Janet Wojcicki, PhD, MPH
Professor
Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 5/2021
• MAS Maternal and Child Nutrition University of California, Davis 6/2011
• Postdoctoral Fellow HIV Prevention/Nutrition University of California, San Francisco 6/2005
• MPH Epidemiology University of California, Berkeley 6/2001
• PhD Anthropology/African Studies University of California, Los Angeles 6/2000
• AB Inernational Relations Stanford University 6/1991

Websites

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• AME webesite (amecenter.ucsf.edu)
• Profile at www.chc.ucsf.edu (chc.ucsf.edu)
• Current Research (latinocohorts.ucsf.edu)

Grants and Projects

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• Stress, Obesity and Telomere Length in Latino Infants and Toddlers, NIH, 2013-2015
• Maternal Depression and Child Weight Gain in a Latino Cohort, NIH, 2009-2015

Publications (99)

Top publication keywords:
TelomereHerpesvirus 8, HumanFood LabelingPediatric ObesityMaternal Nutritional Physiological PhenomenaTelomere ShorteningNutrition PolicyHealth PromotionBirth WeightBreast FeedingBeveragesMothersObesityLeukocytesInfectious Disease Transmission, Vertical

• Food insecurity is a risk factor for metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in Latinx children.
  Pediatric obesity 2024 Maxwell SL, Price JC, Perito ER, Rosenthal P, Wojcicki JM
• Sub-optimal maternal gestational gain is associated with shorter leukocyte telomere length at birth in a predominantly Latinx cohort of newborns.
  Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology 2023 Prasad A, Lin J, Jelliffe-Pawlowski L, Coleman-Phox K, Rand L, Wojcicki JM
• Changes in leukocyte telomere length among children with obesity participating in a behavioural weight control program.
  Pediatric obesity 2023 Rehkopf DH, Wojcicki JM, Haydel KF, Lin J, Smith DL, Kapphahn KI, Robinson TN
• Shorter leukocyte telomere length protects against NAFLD progression in children.
  Scientific reports 2023 Wojcicki JM, Gill RM, Wilson L, Lin J, Rosenthal P
• Correction: Maternal genitourinary infections and poor nutritional status increase risk of preterm birth in Gasabo District, Rwanda: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2022 Nsereko E, Uwase A, Mukabutera A, Muvunyi CM, Rulisa S, Ntirushwa D, Moreland P, Corwin EJ, Santos N, Nzayirambaho M, Wojcicki JM

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• Household and social characteristics associated with COVID-19 vaccine intent among Latino families in the San Francisco Bay Area.
  BMC infectious diseases 2022 Wojcicki JM, Escobar M, Mendez AD, Martinez SM
• A Brief Motivational Intervention Differentially Reduces Sugar-sweetened Beverage (SSB) Consumption.
  Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine 2021 Mason AE, Schmidt L, Ishkanian L, Jacobs LM, Leung C, Jensen L, Cohn MA, Schleicher S, Hartman AR, Wojcicki JM, Lustig RH, Epel ES
• Population-based identification and temporal trend of children with primary nephrotic syndrome: The Kaiser Permanente nephrotic syndrome study.
  PloS one 2021 Parikh RV, Tan TC, Fan D, Law D, Salyer AS, Yankulin L, Wojcicki JM, Zheng S, Ordonez JD, Chertow GM, Khoshniat-Rad F, Yang J, Go AS
• Overcrowding and exposure to secondhand smoke increase risk for COVID-19 infection among Latinx families in the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
  Tobacco induced diseases 2021 Mendez AD, Escobar M, Romero M, Wojcicki JM
• High food insecurity in Latinx families and associated COVID-19 infection in the Greater Bay Area, California.
  BMC nutrition 2021 Escobar M, Mendez AD, Encinas MR, Villagomez S, Wojcicki JM
• Limited consumption of 100% fruit juices and sugar sweetened beverages in Japanese toddler and preschool children.
  Preventive medicine reports 2021 Wojcicki JM, Tsuchiya KJ, Murakami K, Ishikuro M, Obara T, Morisaki N
• Longer Leukocyte Telomere Length Predicts Stronger Response to a Workplace Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Sales Ban: An Exploratory Study.
  Current developments in nutrition 2021 Wojcicki JM, Lustig RH, Jacobs LM, Mason AE, Hartman A, Leung C, Stanhope K, Lin J, Schmidt LA, Epel ES
• Sugar sweetened beverage consumption is positively associated with Klotho levels at two years of age in LatinX youth.
