Clinical Focus

• Nephrology
• Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation

Honors and Awards

• Nominee, Excellence in Small Group Teaching, UCSF School of Medicine (2007, 2008)
• Nominee, Kaiser Award for Excellence in Teaching, UCSF School of Medicine (2008)
• Fellowship, American Society of Nephrology (2008)

Professional Education

Current Research Interests

My research interests are in immune monitoring in kidney transplant patients and in the management of sensitized patients. I am interested in translational studies to determine the immunological mechanisms underlying kidney transplant rejection and alloantibody production and to identify novel biomarkers to monitor the immune system in kidney transplant patients.

Clinical Trials

• Combined Blood Stem Cell and HLA Haplotype Match Living Donor Kidney Transplantation Recruiting

Publications

• C1q-fixing human leukocyte antigen antibodies are specific for predicting transplant glomerulopathy and late graft failure after kidney transplantation. Yabu JM, Higgins JP, Chen G, Sequeira F, Busque S, Tyan DB. Transplantation. 2011; 91 (3): 342-7
• Posttransplantation anemia: mechanisms and management. Yabu JM, Winkelmayer WC. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2011; 6 (7): 1794-801
• Lack of {alpha}8-integrin aggravates podocyte injury in experimental diabetic nephropathy. Hartner A, Cordasic N, Menendez-Castro C, Volkert G, Yabu JM, Kupraszewicz-Hutzler M, Rascher W, Hilgers KF. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2010; 299 (5): F1151-7
• Kidney transplantation: the ideal immunosuppression regimen. Yabu JM, Vincenti F. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2009; 16 (4): 226-33
• Renal Transplantation Pham PT, Yabu JM, Pham PC, Wilkinson A. Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Nephrology and Hypertension. 2008: 462-82