University of California, Los Angeles
Department of Epidemiology
10880 Wilshire Blvd
Suite 1800
Los Angeles,
CA
USA
90024
Email:
khess@ucla.edu
Biographical Sketch:
I am a doctoral student in the Department of Epidemiology at UCLA. I have been working as a graduate student researcher since the fall of 2007. In that role I have had the opportunity to work on many aspects of epidemiologic research including the development of a protocol, implementation of a study, data analysis, and manuscript preparation.
Work experience:
9/2007 - present -- Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles
4/2007 - 9/2007 -- Senior Administrative Analyst, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles
11/2006 - 3/2007 -- Research Analyst Trainee, HIV Epidemiology, Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, CA
6/2006 - 9/2006 -- Epidemiology Intern, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Dermatology, and STDs, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
10/2002 - 8/2005 -- Research Associate II, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Publications: Gorbach PM, Manhart LE, Hess KL, Stoner BP, Martin DH, Holmes KK. Anal Intercourse among Young Heterosexuals in Three US STD Clinics. Sex Transm Dis, 2009 Apr, 36 (4): 193-8.
Carnahan J, Stein R, Qu Z, Hess K, Cesano A, Hansen HJ, Goldenberg DM. Epratuzumab, a CD22-targeting recombinant humanized antibody with a different mode of action from rituximab. Mol Immunol. 2007 Feb, 44 (6): 1331-41.
Donahue AC, Hess KL, Ng KL, Fruman DA. Altered splenic B cell subset development in mice lacking phosphoinositide 3-kinase p85alpha. Int. Immunol. 2004 Dec, 16 (12): 1789-98.
Hess KL, Donahue AC, Ng KL, Moore TI, Oak J, Fruman DA. Frontline: The p85alpha isoform of phosphoinositide 3-kinase is essential for a subset of B cell receptor-initiated signaling responses. Eur J Immunol. 2004 Nov, 34 (11): 2968-76.
Presentations: Hess KL, Brown J, Hezareh M, Gorbach PM. Pilot study of daily telephone surveys in sexual behavior research. HIV Research: The Next Generation Conference, April 7, 2008, Los Angeles, CA