{"result":[{"lastName":"McLaughlin","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology / Diabetes"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6107&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Tracey McLaughlin","firstName":"Tracey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Tracey_McLaughlin","researchInterest":"Dr. McLaughlin conducts a number of clinical research studies related to obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Current studies include: 1) the impact of macronutrient composition on weight loss and cardiocascular risk (diabetic and nondiabetic patients); 2) comparison of weight loss and cardiovascular risk reduction in diabetic patients treated with different classes of antihyperglycemic drugs; 3) the role of the adipocyte in modulating insulin resistance"},{"lastName":"Yue","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiovascular Disease"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8441&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Patrick Yue","firstName":"Patrick","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Patrick_Yue","researchInterest":"My primary research focus has been the mechanisms of insulin resistance and diabetes as they pertain to the heart.  I am particularly interested in the potential involvement of the recently discovered peptide hormone apelin.  Recent studies in my laboratory group have focused on apelin's role in promoting insulin sensitivity on the systemic, tissue-specific, and cellular level.  We are currently investigating apelin-mediated signaling events in insulin-sensitive and -resistant cardiac muscle."},{"lastName":"Farquhar","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"focus":"Chronic Disease Prevention"},{"focus":"Global cancer prevention"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5956&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John W. Farquhar, M.D.","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/John_Farquhar","researchInterest":"Disease prevention, epidemiology of cardiovascular diseases, community-based education for disease prevention, international health."},{"lastName":"Haskell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6108&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Haskell","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/William_Haskell","researchInterest":"My major research interests and activities over the next several years will focus on the development and evaluation of the objective measurement of physical activity in free-living populations using a variety of sensing devices and mobile phones for data collection and processing. Also, I will continue to direct the Stanford Heart Network with the major mission being to assist community-based CVD prevention/treatment programs implement more effective heart attack and stroke prevention programs."},{"lastName":"Kim","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"},{"focus":"Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus"},{"focus":"Obesity"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8190&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sun Kim","firstName":"Sun","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sun_Kim","researchInterest":"We are interested in studying the pathophysiological processes that contribute to glucose intolerance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.  My current research focuses on characterizing pancreatic beta-cell function in populations with significant insulin resistance and vulnerability to developing diabetes: individuals with schizophrenia, morbid obesity, and history of gestational diabetes."},{"lastName":"Palaniappan","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6447&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS","firstName":"Latha","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Latha_Palaniappan","researchInterest":"Latha Palaniappan is currently an Associate Investigator at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Palaniappan has completed over 20 studies spanning 10 years in the areas of ethnicity, obesity, and diabetes risk. She currently leads the Pan Asian Cohort Study (www.pamf.org/pacs), to investigate diabetes in Asian Americans"},{"lastName":"Glick","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4238&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ira D Glick","firstName":"Ira","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ira_Glick","researchInterest":"Schizophrenia is one of the major public health problems in American medicine. Treatment is partially efficacious but unsatisfactory. Accordingly, our research focuses on treatment outcome in two areas; finding more effective medications which have less side effects than current medications, and in the effects of combining medication with psychosocial interventions."},{"lastName":"Abbasi","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Sr Res Scientist-Clinical,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Sr Res Scientist-Clinical,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10853&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Fahim Abbasi","firstName":"Fahim","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Fahim_Abbasi","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Gardner","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4085&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher Gardner","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Christopher_Gardner","researchInterest":"The role of nutrition in individual and societal health, with particular interests in: plant-based diets, differential response to low-carb vs. low-fat weight loss diets by insulin resistance status, chronic disease prevention, randomized controlled trials, human nutrition, community based studies, Community Based Participatory Research, sustainable food movement (animal rights and welfare, global warming, human labor practices), stealth health, nutrition policy, nutrition guidelines"},{"lastName":"Kraemer","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology / Diabetes"},{"focus":"Lipid Metabolism Disorders"},{"focus":"Endocrinology and Metabolism"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4133&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Fredric Kraemer","firstName":"Fredric","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Fredric_Kraemer","researchInterest":"Our research interests are in the general area of cellular lipid and lipoprotein metabolism. The work is aimed primarily at understanding the mechanisms regulating cholesterol and triglyceride accumulation in cells. We utilize a variety of techniques from cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular biology."