{"result":[{"researchInterest":"As a cancer epidemiologist with a focus on surveillance research, Dr. Gomez conducts research in two broad areas:  1) methodologic studies aimed at enhancing cancer registry data for studies of race/ethnicity and social determinants in cancer incidence and outcomes; and 2) studies to elucidate the underlying social factors responsible for racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities, particularly those identified through surveillance data.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7427&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Scarlett_Gomez","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Scarlett","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Scarlett Lin Gomez","lastName":"Gomez"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Clarke\u0092s research efforts are centered in four areas: 1) time trends and epidemiology of breast cancer, 2) the epidemiology of lymphoid malignancies 3) immunologic and viral causes of malignancy, and 4) cancer surveillance and creative uses of cancer surveillance data (e.g, SEER, cancer registry data).","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7430&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Christina_Clarke","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Christina","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Christina Clarke","lastName":"Clarke"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Keegan's research focuses on cancer epidemiology and cancer surveillance, with primary areas of interest in genetic and modifiable factors that influence the occurrence of and survival after cancer.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7431&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Theresa_Keegan","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Theresa","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Theresa Keegan, MS, PhD","lastName":"Keegan"},{"researchInterest":"- Cancer etiology (diet, familial, genetic), especially breast, prostate and colon cancer\r\n- Cancer surveillance (Cancer registration, cancer patterns)\r\n- Cancer outcomes (Survival, quality of life, quality of care)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6327&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Dee_West","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Dee","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","displayName":"Dee W. West","lastName":"West"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Chang's research interests and activities include:\r\n\r\n\u0095 The etiology of virus-associated malignancies, including Hodgkin lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma\r\n\r\n\u0095 The etiologic role of immune-related risk factors in cancer, especially lymphoid malignancies\r\n\r\n\u0095 The prevention of hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma\r\n\r\n\u0095 Racial/ethnic disparities in cancer incidence and survival, particularly among Asians and Asian Americans","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7428&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ellen_Chang","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Ellen","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Ellen Chang","lastName":"Chang"},{"researchInterest":"My research interests focus on nutrition and the etiology of hormonally-dependent cancers in women (most particularly breast, endometrial, and thyroid cancers).  Of particular interest are the effects of phytochemicals that may reduce cancer risk, such as the isoflavones in soy foods, the lignans in whole grains, the isothiocyanates in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, and resveratrol in red wine and peanuts. Nutrient-gene interactions are also of interest.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7424&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Pamela_Horn-Ross","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Pamela","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Pamela Horn-Ross","lastName":"Horn-Ross"},{"researchInterest":"Etiology of breast, prostate and ovarian cancer; cancer in Hispanics and African-Americans; migration and acculturation in Hispanics; modifiable lifestyle factors (vitamin D, physical activity, body size, heterocyclic amines, occupational exposures); genetic susceptibility; gene-environment interactions","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7425&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Esther_John","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Esther","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Esther M. John","lastName":"John"},{"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.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6143&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Gary_Friedman","appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Gary","primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","displayName":"Gary Friedman","lastName":"Friedman"},{"researchInterest":"Cancers of the prostate, breast and ovary account for a major proportion of new cancer cases and cancer deaths in the U.S. each year. Our recent research focus has been on developing improved statistical methods for the design and conduct of studies involving hereditary predisposition and modifiable lifestyle characteristics in the etiologies of site-specific cancers.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4482&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alice_Whittemore","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Alice","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","displayName":"Alice S Whittemore","lastName":"Whittemore"},{"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","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4305&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marilyn_Winkleby","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Marilyn","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH","lastName":"Winkleby"},{"researchInterest":"Primary research interests:  (1) genetic and environmental determinants of neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis, (2) genetic epidemiology and approaches for identifying gene-environment interactions, (3) genetic and environmental determinants of autoimmune disease.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4277&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lorene_Nelson","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Lorene","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","displayName":"Lorene Nelson, PhD","lastName":"Nelson"},{"researchInterest":"Dr. Nguyen is interested in cancer prevention and control in ethnic and socio-economic underserved communities and health disparities.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7429&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Bang_Nguyen","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Bang","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Bang Nguyen","lastName":"Nguyen"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6365&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ronald_Dorfman","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Pathology"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Ronald","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Pathology","displayName":"Ronald Dorfman","lastName":"Dorfman"},{"researchInterest":"Breast cancer; three-dimensional treatment planning; community patterns of care and technology transfer.