  BMC nutrition 2021 Villagomez S, Dubal DB, Hawkins J, Wang D, Wojcicki JM
• Excess pregnancy weight gain in latinas: Impact on infant's adiposity and growth hormones at birth.
  Preventive medicine reports 2021 Elwan D, Olveda R, Medrano R, Wojcicki JM
• Obesity at Age 6 Months Is Associated with Shorter Preschool Leukocyte Telomere Length Independent of Parental Telomere Length.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2020 Baskind MJ, Hawkins J, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM
• Association between micronutrients and maternal leukocyte telomere length in early pregnancy in Rwanda.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2020 Nsereko E, Uwase A, Muvunyi CM, Rulisa S, Ntirushwa D, Moreland P, Corwin EJ, Santos N, Lin J, Chen JL, Nzayirambaho M, Wojcicki JM
• The Precious Commodity of Time and Sub-Saharan Africa's Success in Keeping COVID-19 at Bay.
  Journal of epidemiology and global health 2020 Wojcicki JM
• Maternal genitourinary infections and poor nutritional status increase risk of preterm birth in Gasabo District, Rwanda: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study.
  BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2020 Nsereko E, Uwase A, Mukabutera A, Muvunyi CM, Rulisa S, Ntirushwa D, Moreland P, Corwin EJ, Santos N, Nzayirambaho M, Wojcicki JM
• Rapid infant weight gain and prenatal maternal depression are associated with prehypertension/hypertension before age 9.
  Journal of human hypertension 2020 Kjaer TW, Medrano R, Wojcicki JM
• Association of a Workplace Sales Ban on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages With Employee Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Health.
  JAMA internal medicine 2020 Epel ES, Hartman A, Jacobs LM, Leung C, Cohn MA, Jensen L, Ishkanian L, Wojcicki J, Mason AE, Lustig RH, Stanhope KL, Schmidt LA
• Alterations in the Gut Microbiome at 6 Months of Age in Obese Latino Infants.
  Journal of the American College of Nutrition 2019 Ville A, Levine E, Zhi D, Lararia B, Wojcicki JM
• Higher Birthweight and Maternal Pre-pregnancy BMI Persist with Obesity Association at Age 9 in High Risk Latino Children.
  Journal of immigrant and minority health 2019 Kjaer TW, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Medrano R, Elwan D, Mehta K, Christensen VB, Wojcicki JM
• Dying alone: the sad irrelevance of naloxone in the context of solitary opiate use.
  Addiction (Abingdon, England) 2018 Wojcicki JM
• Early life obesity increases the risk for asthma in San Francisco born Latina girls.
  Allergy and asthma proceedings 2018 McCallister M, Medrano R, Wojcicki J
• Lack of partner impacts newborn health through maternal depression: A pilot study of low-income immigrant Latina women.
  Midwifery 2018 Cabeza de Baca T, Wojcicki JM, Epel ES, Adler NE
• Maternal Obesity and Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight in Hawaii PRAMS, 2000-2011.
  Maternal and child health journal 2018 Ju AC, Heyman MB, Garber AK, Wojcicki JM
• Chronic Obesity and Incident Hypertension in Latina Women Are Associated with Accelerated Telomere Length Loss over a 1-Year Period.
  Metabolic syndrome and related disorders 2018 Wojcicki JM, Elwan D, Lin J, Blackburn E, Epel E
• Cord blood klotho levels are inversely associated with leptin in healthy Latino neonates at risk for obesity.
  Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM 2018 Wojcicki JM, Prather AA, Epel E, Wang D, Dubal DB
• Food insecurity is associated with maternal depression and child pervasive developmental symptoms in low-income Latino households.
  Journal of hunger & environmental nutrition 2018 Nagata JM, Gomberg S, Hagan MJ, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM
• Bisphenol a increases risk for presumed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in Hispanic adolescents in NHANES 2003-2010.
  Environmental health : a global access science source 2018 Verstraete SG, Wojcicki JM, Perito ER, Rosenthal P
• Shorter preschool, leukocyte telomere length is associated with obesity at age 9 in Latino children.
  Clinical obesity 2017 Kjaer TW, Faurholt-Jepsen D, Mehta KM, Christensen VB, Epel E, Lin J, Blackburn E, Wojcicki JM
• Increased Cellular Aging by 3 Years of Age in Latino, Preschool Children Who Consume More Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: A Pilot Study.
