International Journal of Cancer. 2013; 133(5):1187-96.
20. Siberry GK, Abzug MJ, Nachman S, Brady MT, Dominguez KL, Handelsman E, Mofenson LM, Nesheim S. Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children: recommendations from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013;32 Suppl 2:i-KK4.
21. Siberry GK, Abzug MJ, Nachman S. Executive summary: 2013 update of the guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children. The Pediatric infectious disease journal 2013;32(12):1303-1307.
22. Tassiopoulos K, Moscicki AB, Mellins C, Kacanek D, Malee K, Allison S, Hazra R, Siberry GK, Smith R, Paul M, Van Dyke RB, Seage GR, 3rd. Sexual Risk Behavior Among Youth With Perinatal HIV Infection in the United States: Predictors and Implications for Intervention Development. Clin Infect Dis. 2013;56(2):283-290.
23. Widdice L, Ma Y, Jonte J, Farhat S, Breland D, Shiboski S, Moscicki AB. Concordance and Transmission of Human Papillomavirus within Heterosexual Couples Observed over Short Intervals. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2013;207(8):1286-94.
24. Alperen J, Brummel S, Tassiopoulos K, Mellins CA, Kacanek D, Smith R, Seage GR, 3rd, Moscicki AB. Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Substance Use Among Perinatally Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected and Perinatally Exposed but Uninfected Youth. J Adolesc Health. 2014, 54:341-9.
25. Hwang LY, Ma Y, Moscicki AB. Biological and behavioral risks for incident Chlamydia trachomatis infection in a prospective cohort. Obstetrics and gynecology 2014;124(5):954-960.
26. Moscicki AB, Ma Y, Farhat S, Jay J, Hanson E, Benningfield S, Jonte J, Godwin-Medina C, Wilson R, Shiboski S. Natural history of anal human papillomavirus infection in heterosexual women and risks associated with persistence. Clin Infect Dis 2014;58(6):804-11
27. Moscicki AB, Puga A, Farhat S, Ma Y. Human Papillomavirus Infections in Nonsexually Active Perinatally HIV Infected Children. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2014;28(2):66-70.
28. Zhang C, Park JS, Grce M, Hibbitts S, Palefsky JM, Konno R, Smith-McCune KK, Giovannelli L, Chu TY, Picconi MA, Pina-Sanchez P, Settheetham-Ishida W, Coutlee F, De Marco F, Woo YL, Ho WC, Wong MC, Chirenje MZ, Magure T, Moscicki AB, Sabol I, Fiander AN, Chen Z, Chan MC, Cheung TH, Burk RD, Chan PK. Geographical Distribution and Risk Association of Human Papillomavirus Genotype 52-Variant Lineages. Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2014;210(10):1600-4.
29. Scott ME, Ma Y, Farhat S, Moscicki AB. Expression of nucleic acid-sensing Toll-like receptors predicts HPV16 clearance associated with an E6-directed cell-mediated response. Int J Cancer. International Journal of Cancer 2015;136(10):2402-8.
30. Farhat S, Scott ME, Ma Y, Moscicki AB. Development of a novel liquid bead array human papillomavirus genotyping assay (PGMY-LX) and comparison with linear array for continuity in longitudinal cohort studies. Journal of clinical microbiology 2015;53(4):1270-1276.
31. Hwang LY, Scott ME, Ma Y, Moscicki AB. Diversity of Cervicovaginal Cytokine Response to Incident Chlamydia trachomatis Infection Among a Prospective Cohort of Young Women. Am J Reprod Immunol. May 20 2015. (e-pub ahead of print)

• 2005-15 Principal Investigator, National Cancer Institute, Merit Award
• 2014 American Academy of Pediatrics, Adele Hofmann Lifetime Achievement Award in Adolescent Medicine
• 2014 American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, Distinguished Scientific and Meritorious Service
• 2011 Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women, nominee, University of California San Francisco
• 2010 Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women, nominee, University of California San Francisco
• 2010 American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, Meritorious Award of Service
• 2007 UCSF Faculty Mentoring Program: Outstanding mentor award
• 2006 American Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology: Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award