},{"lastName":"Basina","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus"},{"focus":"Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus"},{"focus":"Thyroid Diseases"},{"focus":"Diabetes andMetabolism"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8519&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marina Basina","firstName":"Marina","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marina_Basina","researchInterest":"Type I and type II diabetes, insulin pump therapy, glucose sensor technology, insulin resistance, PCOS, thyroid disorders"},{"lastName":"Liu","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diabetes andMetabolism"},{"focus":"Endocrinology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, & Metabolism","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9280&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alice Liu","firstName":"Alice","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alice_Liu","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Wilson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Endocrinology/Diabetes, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Pediatric Endocrinology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4182&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Darrell Wilson","firstName":"Darrell","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Darrell_Wilson","researchInterest":"My research interests cover a number of areas in Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes. I am PI of the Stanford Center for the NIH-funded Type-1 Diabetes TrialNet group. TrialNet conducts clinical trials directed at preventing or delaying the onset of Type 1 diabetes. I am an investigator in DirecNet, another NIH-funded study group, which is devoted to evaluating glucose sensors and the role of technology on the management of diabetes."},{"lastName":"McClain","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Social Science Science Research Associate,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Social Science Science Research Associate,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18885&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Arianna McClain","firstName":"Arianna","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Arianna_McClain","researchInterest":"Treatment of childhood obesity; Development of effective behavioral weight loss and management interventions in overweight and obese children;  Psychological/behavioral factors determining development and treatment of childhood obesity; Determinants of dietary intake in children and adolescents; Adherence to dietary interventions"},{"lastName":"Cooper","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4299&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Allen Cooper","firstName":"Allen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Allen_Cooper","researchInterest":"I have had a long standing interest in the liver's role in cholesterol and lipid metabolism. In the past this was focused on laboratory studies but currently involves human studies as part of my patient care responsibilities. In particular I am interested in the role of NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) in patients with Hepatitis C aand in post liver transplant patients."},{"lastName":"Wong","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18501&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Wing Tak Jack Wong","firstName":"Wing Tak Jack","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Wing Tak Jack_Wong","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fortmann","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4619&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stephen P. Fortmann, MD","firstName":"Stephen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stephen_Fortmann","researchInterest":"Population-level (community) prevention of cardiovascular disease, epidemiology and prevention of chronic diseases, tobacco use cessation research, tobacco control policy, nutrition education, blood pressure control, and lipid disorders."},{"lastName":"Zarafshar","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=36463&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shirin Zarafshar","firstName":"Shirin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Shirin_Zarafshar","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Buckingham","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4413&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bruce Buckingham","firstName":"Bruce","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Bruce_Buckingham","researchInterest":"My major interest is in type 1 diabetes mellitus, continuous glucose sensor, and the development of an artificial pancreas.  Other research interests include using continuous glucose monitoring and algorithms to control blood glucose levels in intensive care units."},{"lastName":"Friedman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6143&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gary Friedman","firstName":"Gary","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gary_Friedman","researchInterest":"Chronic disease epidemiology, particularly cancer, cardiovascular disease, adverse effects of smoking, alcohol and pharmaceuticals, evaluation of screening tests.\r\nMost of my career has been in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research where I was Director for 7 years and am still active. I especially enjoy mentoring students and trainees at Stanford."},{"lastName":"Blaschke","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Clinical Pharmacology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Clinical Pharmacology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4101&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Terrence Blaschke","firstName":"Terrence","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Terrence_Blaschke","researchInterest":"Clinical pharmacology of antiretroviral drugs\r\n\r\nPharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic mechanisms of variability in drug response.\r\n\r\nDrug development"},{"lastName":"Winkleby","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4305&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH","firstName":"Marilyn","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marilyn_Winkleby","researchInterest":"Cardiovascular disease epidemiology, health of socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority populations, social determinants of health, community-based intervention research, youth advocacy and mentorship, promoting diversity in health professions"},{"lastName":"Kraemer","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4163&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Helena Chmura Kraemer","firstName":"Helena","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Helena_Kraemer","researchInterest":"I am interested in the methodology pertinent to dealing with research problems where biological and behavioral interests meet. These interests have been applied not only in psychiatric research, but in those areas of Cardiology, Pediatrics and other fields of medicine in which behavioral research is becoming ever more salient."},{"lastName":"Shah","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Endocrinology"},{"focus":"Pediatric Diabetes"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Endocrinology and Diabetes","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3980&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Avni Shah","firstName":"Avni","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Avni_Shah","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"King","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4715&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Abby C. King","firstName":"Abby","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Abby_King","researchInterest":"My interests include the application of behavioral theory and social ecological approaches to achieve large scale changes impacting chronic disease prevention and control; expanding the reach and translation of evidence-based interventions through state-of-the-art technologies; exploring social and physical environmental influences on health; applying community participatory research perspectives to address health disparities; and policy-level approaches to health promotion/disease prevention."}]}