  Childhood obesity (Print) 2017 Wojcicki JM, Medrano R, Lin J, Epel E
• Association of Household Food- and Drink-Sharing Practices With Human Herpesvirus 8 Seroconversion in a Cohort of Zambian Children.
  The Journal of infectious diseases 2017 Crabtree KL, Wojcicki JM, Minhas V, Kankasa C, Mitchell C, Wood C
• Silence sexual and reproductive health discussions and we fuel the rise of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.
  Reproductive health 2017 Wojcicki JM
• Full fat milk consumption protects against severe childhood obesity in Latinos.
  Preventive medicine reports 2017 Beck AL, Heyman M, Chao C, Wojcicki J
• Shorter Leukocyte Telomere Length in Relation to Presumed Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Mexican-American Men in NHANES 1999-2002.
  International journal of hepatology 2017 Wojcicki JM, Rehkopf D, Epel E, Rosenthal P
• First Nations Approaches to Childhood Obesity: Healthy Lifestyles in Canada Compared with Alternatives for Alaska Native Communities.
  Children (Basel, Switzerland) 2017 de Schweinitz PA, Wojcicki JM
• The association between cytomegalovirus infection, obesity, and metabolic syndrome in U.S. adult females.
  Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 2017 Fleck-Derderian S, McClellan W, Wojcicki JM
• Antiretroviral Therapy for Perinatal HIV Prevention.
  The New England journal of medicine 2017 Wojcicki JM
• Early Antibiotic Exposure and Risk of Childhood Obesity in Latinos.
  Childhood obesity (Print) 2017 Ville AP, Heyman MB, Medrano R, Wojcicki JM
• Time to Consider Moving Beyond Exclusive Breastfeeding in Southern Africa.
  Children (Basel, Switzerland) 2017 Wojcicki JM
• Store owners as potential agents of change: energy drinks in the interior of Alaska.
  International journal of circumpolar health 2017 Wojcicki JM, de Schweinitz P
• Leukocyte Telomere Length in Relation to 17 Biomarkers of Cardiovascular Disease Risk: A Cross-Sectional Study of US Adults.
  PLoS medicine 2016 Rehkopf DH, Needham BL, Lin J, Blackburn EH, Zota AR, Wojcicki JM, Epel ES
• Antiretroviral exposure in utero and infancy: what do we know about African children in the age of option B+?
  AIDS (London, England) 2016 Wojcicki JM
• Early exclusive breastfeeding is associated with longer telomeres in Latino preschool children.
  The American journal of clinical nutrition 2016 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB, Elwan D, Lin J, Blackburn E, Epel E
• Telomere length change plateaus at 4 years of age in Latino children: associations with baseline length and maternal change.
  Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG 2016 Wojcicki JM, Shiboski S, Heyman MB, Elwan D, Lin J, Blackburn E, Epel E
• A Risk Score for Childhood Obesity in an Urban Latino Cohort.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2016 Robson JO, Verstraete SG, Shiboski S, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM
• Beverage consumption in an Alaska Native village: a mixed-methods study of behaviour, attitudes and access.
  International journal of circumpolar health 2016 Elwan D, de Schweinitz P, Wojcicki JM
• Cord blood telomere length in Latino infants: relation with maternal education and infant sex.
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2015 Wojcicki JM, Olveda R, Heyman MB, Elwan D, Lin J, Blackburn E, Epel E
• Effects of Antiretroviral Therapy on Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus (KSHV) Transmission Among HIV-Infected Zambian Children.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2015 Olp LN, Minhas V, Gondwe C, Kankasa C, Wojcicki J, Mitchell C, West JT, Wood C
• Preventing mother-to-child transmission of the human immunodeficiency virus in Southern Africa.
  Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 2015 Wojcicki JM, Nxumalo NC, Masuku S
• Telomere length is associated with oppositional defiant behavior and maternal clinical depression in Latino preschool children.
  Translational psychiatry 2015 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB, Elwan D, Shiboski S, Lin J, Blackburn E, Epel E
• No Association between Obesity and Behavior in Low-income, Preschool Latino Children.
  Journal of health care for the poor and underserved 2015 Nagata JM, Hagan MJ, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM
• Risk factors for obesity at age 3 in Alaskan children, including the role of beverage consumption: results from Alaska PRAMS 2005-2006 and its three-year follow-up survey, CUBS, 2008-2009.
  PloS one 2015 Wojcicki JM, Young MB, Perham-Hester KA, de Schweinitz P, Gessner BD
• The changing role of the primary school teacher in Swaziland in the context of HIV/AIDS: teacher as caretaker and economic provider.
