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Studies of steroidogenesis, LH receptor synthesis, and the involvement of the plasminogen activator system in ovarian events have been performed."},{"lastName":"Yoon","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9938&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Se-Jin Yoon","firstName":"Se-Jin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Se-Jin_Yoon","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Krieg","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Obstetrics and Gynecology"},{"focus":"Repro Endo & Inferility"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Obstetrics & Gynecology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9707&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sacha Krieg","firstName":"Sacha","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sacha_Krieg","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Baker","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Reprod. 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The goal is to identify the pathway(s) that determine the fate of a progenitor cell \u0096 to become neoplastic or to remain normal \u0096 then to prevent the neoplastic pathway decision.\r\n\r\nWe are also developing surface enhanced Raman (SERS) nanoparticles to supplement the fluorescent molecules currently available for flow cytometry."},{"lastName":"Budovskaya","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Developmental Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Developmental Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10192&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yelena Budovskaya","firstName":"Yelena","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Yelena_Budovskaya","researchInterest":""}]}