Pamela Murnane, PhD, MPH

Title(s)Assistant Professor, Epidemiology & Biostatistics
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address550 16th Street, #3817
San Francisco CA 94158
PronounsShe/Her/Hers
ORCID ORCID Icon0000-0002-3773-5831 Additional info
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    San Jose State UniversityMLISLibrary and Information Science
    Columbia UniversityMPHEpidemiology
    University of WashingtonPhDEpidemiology
    University of California, San FranciscoPostdoctoral fellowshipCenter for AIDS Prevention Studies
    University of California, San Francisco2019Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training

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    Pam Murnane is an Assistant Professor in the department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics at UCSF. Her research focusses on biological, behavioral, and structural factors that influence maternal and child health outcomes in the context of HIV in resource limited settings. She has expertise in adherence measurement, risk prediction, and implementation science.
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    Implementing a risk score to facilitate enhanced adherence support for pregnant and postpartum women at risk of viremia
    NIH K01MH119910Jun 1, 2019 - May 31, 2024
    Role: Principal Investigator

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    1. Evaluation of person-centered interventions to eliminate perinatal HIV transmission in Kisumu County, Kenya: A repeated cross-sectional study using aggregated registry data. PLoS Med. 2024 Aug; 21(8):e1004441. Odhiambo F, Onyango R, Mulwa E, Aluda M, Otieno L, Bukusi EA, Cohen CR, Murnane PM. PMID: 39146355; PMCID: PMC11361728.
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    2. Geographic Mobility and HIV Care Engagement among People Living with HIV in Rural Kenya and Uganda. Trop Med Infect Dis. 2023 Nov 10; 8(11). Ayieko J, Thorp M, Getahun M, Gandhi M, Maeri I, Gutin SA, Okiring J, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED, Petersen M, Havlir DV, Camlin CS, Murnane PM. PMID: 37999615; PMCID: PMC10675546.
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    3. First cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection and secondary transmission in Kisumu, Kenya. PLOS Glob Public Health. 2022; 2(9):e0000951. Tippett Barr BA, Herman-Roloff A, Mburu M, Murnane PM, Sang N, Bukusi E, Oele E, Odhiambo A, Lewis-Kulzer J, Onyango CO, Hunsperger E, Odhiambo F, Joseph RH, Munyua P, Othieno K, Mulwa E, Akelo V, Muok E, Bulterys M, Nzioka C, Cohen CR. PMID: 36962806; PMCID: PMC10021778.
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    4. Analysis of Heavy Rainfall in Sub-Saharan Africa and HIV Transmission Risk, HIV Prevalence, and Sexually Transmitted Infections, 2005-2017. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 09 01; 5(9):e2230282. Nagata JM, Hampshire K, Epstein A, Lin F, Zakaras J, Murnane P, Charlebois ED, Tsai AC, Nash D, Weiser SD. PMID: 36074468; PMCID: PMC9459663.
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    5. Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence During and Postbreastfeeding Cessation Measured by Tenofovir Levels in Hair. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2022 11 01; 91(3):237-241. Nematadzira TG, Murnane PM, Odiase OJ, Bacchetti P, Okochi H, Tallerico R, Chanaiwa VM, Vhembo T, Mutambanengwe-Jacob MT, Louie A, Chipato T, Gandhi M, Stranix-Chibanda L, IMPAACT PROMISE Study Team. PMID: 35952357; PMCID: PMC9561228.
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    6. Associations Between Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use and Sexual Health Behaviors Among Adolescent Boys: Results From the 2019 Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Am J Mens Health. 2022 Jul-Aug; 16(4):15579883221110350. Ganson KT, Jackson DB, Testa A, Murnane PM, Nagata JM. PMID: 35996359; PMCID: PMC9421234.
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    7. Distinct forms of migration and mobility are differentially associated with HIV treatment adherence. AIDS. 2022 06 01; 36(7):1021-1030. Murnane PM, Gandhi M, Bacchetti P, Getahun M, Gutin SA, Okochi H, Maeri I, Eyul P, Omoding D, Okiring J, Tallerico R, Louie A, Akullian A, Kamya MR, Bukusi EA, Charlebois ED, Camlin CS. PMID: 35652674; PMCID: PMC9178682.
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    8. Disclosure to South African children about their own HIV status over time. AIDS Care. 2023 03; 35(3):334-340. Wu M, Shiau S, Strehlau R, Liberty A, Patel F, Burke M, Murnane PM, Violari A, Yin MT, Abrams EJ, Kuhn L, Arpadi S. PMID: 34930060; PMCID: PMC9209585.
