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In parallel, he plans on conducting longitudinal multimodal neuroimaging studies in novel mouse models of fragile X syndrome. 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We focus on the cellular and molecular basis for brain cell injury in stroke.  We study gene therapy with heat shock and other protective proteins, the effects of specific microRNAs, changes in mitochondrial function, oxidative stress and inflammation during ischemia. We also model cell death pathways and the effects of Hsp70."},{"lastName":"Hargreaves","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14395&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Diana Hargreaves","firstName":"Diana","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Diana_Hargreaves","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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Ongoing projects are focused on understanding how inflammatory responses are regulated after a stroke and how to make recovery faster and better after stroke."},{"lastName":"Chu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Ph.D., Dean's Office"},{"appointment":"Student Resident Asst,Academic and Residential Computing - Student Computing"}],"primaryAppointment":"Ph.D., Dean's Office","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=19664&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ci Chu","firstName":"Ci","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ci_Chu","researchInterest":"lncRNA and regulation of gene expression."},{"lastName":"Oshima","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9293&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kazuo Oshima","firstName":"Kazuo","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Kazuo_Oshima","researchInterest":"Stem cell-based research on the inner ear"},{"lastName":"Stern","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=21153&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher Stern","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Christopher_Stern","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Heller","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Molecular & Cellular Physiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7084&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stefan Heller","firstName":"Stefan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stefan_Heller","researchInterest":"Most types of congenital and acquired hearing loss arise from damage to, or loss of hair cells, the sensory cells of the inner ear.  Our work focuses on generating mouse and human inner ear cell types from stem cells and we are interested in signaling pathways that control hair cell (re-)generation in vitro and in vivo.  In a second line of research, we are working on the identification and the molceular characterization of proteins that are important for hair cell function."},{"lastName":"Zhao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor (Research),Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6432&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Heng Zhao","firstName":"Heng","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Heng_Zhao","researchInterest":"My lab is focused on developing novel therapeutic methods against stroke using rodent models. We study protective effect of postconditioning, preconditioning and mild hypothermia. The rationale for studying three means of neuroprotection is that we may discover mechanisms that these treatments have in common.  Conversely, if they have differing mechanisms, we will be able to offer more than one treatment for stroke and increase a patient\u0092s chance for recovery."},{"lastName":"Straight","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Biochemistry"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6006&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Aaron Straight","firstName":"Aaron","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Aaron_Straight","researchInterest":"We study the process of cell division. Our research is focused on understanding how chromosomes are segregated during mitosis and how cells divide during cytokinesis."},{"lastName":"Sallam","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13739&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Karim Sallam, MD","firstName":"Karim","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Karim_Sallam","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Cleary","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4506&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Cleary","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michael_Cleary","researchInterest":"The role of oncoproteins in cancer and development; molecular and cellular biology of hematologic malignancies; targeted molecular therapies of cancer."},{"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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