  Malawi medical journal : the journal of Medical Association of Malawi 2015 Nxumalo NC, Wojcicki JM, Magowe MK
• The double burden household in sub-Saharan Africa: maternal overweight and obesity and childhood undernutrition from the year 2000: results from World Health Organization Data (WHO) and Demographic Health Surveys (DHS).
  BMC public health 2014 Wojcicki JM
• Breastfeeding offers protection against obesity in children of recently immigrated Latina women.
  Journal of community health 2014 Verstraete SG, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM
• Risk factors for early childhood infection of human herpesvirus-8 in Zambian children: the role of early childhood feeding practices.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2013 Crabtree KL, Wojcicki JM, Minhas V, Smith DR, Kankasa C, Mitchell CD, Wood C
• Hyperphosphatemia is associated with anemia in adults without chronic kidney disease: results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): 2005-2010.
  BMC nephrology 2013 Wojcicki JM
• Maternal sociodemographic characteristics and the use of the Iowa Infant Attitude Feeding Scale to describe breastfeeding initiation and duration in a population of urban, Latina mothers: a prospective cohort study.
  International breastfeeding journal 2013 Holbrook KE, White MC, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM
• The use of the RESPeRATE device to lower blood pressure in inner city obese adolescents and children: a pilot feasibility study.
  High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension 2013 Wojcicki JM, Geissler JD, Stokes CW, Heyman MB, Tran CT
• Healthy hospital food initiatives in the United States: time to ban sugar sweetened beverages to reduce childhood obesity.
  Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) 2013 Wojcicki JM
• The Spanish translation of the Edinburgh postnatal depression scale and the use of the word "desgraciada".
  Transcultural psychiatry 2013 Wojcicki JM, Geissler J
• No association between childcare and obesity at age 4 in low-income Latino children.
  Pediatric obesity 2012 Zahir N, Heyman MB, Wojcicki JM
• Quality of life in patients postcolectomy for pediatric-onset ulcerative colitis.
  Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2012 Dalal DH, Patton D, Wojcicki JM, Clark AL, Garnett EA, Heyman MB
• Acculturation, dietary practices and risk for childhood obesity in an ethnically heterogeneous population of Latino school children in the San Francisco bay area.
  Journal of immigrant and minority health 2012 Wojcicki JM, Schwartz N, Jiménez-Cruz A, Bacardi-Gascon M, Heyman MB
• Bimodal distribution of risk for childhood obesity in urban Baja California, Mexico.
  Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine 2012 Wojcicki JM, Jimenez-Cruz A, Bacardi-Gascon M, Schwartz N, Heyman MB
• Reducing childhood obesity by eliminating 100% fruit juice.
  American journal of public health 2012 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB
• Adolescent nutritional awareness and use of food labels: results from the National Nutrition Health and Examination Survey.
  BMC pediatrics 2012 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB
• High-dose infliximab for treatment of pediatric ulcerative colitis: a survey of clinical practice.
  World journal of gastroenterology 2012 Nattiv R, Wojcicki JM, Garnett EA, Gupta N, Heyman MB
• Peptide YY in children: a review.
  Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM 2012 Wojcicki JM
• Use of food labels, awareness of nutritional programmes and participation in the special supplemental program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005-2006).
  Maternal & child nutrition 2011 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB
• Gastroesophageal reflux is not associated with dental erosion in children.
  Gastroenterology 2011 Wild YK, Heyman MB, Vittinghoff E, Dalal DH, Wojcicki JM, Clark AL, Rechmann B, Rechmann P
• Infant formula, tea, and water supplementation of latino infants at 4-6 weeks postpartum.
  Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant Association 2011 Wojcicki JM, Holbrook K, Lustig RH, Caughey AB, Muñoz RF, Heyman MB
• The Zambia Children's KS-HHV8 Study: rationale, study design, and study methods.
  American journal of epidemiology 2011 Minhas V, Crabtree KL, Chao A, Wojcicki JM, Sifuniso AM, Nkonde C, Kankasa C, Mitchell CD, Wood C
• Maternal prepregnancy body mass index and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: a review of the literature.
  Journal of women's health (2002) 2011 Wojcicki JM
• Chronic maternal depression is associated with reduced weight gain in latino infants from birth to 2 years of age.
  PloS one 2011 Wojcicki JM, Holbrook K, Lustig RH, Epel E, Caughey AB, Muñoz RF, Shiboski SC, Heyman MB
• Maternal BMI and migration status as predictors of childhood obesity in Mexico.