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    9. Machine Learning Algorithms Using Routinely Collected Data Do Not Adequately Predict Viremia to Inform Targeted Services in Postpartum Women Living With HIV. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2021 12 15; 88(5):439-447. Murnane PM, Ayieko J, Vittinghoff E, Gandhi M, Katumbi C, Milala B, Nakaye C, Kanda P, Moodley D, Nyati ME, Loftis AJ, Fowler MG, Flynn P, Currier JS, Cohen CR. PMID: 34520443; PMCID: PMC8585692.
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    10. Performance-Enhancing Substance Use and Sexual Risk Behaviors among U.S. Men: Results from a Prospective Cohort Study. J Sex Res. 2022 07; 59(6):758-764. Ganson KT, Jackson DB, Testa A, Murnane PM, Nagata JM. PMID: 34860634; PMCID: PMC9163206.
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    11. Factors associated with phosphatidylethanol (PEth) sensitivity for detecting unhealthy alcohol use: An individual patient data meta-analysis. Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 2021 06; 45(6):1166-1187. Hahn JA, Murnane PM, Vittinghoff E, Muyindike WR, Emenyonu NI, Fatch R, Chamie G, Haberer JE, Francis JM, Kapiga S, Jacobson K, Myers B, Couture MC, DiClemente RJ, Brown JL, So-Armah K, Sulkowski M, Marcus GM, Woolf-King S, Cook RL, Richards VL, Molina P, Ferguson T, Welsh D, Piano MR, Phillips SA, Stewart S, Afshar M, Page K, McGinnis K, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Bryant K, Saitz R. PMID: 33837975; PMCID: PMC8254773.
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    12. Perinatal Food Insecurity and Postpartum Psychosocial Stress are Positively Associated Among Kenyan Women of Mixed HIV Status. AIDS Behav. 2020 Jun; 24(6):1632-1642. Murnane PM, Miller JD, Tuthill EL, Collins SM, Neilands TB, Onono M, Cohen CR, Weiser SD, Laudenslager ML, Young SL. PMID: 31538283; PMCID: PMC7080582.
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    13. Short- and Long-Term Pharmacologic Measures of HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among High-Risk Men Who Have Sex With Men in HPTN 067/ADAPT. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2019 10 01; 82(2):149-158. Velloza J, Bacchetti P, Hendrix CW, Murnane P, Hughes JP, Li M, Curlin ME, Holtz TH, Mannheimer S, Marzinke MA, Amico KR, Liu A, Piwowar-Manning E, Eshleman SH, Dye BJ, Gandhi M, Grant RM, HPTN 067/ADAPT Study Team. PMID: 31335588; PMCID: PMC6749964.
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    14. Tenofovir concentrations in hair strongly predict virologic suppression in breastfeeding women. AIDS. 2019 08 01; 33(10):1657-1662. Murnane PM, Bacchetti P, Currier JS, Brummel S, Okochi H, Phung N, Louie A, Kuncze K, Hoffman RM, Nematadzira T, Soko DK, Owor M, Saidi F, Flynn PM, Fowler MG, Gandhi M. PMID: 31021852; PMCID: PMC6629471.
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    15. Research priorities to inform "Treat All" policy implementation for people living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a consensus statement from the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA). J Int AIDS Soc. 2019 01; 22(1):e25218. Yotebieng M, Brazier E, Addison D, Kimmel AD, Cornell M, Keiser O, Parcesepe AM, Onovo A, Lancaster KE, Castelnuovo B, Murnane PM, Cohen CR, Vreeman RC, Davies MA, Duda SN, Yiannoutsos CT, Bono RS, Agler R, Bernard C, Syvertsen JL, Sinayobye JD, Wikramanayake R, Sohn AH, von Groote PM, Wandeler G, Leroy V, Williams CF, Wools-Kaloustian K, Nash D, IeDEA Treat All in sub-Saharan Africa Consensus Statement Working Group. PMID: 30657644; PMCID: PMC6338103.
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    16. Achieving UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets for pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa: progress, gaps and research needs. J Virus Erad. 2018 Nov 15; 4(Suppl 2):33-39. Abuogi LL, Humphrey JM, Mpody C, Yotebieng M, Murnane PM, Clouse K, Otieno L, Cohen CR, Wools-Kaloustian K. PMID: 30515312; PMCID: PMC6248851.
