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Understanding tissue degeneration and regeneration."},{"lastName":"Khavari","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4683&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul A. Khavari, MD, PhD","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Paul_Khavari","researchInterest":"We work in epithelial tissue as a model system to study stem cell biology, cancer and new molecular therapeutics. Epithelia cover external and internal body surfaces and undergo constant self-renewal while responding to diverse environmental stimuli. Epithelial homeostasis precisely balances stem cell-sustained proliferation and differentiation-associated cell death, a balance which is lost in many human diseases, including cancer, 90% of which arise in epithelial tissues."},{"lastName":"Chang","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Dermatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6089&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Howard Y. Chang","firstName":"Howard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Howard_Chang","researchInterest":"The Chang group is focused on two fundamental questions in epithelial biology: (1) the basis of positional identities in epidermal structures throughout the body, and (2) how those signals and boundaries may be abrogated to allow cancer metastasis. We are investigating the roles of site-specific fibroblast differentiation in patterning the epidermis, and dissecting the mechanisms of wound healing programs in cancer metastasis."},{"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/Mei_Huang","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/Zongjin_Li","researchInterest":"Embryonic stem cell differentiation, angiogenesis"},{"lastName":"Hurlbut","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Neurosciences Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Neurosciences Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7484&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Hurlbut","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Hurlbut","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Wong","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Dermatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7991&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David J. Wong, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"David","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Wong","researchInterest":"My research interest is focused on investigating the molecular networks that underlie cancer stem cells and designing therapies that selectively target these cells, thereby eliminating a cancer's potential for regrowth."},{"lastName":"Zhang","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9735&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hanbang Zhang","firstName":"Hanbang","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Hanbang_Zhang","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Wernig","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Pathology - Stem Cell Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Pathology - Stem Cell Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10445&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marius Wernig","firstName":"Marius","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marius_Wernig","researchInterest":"Epigenetic Reprogramming, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Neural Differentiation: implications in development and regenerative medicine"},{"lastName":"Pak","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9061&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Julia Pak","firstName":"Julia","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Julia_Pak","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Gehrke","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9160&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stephan Gehrke","firstName":"Stephan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stephan_Gehrke","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Drukker","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cancer/Stem Cell Biology Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cancer/Stem Cell Biology Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9848&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Micha Drukker","firstName":"Micha","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Micha_Drukker","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Marinkovich","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Dermatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4217&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"M. 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We apply our discoveries in this area towards development of molecular therapies for carcinomas, hair disease and inherited epithelial adhesive disorders."},{"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/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. 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In particular, we are studying the function of histone modifying enzymes in embryonic stem cell self-renewal and in early cell fate decisions. We are interested in the role of chromatin modifications in establishment and maintenance of gene expression patterns during normal and pathological development, and in nuclear reprogramming."},{"lastName":"Sarnow","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4458&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Peter Sarnow","firstName":"Peter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Peter_Sarnow","researchInterest":"Our laboratory studies virus-host interactions with an emphasis microRNA-mediated gene regulation and on translational control. The mechanism by which a liver-specific microRNA regulates hepatitis C virus genome replication is under intense scrutiny. In addition, the mechanism of internal ribosome entry in certain cellular and viral mRNAs and its biological role in growth and development is being investigated."},{"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/Jaehoon_Chung","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Hoffman","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neuroendocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4636&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew R. 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She obtained her Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from the University of Washington and did postdoctoral research in Genetics at the University of California, Berkeley and in Biochemistry at the University of California, San Francisco. She became a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1983, where she established her independent research l"},{"lastName":"Clarke","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer"},{"focus":"Oncology"},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7126&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael F. Clarke, M.D.","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michael_Clarke","researchInterest":"Dr. Michael F. Clarke is the Associate Director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.  In addition to his clinical duties in the division of Oncology, Dr. Clarke maintains a laboratory  focused on two areas of research: i) the control of self-renewal of normal stem cells and their malignant counterparts; and ii) the identification and characterization of cancer stem cells. A central issue in stem cell biology is to understand the mechanisms that regulate self-renewa"},{"lastName":"Connolly","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6324&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew J. 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Underlying these studies are questions of how a cells can distinguish information as \"self\" versus \"nonself\" or \"wanted\" versus \"unwanted\"."},{"lastName":"Webb","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9984&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ashley Webb","firstName":"Ashley","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ashley_Webb","researchInterest":"Stem cell function requires both the establishment and maintenance of particular epigenetic states. Perturbation of the epigenetic status of stem cells may compromise both self-renewal and multipotency. Work from our lab has identified the Forkhead family transcription factor, FoxO3, as a regulator of adult neural stem cell (NSCs) quiescence, which prevents the depletion of this population of cells. Along with recent evidence that Forkhead family members act as \u0091pioneer factors\u0092 in the opening "},{"lastName":"Lu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cancer/Stem Cell Biology Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cancer/Stem Cell Biology Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8826&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Rong Lu","firstName":"Rong","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Rong_Lu","researchInterest":""}]}