{"result":[{"lastName":"Wu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Congenital Heart Disease (Adult)"},{"focus":"Echocardiography"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6159&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joseph  C. Wu","firstName":"Joseph","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Joseph_Wu","researchInterest":"My lab works on biological mechanisms of adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells. We use a combination of gene profiling, tissue engineering, physiological testing, and molecular imaging technologies to better understand stem cell biology in vitro and in vivo.  For adult stem cells, we are interested in monitoring stem cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation. For ESC, we are currently studying their tumorigenicity, immunogenicity, and differentiation"},{"lastName":"Li","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8756&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Zongjin Li","firstName":"Zongjin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Zongjin_Li","researchInterest":"Embryonic stem cell differentiation, angiogenesis"},{"lastName":"Quertermous","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4426&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Thomas Quertermous, MD","firstName":"Thomas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Thomas_Quertermous","researchInterest":"Understanding genetic basis of cardiovascular function and disease."},{"lastName":"Robbins","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Heart and Lung Transplantation"},{"focus":"Cardiothoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"Thoracic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Adult Cardiac Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4247&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert C. Robbins, M. D.","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Robert_Robbins","researchInterest":"Stem Cell Therapy for Myocardial Restoration, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy, Automated Anastomotic Devices, Genetics and Mechanisms of Congestive Heart Failure"},{"lastName":"Huang","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8938&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mei Huang","firstName":"Mei","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Mei_Huang","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Yang","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6101&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Phillip Yang, MD","firstName":"Phillip","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Phillip_Yang","researchInterest":"Dr. Yang's research interest focuses on the comprehensive diagnosis of ischemic heart disease using cardiac MRI. Specifically, he is using novel MR imaging sequences that enable rapid and integrated imaging of the coronary arteries as well as assessment of LV function, cardiac perfusion, and myocardial viability. By combining the chemical sensitivity of nuclear magnetic resonance with high spatial and temporal resolution, a wide range of biological events spanning from molecular to physiologic "},{"lastName":"Gambhir","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"PET Scan"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3971&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD","firstName":"Sanjiv","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Sanjiv_Gambhir","researchInterest":"My laboratory focuses on merging advances in molecular biology with those in biomedical imaging to advance the new field of molecular imaging. Methods to image gene expression in living subjects have been developed.  Newer approaches to image fundamental cellular events with optical and radiolabeled probes are under active investigation. These imaging approaches are expected to have a fundamental impact in the study of cancer biology,  as well as in molecular therapeutics including gene therapy"},{"lastName":"Spin","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Aortic Disease"},{"focus":"Marfan Syndrome and Aortic Disorders"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6448&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joshua M. Spin","firstName":"Joshua","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Joshua_Spin","researchInterest":"Dr. Spin began his research career studying the structural biology of low density lipoprotein, and has been augmenting his skills with intensive training in molecular biology techniques, particularly those involving high-throughput genetic expression profiling. He is especially interested in vascular smooth muscle cells, and the role of smooth muscle differentiation and phenotypic switching in development and vascular disease."},{"lastName":"Tsao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4070&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Philip S. Tsao, PhD","firstName":"Philip","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Philip_Tsao","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Blau","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4517&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Helen M. Blau","firstName":"Helen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Helen_Blau","researchInterest":"Molecular and cellular mechanisms that control muscle and neuronal growth; stem cell biology, differentiation, and tumorigenicity. Regulating stem cell fate in vitro and in vivo. Stem cell therapies. Hematopoietic and muscle stem cells. Characterizing and bioengineering stem cell niches. Nuclear reprogramming. Muscle development and disease. Drug delivery. Tracking cell behavior in vitro and in vivo. Understanding tissue degeneration and regeneration."},{"lastName":"Gurtner","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Plastic Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6890&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Geoffrey Gurtner","firstName":"Geoffrey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Geoffrey_Gurtner","researchInterest":"Geoffrey Gurtner's Lab is interested in understanding the mecahnism of new blood vessel growth following injury and how pathways of tissue regeneration and fibrosis interact in wound healing."},{"lastName":"Contag","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4036&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher H. Contag","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Christopher_Contag","researchInterest":"We develop and use the tools of molecular imaging to understand oncogenesis, reveal patterns of cell migration in immunosurveillance, monitor gene expression, visualize stem cell biology, and assess the distribution of pathogens in living animal models of human biology and disease. Biology doesn't occur in \"a vacuum\" or on coated plates--it occurs in the living body and that's were we look for biological patterns and responses to insult."