{"result":[{"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/dean/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":"Cheng","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8291&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Zhen Cheng","firstName":"Zhen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Zhen_Cheng","researchInterest":"To develop novel molecular imaging probes and techniques for non-invasively early detection of cancer using multimodality imaging technologies including PET, SPECT, MRI, optical imaging, etc."},{"lastName":"Cao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9743&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Qizhen Cao","firstName":"Qizhen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Qizhen_Cao","researchInterest":""},{"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. 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For ESC, we are currently studying their tumorigenicity, immunogenicity, and differentiation"},{"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/dean/researcher/Ramasamy_Paulmurugan","researchInterest":""},{"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/dean/researcher/Zongjin_Li","researchInterest":"Embryonic stem cell differentiation, angiogenesis"},{"lastName":"Guccione","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6718&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Samira Guccione","firstName":"Samira","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Samira_Guccione","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Graves","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3974&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Edward Graves","firstName":"Edward","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Edward_Graves","researchInterest":"Applications of molecular imaging in radiation therapy, development of hypoxia and radiosensitivity imaging techniques, image processing and analysis."},{"lastName":"Smith","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9721&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bryan Smith","firstName":"Bryan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Bryan_Smith","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Rao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (By courtesy),Chemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6019&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jianghong Rao","firstName":"Jianghong","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Jianghong_Rao","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Tse","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Bio-X","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4421&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Victor Tse, MD PhD","firstName":"Victor","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Victor_Tse","researchInterest":"My research focus is on tumor angiogenesis.  We are working on the contributions of progenitor cells in the formation of tumor vessels. We are particularly interested in a population of cells that are derived from putative \"hemangioblast\", and their role in vasculogenesis.  We sumrise that these cells have a close association with cancer stem cells, and are essential in promoting tumor expansion."},{"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. 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We are currently working on gene expression in endothelial cells at sites of pathology."},{"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/dean/researcher/Amato_Giaccia","researchInterest":"Cellular response to hypoxia and ionizing radiation; cell-cycle control, apoptosis and angiogenesis in transformed cells."},{"lastName":"Knox","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Radiation Therapy"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4699&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Susan Knox","firstName":"Susan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Susan_Knox","researchInterest":"Our interests in clude 1) study of the effect of radiation on regulatory cell subpopulations and co-stimulatory molecules, 2) use of radiation as an immune modulator for optimization of transplant regimens, and 3) the role of radiation in tumor vaccine strategies."},{"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/dean/researcher/Mei_Huang","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Blankenberg","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology, Pediatric"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Radiology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4065&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Francis Blankenberg","firstName":"Francis","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Francis_Blankenberg","researchInterest":"Studies on apoptotic cell death in vivo using the H MRS phenomenon."},{"lastName":"Sun","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiation Oncology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiation Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14635&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Conroy Sun","firstName":"Conroy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Conroy_Sun","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Quon","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6452&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew Quon","firstName":"Andrew","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Andrew_Quon","researchInterest":"Multimodality fusion imaging with PET, CT, and MRI for oncology.  \r\n\r\nTranslational research bringing new radiotracers to clinical use.\r\n\r\nCardiovascular multimodality PET/CT imaging."},{"lastName":"Cochran","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Bioengineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6393&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jennifer R. 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Studies in angiogenesis include characterization of endothelial microRNA and GPCR ko mice, and anti-angiogenic therapy of cancer.  Our work on intestinal stem cell biology utilizes primary intestinal culture and in vivo adenoviral/ko strategies to study stem cells and model colon cancer.  Investigations into mechanisms of hepatic insulin resistance are underway."},{"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/dean/researcher/Ngan_Huang","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Koong","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer"},{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer"},{"focus":"Esophageal Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer"},{"focus":"Liver Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer "},{"focus":"Pancreatic Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Rectal Cancer "},{"focus":"Rectal Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Stomach Cancer "},{"focus":"Stomach Cancer - Radiation Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4729&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Albert Koong","firstName":"Albert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/dean/researcher/Albert_Koong","researchInterest":"The focus of my laboratory is to understand the role of hypoxia and the tumor microenvironment on malignant progression. 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