akobayashi@cc.ucsf.edu
(415) 476-1457 (voice)
(415) 502-3179 (fax)

Box 0128, UCSF; San Francisco, CA 94143-0128

Holy Spirit Hospital Nursing School, Nagoya, Japan, Diploma in Nursing, March 1972
Santa Ana College, Santa Ana, California, A.A., June 1981 (high honors)
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, B.S.N., June 1994 (Summa Cum Laude)
School of Nursing at UCSF, San Francisco, California, M.S., May 1996
School of Nursing at UCSF, San Francisco, California, Ph.D., August 2001

Peer Reviewed Publications

A Kobayashi, K Anastos, H Minkoff, M Cohen, M Young, A Levine, L Ahdieh, V Weinberg, R Greenblatt and K Smith-McCune. Functional attributes of cervical mucosal immunity in high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and effects of HIV infection (Cancer Research, 2004, 64, pp6766-6774).

A Kobayashi, T Darragh, B Herndier, R Greenblatt, K Anastos, H Minkoff, M Young, H Palacio, A Levine,A Munoz, S J. Gange, W Hyun, V Weinberg, K Smith-McCune. Lymphoid follicles are generated in high-grade cervical dysplasia and have differing characteristics depending on HIV status (American Journal of Pathology, 2002, 160, pp151-164).

A Kobayashi, C Miaskowski, M Wallhagen, K Smith-McCune. Recent development in understanding the immune response to human papillomavirus infection and cervical dysplasia. (Oncology Nursing Forum, 2000, 27(4))

Mucosal immune equilibrium versus immune evasion in cervical carcinogenesis. July 10, 2007 at the 13th International Congress of Mucosal Immunology, Tokyo, Japan (selected).

Regulatory cells are involved in mucosal immunosuppresion in cervical cancer. June 27th, 2005 at the 12th International Congress of Mucosal Immunity, Boston, Massachusetts.

Regulatory cells are involved in local immunosuppression in cervical cancer. May 3, 2005, at the 22nd Human Papillomavirus Conference, Vancouver, Canada.

Regulatory cells are involved in local immunosuppression in cervical cancer. April 18, 2005, at the96th American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Anaheim, California.

Functional attributes of cervical mucosal immunity in high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and effects of HIV infection. March 8, 2004, at the School of Nursing, University of Rochester, New York.

Functional attributes of cervical mucosal immunity in high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions and effects of HIV infection. February 9, 2004, at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia, Canada.

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. September 23, 2002, at the Cancer Research Institute Retreat, UCSF.

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. July 10, 2002, at the College of Nursing, University of Illinois, Chicago.

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. June 14, 2002, at HPV Immunology meeting, UCSF.

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. April 29, 2002, at Center for Reproductive Science Retreat, UCSF

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. April 23, 2002, at School of Nursing, University of Texas, Houston

Mucosal immune response to HPV in cervical dysplasia: Friend or foe? March 27, 2002, at Gladstone Immunology Institute seminar, UCSF.

Mucosal immune response to HPV in cervical dysplasia: Friend or foe? January 28, 2002, at School of Nursing, UCLA

A robust mucosal immune response is present in the cervix with high-grade dysplasia and is altered in the HIV-positive population. October 13. 2001, at Bay Area Seminar, Berkeley, California

Dissertation defense "A robust mucosal immune response is present in the cervix with high-grade dysplasia and is altered in the HIV-positive population." July 31, 2001, at School of Nursing, UCSF

Lymphoid follicles are generated in high grade cervical dysplasia and have differing characteristics depending on HIV status. May 8, 2001 at School of Nursing, University of Washington

Mucosal Immunity in Cervical Dysplasia: A Comparison in HIV Negative and HIV Positive Populations. January 5, 2001 at Gynecologic Oncology Transitional Science Meeting, UCSF Cancer Center

Mucosal Immune Cell Profiles in the Cervix of HIV Seronegative and HIV seropositive Women with Cervical Dysplasia. April, 2000, at Eurogen 2000. Paris, France.

Stromal CD1a+ cells in cervical cancer express immunosupressive factors. At 9th International Conference, Dendritic Cells, Edinburgh, Scottland, September 20, 2006.

Effects of HIV infection on function of cervical mucosal immunity in high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions. At 8th International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Immmunodeficiencies (ICMAOI): Basic, Epidemiologic and Clinical Research, April 29, 2004.

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. At Keystone Symposia, "The Regulation of Mucosal Inflammation," Keystone, Colorado, April 3, 2003.

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. At 20th International Papillomavirus Conference, Paris, October 8, 2002.

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. At Sixth International Conference on Malignancies in AIDS and Other Immunodeficiencies: Basic, Epidemiologic and Clinical Research, NIH, April 22, 2002

Local acquired and innate immunity in cervical high-grade dysplasia is altered in HIV-infected women. At American Association for Cancer Research 93rd Annual Meeting, April 9, 2002

Lymphoid follicles are generated in high-grade cervical dysplasia and have differing characteristics depending on HIV status. At Center for Reproductive Sciences Annual Retreat, UCSF, April 30, 2001

Lymphoid follicles are generated in high-grade cervical dysplasia and have differing characteristics depending on HIV status. At Community of Scholars, School of Nursing, UCSF, April 26, 2001

Lymphoid follicles are generated in high-grade cervical dysplasia and have differing characteristics depending on HIV status. At AIDS Malignancy International Conference, Bethesda, Maryland, April 23 and 24, 2001

Lymphoid follicles are generated in high-grade cervical dysplasia and have differing characteristics depending on HIV status. At Career and Research Day, Graduate Student Association, UCSF, April 18, 2001

Lymphoid follicles are generated in high-grade cervical dysplasia and have differing characteristics depending on HIV status. At Society for Gynecologic Investigation, Toronto, Canada, March, 16, 2001

Lymphoid follicles are generated in high-grade cervical dysplasia and have differing characteristics depending on HIV status. At UCSF Cancer Center Retreat, November, 2000

Mucosal Immunity is Altered in HIV Seropositive Women with Cervical Dysplasia. April 2000, at Community of Scholars, School of Nursing, UCSF.

Mucosal Immunity is Altered in HIV Seropositive Women with Cervical Dysplasia. February, 2000, at Career and Research Day, Graduate Student Association, UCSF.

Mucosal Immunity is Altered in HIV Seropositive Women with Cervical Dysplasia. October, 1999, at Women and HIV Conference, Los Angeles, California.