},{"lastName":"Lijkwan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cardiothoracic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9902&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Maarten Lijkwan","firstName":"Maarten","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Maarten_Lijkwan","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Giaccia","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4141&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Amato Giaccia","firstName":"Amato","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Amato_Giaccia","researchInterest":"Cellular response to hypoxia and ionizing radiation; cell-cycle control, apoptosis and angiogenesis in transformed cells."},{"lastName":"Yeung","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Coronary Artery Disease"},{"focus":"Chronic Total Occlusions"},{"focus":"Complex Coronary Angioplasty"},{"focus":"Mitral Valvuloplasty"},{"focus":"Percutaneous Aortic Valve Replacement"},{"focus":"Interventional Cardiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4228&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alan Yeung, MD","firstName":"Alan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Alan_Yeung","researchInterest":"Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in men and women in the United States. Our group is interested in studying both the early and late phases of atherosclerosis so that we can better develop prevention and treatment strategies."},{"lastName":"Ashley","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular genetics"},{"focus":"Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy"},{"focus":"Heart Failure"},{"focus":"Sports Medicine"},{"focus":"Dilated Cardiomyopathy"},{"focus":"Long QT Syndrome"},{"focus":"Peripartum cardiomyopathy"},{"focus":"Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Dysplasia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7578&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Euan A. Ashley","firstName":"Euan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Euan_Ashley","researchInterest":"My research interests are translational. We use high dimensional genomic analysis to identify myocardial gene expression networks then use molecular, cellular and classical physiology tools to assay the biological systems. Our interests range from fit to failing hearts."},{"lastName":"McConnell","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Molecular & Cellular Physiology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Electrical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4727&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael V. McConnell, MD, MSEE","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Michael_McConnell","researchInterest":"Imaging cardiovascular disease, with a focus on coronary and vascular atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease.  Projects include cellular and structural characterization of atherosclerotic plaque by MRI, optical imaging (bioluminescence and fluorescence) of vascular inflammation, as well as noninvasive coronary angiography by MRI and MRI- guided cardiovascular interventions.  Additional collaborative projects include real-time cardiac MRI and multi-modality imaging of cardiac stem cell trans"},{"lastName":"Huang","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9179&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ngan Huang","firstName":"Ngan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Ngan_Huang","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Chen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6470&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Xiaoyuan (Shawn) Chen","firstName":"Xiaoyuan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Xiaoyuan_Chen","researchInterest":"We are dedicated to develop multifunctional molecular probes for multimodality imaging and bioconjugates for target-specific drug delivery. The research tools include bioconjugation chemistry, radiochemistry (PET/SPECT), nanotechnology, and stem cell biology."},{"lastName":"Nolan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4713&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Garry Nolan","firstName":"Garry","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Garry_Nolan","researchInterest":"Dr. Nolan's group uses high throughput single cell analysis technology of kinase driven signaling cascades to interrogate autoimmunity, cancer, virology (influenza), bacterial pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) as well as understanding normal immune system function.  Using advanced flow cytometric techniques and computational biology approaches, we focus on high throughput drug screening, mouse models of disease in patient materials, and understanding disease processes at the single cell level."},{"lastName":"Paulmurugan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Acting Assistant Professor,Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Acting Assistant Professor,Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14774&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ramasamy Paulmurugan","firstName":"Ramasamy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Ramasamy_Paulmurugan","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Chung","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10141&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jaehoon Chung","firstName":"Jaehoon","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Jaehoon_Chung","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Yock","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Mechanical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Bioengineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4700&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Yock, MD","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Paul_Yock","researchInterest":"Device development and testing in interventional, cardiology including angioplasty, atherectomy, and stents;, intravascular ultrasound:  development and clinical trials; advanced, coronary imaging techniques including x-ray topography; coronary, hemodynamics especially velocity and pressure measurements"},{"lastName":"Berry","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"},{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4091&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gerald Berry","firstName":"Gerald","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/Gerald_Berry","researchInterest":"Cardiopulmonary and pulmonary transplant medicine; diagnostic surgical pathology"},{"lastName":"Cooke","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart)"},{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Vascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4115&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Cooke, MD, PhD","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cvi/researcher/John_Cooke","researchInterest":"Our translational research program involves molecular, cellular, animal and human studies of endothelial biology. We are focused on the role of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) in atherosclerosis and angiogenesis.  A new focus of investigation has resulted from our discovery of a novel angiogenic pathway mediated by endothelial nicotinic cholinergic receptors (nAChR). We use a wide variety of tools and approaches to investigate the role of NOS and nAChR pathways in cardiovascular biology and disease."}]}