  Nutricion hospitalaria 2011 Jiménez-Cruz A, Wojcicki JM, Bacardí-Gascón M, Castellón-Zaragoza A, García-Gallardo JL, Schwartz N, Heyman MB
• Malnutrition and the role of the soft drink industry in improving child health in sub-Saharan Africa.
  Pediatrics 2010 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB
• Maternal omega-3 fatty acid supplementation and risk for perinatal maternal depression.
  The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians 2010 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB
• Postoperative outcome of colectomy for pediatric patients with ulcerative colitis.
  Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2010 Patton D, Gupta N, Wojcicki JM, Garnett EA, Nobuhara K, Heyman MB
• Bridewealth and sexual and reproductive practices among women in Harare, Zimbabwe.
  AIDS care 2010 Wojcicki JM, van der Straten A, Padian N
• Let's Move--childhood obesity prevention from pregnancy and infancy onward.
  The New England journal of medicine 2010 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB
• Impact of gluten-free camp on quality of life of children and adolescents with celiac disease.
  Pediatrics 2010 Bongiovanni TR, Clark AL, Garnett EA, Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB
• Early exclusive breastfeeding and maternal attitudes towards infant feeding in a population of new mothers in San Francisco, California.
  Breastfeeding medicine : the official journal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine 2010 Wojcicki JM, Gugig R, Tran C, Kathiravan S, Holbrook K, Heyman MB
• Maternal knowledge of infant feeding guidelines and label reading behaviours in a population of new mothers in San Francisco, California.
  Maternal & child nutrition 2009 Wojcicki JM, Gugig R, Kathiravan S, Holbrook K, Heyman MB
• Mortality among HIV-1- and human herpesvirus type 8-affected mother-infant pairs in Zambia.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2008 Wojcicki J, Mwanahamuntu M, Minhas V, Djokic B, Kankasa C, Klaskala W, Brayfield B, Phiri S, Wood C, Mitchell CD
• Risk factors for macrosomia in infants born to Latina women.
  Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association 2008 Wojcicki JM, Hessol NA, Heyman MB, Fuentes-Afflick E
• Growth hormone treatment for growth failure in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease.
  The Journal of pediatrics 2008 Heyman MB, Garnett EA, Wojcicki J, Gupta N, Davis C, Cohen SA, Gold BD, Kirschner BS, Baldassano RN, Ferry GD, Winter HS, Kaplan S
• Body mass index and elbow range of motion in a healthy pediatric population: a possible mechanism of overweight in children.
  Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition 2008 Golden DW, Wojcicki JM, Jhee JT, Gilpin SL, Sawyer JR, Heyman MB
• Traditional practices and exposure to bodily fluids in Lusaka, Zambia.
  Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH 2007 Wojcicki JM, Kankasa C, Mitchell C, Wood C
• Healthier choices and increased participation in a middle school lunch program: effects of nutrition policy changes in San Francisco.
  American journal of public health 2006 Wojcicki JM, Heyman MB
• Socioeconomic status as a risk factor for HIV infection in women in East, Central and Southern Africa: a systematic review.
  Journal of biosocial science 2005 Wojcicki JM
• Low socioeconomic status and risk for infection with human herpesvirus 8 among HIV-1 negative, South African black cancer patients.
  Epidemiology and infection 2004 Wojcicki JM, Newton R, Urban M, Stein L, Hale M, Patel M, Ruff P, Sur R, Bourboulia D, Sitas F
• Introducing and negotiating the use of female condoms in sexual relationships: qualitative interviews with women attending a family planning clinic.
  AIDS and behavior 2004 Choi KH, Wojcicki J, Valencia-Garcia D
• Traditional behavioural practices, the exchange of saliva and HHV-8 transmission in sub-Saharan African populations.
  British journal of cancer 2003 Wojcicki JM
• Risk factors for high anti-HHV-8 antibody titers (> or =1:51,200) in black, HIV-1 negative South African cancer patients: a case control study.
  BMC infectious diseases 2003 Wojcicki JM, Newton R, Urban MI, Stein L, Hale M, Patel M, Ruff P, Sur R, Bourboulia D, Sitas F
• "She drank his money": survival sex and the problem of violence in taverns in Gauteng province, South Africa.
  Medical anthropology quarterly 2002 Wojcicki JM
• Commercial sex work or ukuphanda? Sex-for-money exchange in Soweto and Hammanskraal area, South Africa.
  Culture, medicine and psychiatry 2002 Wojcicki JM