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    17. 12-month outcomes of HIV-infected infants identified at birth at one maternity site in Johannesburg, South Africa: an observational cohort study. Lancet HIV. 2018 12; 5(12):e706-e714. Technau KG, Strehlau R, Patel F, Shiau S, Burke M, Conradie M, Sorour G, Sherman GG, Coovadia A, Murnane PM, Abrams EJ, Kuhn L. PMID: 30416043; PMCID: PMC6336389.
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    18. Reply to Van de Wijer et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2018 03 19; 66(7):1151-1152. Murnane PM, Strehlau R, Shiau S, Patel F, Mbete N, Hunt G, Abrams EJ, Coovadia A, Kuhn L. PMID: 29088332; PMCID: PMC6018887.
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    19. Modeling HIV disease progression and transmission at population-level: The potential impact of modifying disease progression in HIV treatment programs. Epidemics. 2018 06; 23:34-41. Ross JM, Ying R, Celum CL, Baeten JM, Thomas KK, Murnane PM, van Rooyen H, Hughes JP, Barnabas RV. PMID: 29223580; PMCID: PMC5975109.
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    20. Hair levels of preexposure prophylaxis drugs measure adherence and are associated with renal decline among men/transwomen. AIDS. 2017 Oct 23; 31(16):2245-2251. Gandhi M, Murnane PM, Bacchetti P, Elion R, Kolber MA, Cohen SE, Horng H, Louie A, Kuncze K, Koss CA, Anderson PL, Buchbinder S, Liu A. PMID: 28832411; PMCID: PMC5633521.
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    21. Prevalence and outcomes of HIV-1 diagnostic challenges during universal birth testing - an urban South African observational cohort. J Int AIDS Soc. 2017 08 29; 20(Suppl 6):21761. Technau KG, Mazanderani AH, Kuhn L, Hans L, Strehlau R, Abrams EJ, Conradie M, Coovadia A, Mbete N, Murnane PM, Patel F, Shiau S, Tiemessen CT, Sherman GG. PMID: 28872276; PMCID: PMC6192462.
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    22. Switching to Efavirenz Versus Remaining on Ritonavir-boosted Lopinavir in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-infected Children Exposed to Nevirapine: Long-term Outcomes of a Randomized Trial. Clin Infect Dis. 2017 Aug 01; 65(3):477-485. Murnane PM, Strehlau R, Shiau S, Patel F, Mbete N, Hunt G, Abrams EJ, Coovadia A, Kuhn L. PMID: 28419200; PMCID: PMC5849095.
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    23. Xpert HIV-1 point-of-care test for neonatal diagnosis of HIV in the birth testing programme of a maternity hospital: a field evaluation study. Lancet HIV. 2017 10; 4(10):e442-e448. Technau KG, Kuhn L, Coovadia A, Murnane PM, Sherman G. PMID: 28711526; PMCID: PMC5623143.
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    24. Extent of disclosure: what perinatally HIV-infected children have been told about their own HIV status. AIDS Care. 2017 03; 29(3):378-386. Murnane PM, Sigamoney SL, Pinillos F, Shiau S, Strehlau R, Patel F, Liberty A, Abrams EJ, Arpadi S, Coovadia A, Violari A, Kuhn L. PMID: 27569657; PMCID: PMC5318188.
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    25. Regulatory T-Cell Activity But Not Conventional HIV-Specific T-Cell Responses Are Associated With Protection From HIV-1 Infection. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2016 Jun 01; 72(2):119-28. Pattacini L, Baeten JM, Thomas KK, Fluharty TR, Murnane PM, Donnell D, Bukusi E, Ronald A, Mugo N, Lingappa JR, Celum C, McElrath MJ, Lund JM, Partners PrEP Study Team. PMID: 26656786; PMCID: PMC4866890.
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    26. Murnane, Coley, and Baeten respond to "every good randomization deserves observation". Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Nov 15; 182(10):861-2. Murnane PM, Coley RY, Baeten JM. PMID: 26487341.
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    27. Estimating efficacy in a randomized trial with product nonadherence: application of multiple methods to a trial of preexposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention. Am J Epidemiol. 2015 Nov 15; 182(10):848-56. Murnane PM, Brown ER, Donnell D, Coley RY, Mugo N, Mujugira A, Celum C, Baeten JM, Partners PrEP Study Team. PMID: 26487343; PMCID: PMC4634306.
