{"result":[{"lastName":"Jadzinsky","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurobiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurobiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9775&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Pablo Jadzinsky","firstName":"Pablo","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Pablo_Jadzinsky","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Lorch","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Structural Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Structural Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4116&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yahli Lorch","firstName":"Yahli","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Yahli_Lorch","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Snyder","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13465&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Snyder","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michael_Snyder","researchInterest":"We are presently in an omics revolution in which genomes and other omes can be readily characterized. Our laboratory uses a variety of approaches to analyze genomes and regulatory networks. Our research focuses on yeast, an ideal model organism ideally suited to genetic analysis, and humans.\r\n\r\n1) Transcriptomes\r\nTo annotate genomes, we developed RNA sequencing for annotation the yeast and human transcriptomes. We discovered that the eukaryotic transcriptome is much more complex than previously"},{"lastName":"McKay","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Structural Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Structural Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4099&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David B. 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I want to provide a technological platform that enables low-dose cryo data collection in one step, followed by automated 3D reconstruction of all structural states in the single-particle ensemble. 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In another project, we are developing the small sea anemone Aiptasia as a model system for study of the molecular and cellular biology of dinoflagellate-cnidarian symbiosis, which is critical for the survival of most corals but still very poorly understood."},{"lastName":"Berg","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Biochemistry"},{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,SoM Dean's Office Administrative Units - Dean's Office Operations"},{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Biochemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6263&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Berg","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Paul_Berg","researchInterest":"For about 10 years until 2000, my lab's research activities were focused on the mechanism of recombinational repair of double-strand breaks in DNA. We focused our efforts on two model systems:  one involved the repair of restriction enzyme cleavages at specific mammalian chromosomal loci and the second explored the biochemical properties of purified yeast Rad51 protein, an essential catalyst for synapsing the broken ends of DNA with an intact homologue of that sequence.  We also explored the ro"},{"lastName":"Hanawalt","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5957&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Philip C. Hanawalt","firstName":"Philip","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Philip_Hanawalt","researchInterest":"Our current research focuses in two principal areas:\r\n\r\n1. The molecular basis for  diseases in which the pathway of transcription-coupled DNA repair is defective, including Cockyne syndrome (CS) and UV-sensitive syndrome (UVSS). Patients are severely sensitive to sunlight  but  get no cancers. See Hanawalt & Spivak, 2008, for review.\r\n\r\n2. Transcription arrest by guanine-rich DNA sequences and non-canonical secondary structures. Transcription collisions with replication forks."},{"lastName":"Doniach","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Bio-X","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8062&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sebastian Doniach","firstName":"Sebastian","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sebastian_Doniach","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Chu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Biochemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4149&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gilbert Chu","firstName":"Gilbert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gilbert_Chu","researchInterest":"Our laboratory focuses on understanding how cells respond to DNA damage. Our research currently involves areas that interact with each other: repair of radiation damage, and transcriptional responses to DNA damage."},{"lastName":"Mas Martin","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=10279&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gloria Mas Martin","firstName":"Gloria","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gloria_Mas Martin","researchInterest":""},{"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":"Hodges","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=15813&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Courtney Hodges","firstName":"Hamilton Courtney","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Hamilton Courtney_Hodges","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Morrison","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14873&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ashby Morrison","firstName":"Ashby","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ashby_Morrison","researchInterest":"Our research interests are to elucidate the contribution of chromatin to mechanisms that promote genomic integrity."},{"lastName":"Collins","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Chemical and Systems Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Chemical and Systems Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10605&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sean Collins","firstName":"Sean","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sean_Collins","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Zaugg","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Biochemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=33764&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Judith Zaugg","firstName":"Judith","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Judith_Zaugg","researchInterest":""},{"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":"Cimprich","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Chemical and Systems Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Natural Sciences Cluster - Chemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Chemical and Systems Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4417&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Karlene Cimprich","firstName":"Karlene","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Karlene_Cimprich","researchInterest":"The use of genetic, biochemical and chemical approaches to understand the DNA damage-induced cell cycle checkpoints and the processes that contribute to maintenance of genomic stability."},{"lastName":"Cherry","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4249&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mike Cherry","firstName":"J. 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The combination of in-depth understanding reported in the literature with computational analyses is an essential ingredient of modern biological research."},{"lastName":"Elmlund","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Structural Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Structural Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23183&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dominika Elmlund","firstName":"Dominika","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Dominika_Elmlund","researchInterest":"I am interested in the structural biology of TFIID-dependent transcription. My investigations are focused toward determining the roles of TBP-lacking and TBP-containing TFIID states in the dynamic transcription initiation process. I am also involved in development of new computational methods for 3D structure determination from electron microscopic projection images of single-particles. 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