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We are also conducting clinical studies of both neuroprotective and thrombolytic strategies for the treatment of acute stroke and investigating new antithrombotic strategies for stroke prevention."},{"lastName":"Dunn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Multiple Sclerosis"},{"focus":"Neuromyelitis Optica"},{"focus":"Transverse Myelitis"},{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8456&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jeffrey Dunn, MD","firstName":"Jeffrey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jeffrey_Dunn","researchInterest":"Translational research in the human application of emerging immunotherapies for neurological disease, focusing on Multiple Sclerosis, CIS, transverse myelitis and Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO). Collaborative research with Stanford and extramural scientific faculty to identify biomarkers of disease activity and treatment response in humans. Clinical trials to assess efficacy of emerging treatments for MS, CIS and NMO, recently including trials of alemtuzumab, oral sphingosine 1 phosphate inhibition"},{"lastName":"Steinman","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Neurology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Multiple Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Immune Disorders"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3784&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lawrence Steinman","firstName":"Lawrence","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lawrence_Steinman","researchInterest":"Our laboratory is dedicated to understanding the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases, particularly multiple sclerosis.  We have developed several new therapies for autoimmunity, including some in Phase 2 clinical trials, as well as one approved drug, natalizumab.  We have developed microarray technology for detecting autoantibodies to myelin proteins and lipids.  We employ a diverse range of molecular and celluar approaches to trying to understand multiple sclerosis."},{"lastName":"Mishra","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=32949&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nishant  Mishra","firstName":"Nishant","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Nishant_Mishra","researchInterest":"Cerebrovascular disorders; Neuroimaging"},{"lastName":"Lansberg","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Stroke"},{"focus":"Cerebrovascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5945&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Maarten Lansberg, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Maarten","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Maarten_Lansberg","researchInterest":"1. Imaging of Cerebral Perfusion with MRI and Xenon CT\r\n2. Determining selection criteria that identify stroke patients who are most likely to benefit from iv tPA\r\n3. Combining iv tPA with intraarterial mechanical thrombectomy for acute stroke\r\n4. Detection of Atrial Fibrillation in patients with stroke and TIA using long term ambulatory cardiac monitoring\r\n5. 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To investigate the role of inflammation in osteoarthritis."},{"lastName":"Olivot","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Vascular Neurology: Stroke and TIA"},{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10435&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jean-Marc Olivot","firstName":"Jean-Marc","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jean-Marc_Olivot","researchInterest":"Clinical Activity:\r\nVascular Neurology.\r\n\r\nResearch: \r\nMultimodal MRI imaging of TIA and Stroke.\r\nThrombosis, Haemostasis and Stroke.\r\nBiomarkers and stroke"},{"lastName":"Sobel","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4269&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Raymond A. 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Similar cross-recognition may link anti-myelin immunity with neurodegeneration in MS."},{"lastName":"Schwartz","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Vascular Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6749&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Neil Schwartz, MD, PhD","firstName":"Neil","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Neil_Schwartz","researchInterest":"My clinical interests involve inpatient and outpatient care of patients with neurovascular diseases, mostly ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. I have a particular interest in cervical artery dissection, non-atherosclerotic vasculopathies, and stroke in the young."},{"lastName":"Mellins","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Human Gene Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Human Gene Therapy","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5952&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Elizabeth Mellins","firstName":"Elizabeth","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Elizabeth_Mellins","researchInterest":"Molecular mechanisms and intracellular pathways of antigen processing and presentation; structure/function of HLA-DR,-DM, -DO; HLA allele association with disease; disease mechanisms in systemic idiopathic juveile arthritis"},{"lastName":"Choi","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=17699&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Raymond Choi","firstName":"Raymond","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Raymond_Choi","researchInterest":"Neural stem cell niche, neural stem cell migration, cerebrovascular and stroke research."},{"lastName":"Mohan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23128&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shalini Mohan","firstName":"Shalini","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Shalini_Mohan","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Bammer","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Radiology - Pediatric Radiology"},{"appointment":"Phys Sci Res Assoc (PI Waiver),Radiology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research) (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Radiology - Pediatric Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6123&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Roland Bammer","firstName":"Roland","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Roland_Bammer","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Nishiyama","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Visiting Assistant Professor,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Visiting Assistant Professor,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=34237&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yasuhiro Nishiyama","firstName":"Yasuhiro","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Yasuhiro_Nishiyama","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Buckwalter","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Neurologic Critical Care"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6463&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marion S. 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