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4703&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Melanie_Smitt","appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Melanie","primaryAppointment":"Member,Cancer Center","displayName":"Melanie Smitt","lastName":"Smitt"},{"researchInterest":"I study molecular genetic and immunophenotypic changes in human hematopoietic neoplasms. These include acute and chronic leukemias, lymphoma, and splenic tumors.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3925&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Daniel_Arber","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"}],"firstName":"Daniel","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","displayName":"Daniel A. Arber, M.D.","lastName":"Arber"},{"researchInterest":"My research focuses on immigrant and minority child health, with a primary focus on Latino children. My research has explored the health status of these children by examining their growth patterns, prevalence of chronic illness, perceptions of health, and their access to health care. Currently, my work is focused on childhood obesity in Mexican American and Mexican children, exploring binational approaches to this problem.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4639&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Fernando_Mendoza","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"General Pediatrics"},{"focus":"Minority and Immigrant Child Health"}],"firstName":"Fernando","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics - General","displayName":"Fernando Mendoza","lastName":"Mendoza"},{"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.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4619&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stephen_Fortmann","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"},{"focus":"Primary Prevention"}],"firstName":"Stephen","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Stephen P. Fortmann, MD","lastName":"Fortmann"},{"researchInterest":"Specializes in women's heath and chronic disease (e.g. heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis) prevention research and health promotion in both sexes, with a focus on lifestyle (exercise, weight control and diet).  Research focuses on role of sex hormones and sex/gender differences in physiology related to cardiovascular and cancer biology and body composition. Menopause and aging are key scientific interests. Key NIH projects: Women's Health Initiative (NLBI), WHEL(NCI) and MrOS (NIAMS).","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4655&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Marcia_Stefanick","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (Research) (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Marcia","primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","displayName":"Marcia L. Stefanick, Ph.D.","lastName":"Stefanick"},{"researchInterest":"I am interested in the long-term consequences of chronic interactions between the human host and the microbial world.  Recently, we have focused most heavily on Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis and helminth infections.  I also remain strongly interested in diarrheal diseases, particularly in the developing world, and in sanitation and hygiene.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4495&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Julie_Parsonnet","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"},{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Infectious Disease"},{"focus":"Infectious Diseases"}],"firstName":"Julie","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases","displayName":"Julie Parsonnet","lastName":"Parsonnet"},{"researchInterest":"","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=15337&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ingram_Olkin","appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Statistics"},{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Ingram","primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Statistics","displayName":"Ingram Olkin","lastName":"Olkin"},{"researchInterest":"Our research focuses on gene microarray analysis of human soft tissue tumors (sarcomas). In addition we work with tissue microarrays to characterize large numbers of novel antisera raised against peptides derived from genes found to be of interest during gene array analysis.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4008&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Matt_Van de Rijn","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"},{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"}],"firstName":"Matt","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","displayName":"Matt Van de Rijn","lastName":"Van de Rijn"},{"researchInterest":"The research in my laboratory involves the application of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and a variety of immunohistochemical methods to study human B-cell, T-cell, accessory cell and related neoplasms.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3786&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Roger_Warnke","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"}],"firstName":"Roger","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","displayName":"Roger Warnke","lastName":"Warnke"},{"researchInterest":"My research is in applied statistics and biostatistics. I specialize in \u000bcomputer-intensive methods for regression and classification, bootstrap, cross-validation\u000band statistical inference, and signal and image analysis for medical diagnosis.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4688&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Robert_Tibshirani","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics"},{"appointment":"Professor,Statistics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[],"firstName":"Robert","primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics","displayName":"Robert Tibshirani","lastName":"Tibshirani"},{"researchInterest":"Clinical research interests in the late effects of radiation on normal tissues and chemical modification of radiation injury. Hodgkins's disease and late effects of radiation and combined modality therapy. Radiation sensitizers. Hypoxic cell cytotoxins. Esophageal cancers.\r\nGeneral adult and pediatric radiation therapy.","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4626&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Steven_Hancock","appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Therapeutic Radiology"},{"focus":"CNS Cancers"},{"focus":"Lymphomas"},{"focus":"Prostate Cancer"},{"focus":"Radiation Therapy"}],"firstName":"Steven","primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","displayName":"Steven Hancock","lastName":"Hancock"},{"researchInterest":"Lab research: development of robot to isolate live circulating tumor cells (CTCs); characterization of live CTCs and their role in metastatic process; breast cancer genomics using DNA microarrays; refinement of RNA amplification techniques; co-developer of NASA Smart Probe for in-vivo breast tumor analysis","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4147&type=small&showNoImage","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stefanie_Jeffrey","appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Surgical Oncology"},{"focus":"Breast Surgery"},{"focus":"General Surgery"}],"firstName":"Stefanie","primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - General Surgery","displayName":"Stefanie Jeffrey","lastName":"Jeffrey"}]}