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    28. Estimating PMTCT's Impact on Heterosexual HIV Transmission: A Mathematical Modeling Analysis. PLoS One. 2015; 10(8):e0134271. Khanna AS, Roberts ST, Cassels S, Ying R, John-Stewart G, Goodreau SM, Baeten JM, Murnane PM, Celum C, Barnabas RV. PMID: 26262889; PMCID: PMC4532442.
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    29. Antiretroviral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Does Not Enhance Immune Responses to HIV in Exposed but Uninfected Persons. J Infect Dis. 2015 Jun 15; 211(12):1943-52. Pattacini L, Murnane PM, Baeten JM, Fluharty TR, Thomas KK, Bukusi E, Katabira E, Mugo N, Donnell D, Lingappa JR, Celum C, Marzinke M, McElrath MJ, Lund JM, Partners PrEP Study Team. PMID: 25520426; PMCID: PMC4836720.
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    30. Initiation of antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression after home HIV testing and counselling in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, and Mbarara district, Uganda: a prospective, observational intervention study. Lancet HIV. 2014 Nov; 1(2):e68-e76. Barnabas RV, van Rooyen H, Tumwesigye E, Murnane PM, Baeten JM, Humphries H, Turyamureeba B, Joseph P, Krows M, Hughes JP, Celum C. PMID: 25601912; PMCID: PMC4292844.
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    31. Pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention does not diminish the pregnancy prevention effectiveness of hormonal contraception. AIDS. 2014 Jul 31; 28(12):1825-30. Murnane PM, Heffron R, Ronald A, Bukusi EA, Donnell D, Mugo NR, Were E, Mujugira A, Kiarie J, Celum C, Baeten JM, Partners PrEP Study Team. PMID: 24785951; PMCID: PMC4136509.
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    32. Enhanced and efficient detection of virus-driven cytokine expression by human NK and T cells. J Virol Methods. 2014 Apr; 199:17-24. Pattacini L, Murnane PM, Fluharty TR, Katabira E, De Rosa SC, Baeten JM, Lund JM. PMID: 24418500; PMCID: PMC3951839.
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    33. High HIV testing uptake and linkage to care in a novel program of home-based HIV counseling and testing with facilitated referral in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2013 Sep 01; 64(1):e1-8. van Rooyen H, Barnabas RV, Baeten JM, Phakathi Z, Joseph P, Krows M, Hong T, Murnane PM, Hughes J, Celum C. PMID: 23714740; PMCID: PMC3744613.
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    34. Efficacy of preexposure prophylaxis for HIV-1 prevention among high-risk heterosexuals: subgroup analyses from a randomized trial. AIDS. 2013 Aug 24; 27(13):2155-60. Murnane PM, Celum C, Mugo N, Campbell JD, Donnell D, Bukusi E, Mujugira A, Tappero J, Kahle EM, Thomas KK, Baeten JM, Partners PrEP Study Team. PMID: 24384592; PMCID: PMC3882910.
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    35. Differential regulatory T cell activity in HIV type 1-exposed seronegative individuals. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2013 Oct; 29(10):1321-9. Pattacini L, Murnane PM, Kahle EM, Bolton MJ, Delrow JJ, Lingappa JR, Katabira E, Donnell D, McElrath MJ, Baeten JM, Lund JM. PMID: 23815575; PMCID: PMC3785803.
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    36. Household-based HIV counseling and testing as a platform for referral to HIV care and medical male circumcision in Uganda: a pilot evaluation. PLoS One. 2012; 7(12):e51620. Tumwebaze H, Tumwesigye E, Baeten JM, Kurth AE, Revall J, Murnane PM, Chang LW, Celum C. PMID: 23272125; PMCID: PMC3521653.
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    37. Using plasma viral load to guide antiretroviral therapy initiation to prevent HIV-1 transmission. PLoS One. 2012; 7(11):e51192. Murnane PM, Hughes JP, Celum C, Lingappa JR, Mugo N, Farquhar C, Kiarie J, Wald A, Baeten JM, Partners in Prevention HSV/HIV Transmission Study Team. PMID: 23250272; PMCID: PMC3511400.
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    38. Lactation-associated postpartum weight changes among HIV-infected women in Zambia. Int J Epidemiol. 2010 Oct; 39(5):1299-310. Murnane PM, Arpadi SM, Sinkala M, Kankasa C, Mwiya M, Kasonde P, Thea DM, Aldrovandi GM, Kuhn L. PMID: 20484334; PMCID: PMC2972438.
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    39. Behavioral influences on preterm birth: a review. Epidemiology. 2010 May; 21(3):291-9. Savitz DA, Murnane P. PMID: 20386169.
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