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Frizzled signaling and cytoskeletal organization."},{"lastName":"Lu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3976&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bingwei Lu","firstName":"Bingwei","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Bingwei_Lu","researchInterest":"We are interested in understanding how neural stem cells balance their self-renewal and differentiation and how deregulation of this process can result in brain tumor. We are also interested in mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer\u0092s and Parkinson\u0092s diseases. We are using both Drosophila and mammalian models to address these fundamental questions."},{"lastName":"Nusse","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4280&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Roeland Nusse","firstName":"Roeland","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Roeland_Nusse","researchInterest":"Our laboratory studies Wnt signaling in development and disease. We found recently that Wnt proteins are unusual growth factors, because they are lipid-modified. We discovered that Wnt proteins promote the proliferation of stem cells of various origins. Current work is directed at understanding the function of the lipid on the Wnt,  using Wnt proteins as factors the expand stem cells and on understanding Wnt signaling during repair and regeneration after tissue injury."},{"lastName":"Hu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Obstetrics & Gynecology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10405&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mickey Hu","firstName":"Mickey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mickey_Hu","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Janda","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Molecular & Cellular Physiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Molecular & Cellular Physiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10499&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Claudia Janda","firstName":"Claudia","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Claudia_Janda","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Gehrke","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Basic Life Science Research Associate,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Basic Life Science Research Associate,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":"Cisco","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Critical Care Medicine"},{"focus":"Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Cardiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Cardiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6172&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Cisco","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michael_Cisco","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Mosca","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=16852&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Timothy Mosca","firstName":"Timothy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Timothy_Mosca","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Francke","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurogenetics"},{"focus":"Clinical Genetics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - Medical Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4281&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Uta Francke","firstName":"Uta","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Uta_Francke","researchInterest":"Functional consequences and pathogenetic mechanisms of mutations and microdeletions in human neurogenetic syndromes and mouse models. Integration of genomic information into medical care."},{"lastName":"Chen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Chemical and Systems Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Natural Sciences Cluster - Chemistry Department"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Chemical and Systems Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3938&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James K. Chen","firstName":"James","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/James_Chen","researchInterest":"Our laboratory combines synthetic chemistry and developmental biology to investigate the molecular events that regulate embryonic patterning, tissue regeneration, and tumorigenesis.  We are currently using genetic and small-molecule approaches to study the molecular mechanisms of Hedgehog signaling, and we are developing chemical technologies to perturb and observe the genetic programs that underlie vertebrate development."},{"lastName":"Roth","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Chemical and Systems Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Chemical and Systems Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4175&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard Roth","firstName":"Richard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Richard_Roth","researchInterest":"Insulin is one of the primary regulators of rapid anabolic responses in the body. Defects in the synthesis and/or ability of cells to respond to insulin results in the condition known as diabetes mellitus. To better design methods of treatment for this disorder, we have been focusing our research on how insulin elicits its various biological responses."},{"lastName":"Roelens","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Developmental Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Developmental Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=32818&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Baptiste Roelens","firstName":"Baptiste","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Baptiste_Roelens","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fuller","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4159&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Margaret T. 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Angiogenesis projects include endothelial miRNA and GPCR ko mice, blood-brain barrier regulation, stroke therapeutics and anti-angiogenic cancer therapy.  Intestinal stem cell projects use primary intestinal culture and mouse genetics to study injury-inducible vs homeostatic stem cells.  We use primary organoid cultures of diverse tissues for oncogene functional screening and therapeutics discovery."},{"lastName":"Olivares","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Developmental Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Developmental Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18321&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gonzalo Olivares","firstName":"Gonzalo","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gonzalo_Olivares","researchInterest":"Stem cells are unique in that can renew themselves through cell division or differentiate into a diverse range of specialized cell types.  I will study genes that functions to prevent the growth of tumors and regulates stem cell decisions. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that mediate the choice between self-renewal and differentiation in stem cells has important implications for many areas of biology, including ancer treatment, regenerative medicine and new cell-based therapies."},{"lastName":"Tobin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Sr Research Scholar (PI Waiver),Pediatrics - Centers, Center for Biomedical Ethics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6945&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sara L. (Sally) Tobin","firstName":"Sara","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sara_Tobin","researchInterest":"Tobin is a Senior Research Scholar at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. 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