{"result":[{"lastName":"Merritt","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Surgery"},{"focus":"Thoracic Surgery"},{"focus":"Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive"},{"focus":"VATS Lobectomy"},{"focus":"Laparoscopic Surgical Procedures"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10438&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert E. Merritt","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Robert_Merritt","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Sarnow","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4458&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Peter Sarnow","firstName":"Peter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Peter_Sarnow","researchInterest":"Our laboratory studies virus-host interactions with an emphasis microRNA-mediated gene regulation and on translational control. The mechanism by which a liver-specific microRNA regulates hepatitis C virus genome replication is under intense scrutiny. In addition, the mechanism of internal ribosome entry in certain cellular and viral mRNAs and its biological role in growth and development is being investigated."},{"lastName":"Clarke","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Colorectal Cancer"},{"focus":"Oncology"},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7126&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael F. Clarke, M.D.","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michael_Clarke","researchInterest":"Dr. Michael F. Clarke is the Associate Director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine.  In addition to his clinical duties in the division of Oncology, Dr. Clarke maintains a laboratory  focused on two areas of research: i) the control of self-renewal of normal stem cells and their malignant counterparts; and ii) the identification and characterization of cancer stem cells. A central issue in stem cell biology is to understand the mechanisms that regulate self-renewa"},{"lastName":"Nolan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4713&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Garry Nolan","firstName":"Garry","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Garry_Nolan","researchInterest":"Dr. Nolan's group uses high throughput single cell analysis technology of kinase driven signaling cascades to interrogate autoimmunity, cancer, virology (influenza), bacterial pathogens (Listeria and Salmonella) as well as understanding normal immune system function.  Using advanced flow cytometric techniques and computational biology approaches, we focus on high throughput drug screening, mouse models of disease in patient materials, and understanding disease processes at the single cell level."},{"lastName":"Goldberger","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Microbiology & Immunology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Microbiology & Immunology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10297&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ofir Goldberger","firstName":"Ofir","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ofir_Goldberger","researchInterest":"1. A system\u0092s biology experimental approach towards construction of immunological networks though high throughput assays.\r\n2. Understanding T cells\u0092 sensitivities to cytokine stimulation."},{"lastName":"Sweet-Cordero","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Hematology-Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Cancer Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Pediatrics - Cancer Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6970&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alejandro Sweet-Cordero","firstName":"Alejandro","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alejandro_Sweet-Cordero","researchInterest":"Our laboratory is devoted to the analysis of pathways involved in the initiation, progression, and maintenance of cancer.   Utilizing the mouse as a model system, we strive to understand aberrant oncogenic signaling, the role of the tumor microenvironment and the mechanisms involved in chemotherapy response and resistance at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels."},{"lastName":"Kay","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - Human Gene Therapy"},{"appointment":"Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - Human Gene Therapy","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4409&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mark A. Kay, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Mark","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mark_Kay","researchInterest":"Mark A. Kay, M.D., Ph.D. Director of the Program in Human Gene Therapy and Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Genetics.  Respected worldwide for his work in gene therapy for hemophilia, Dr. Kay and his laboratory focus on establishing the scientific principles and developing the technologies needed for achieving persistent and therapeutic levels of gene expression in vivo. The major disease models are hemophilia, hepatitis C, and hepatitis B viral infections."},{"lastName":"Hariharan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14095&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Manoj Hariharan","firstName":"Manoj","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Manoj_Hariharan","researchInterest":"I specialize in Bioinformatics. Had worked on post-transcriptional regulation (microRNAs) for 5 years during PhD under the mentor ship of Prof. Samir Brahmachari at IGIB, India. Now focusing on building gene regulatory networks using high-throughput genomics and proteomics datasets. Analysis of genomic variations is also a research focus. Currently working with Mike Snyder."},{"lastName":"Dalerba","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Oncology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9693&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Piero Dalerba","firstName":"Piero","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Piero_Dalerba","researchInterest":"Cancer Stem Cells, Colon Cancer"},{"lastName":"Brunet","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6012&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Anne Brunet","firstName":"Anne","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Anne_Brunet","researchInterest":"Our lab studies the molecular basis of longevity. We are interested in the mechanism of action of known longevity genes, including FOXO and SIRT, in the mammalian nervous system. We are particularly interested in the role of these longevity genes in neural stem cells. We are also discovering novel genes and processes involved in aging using two model systems, the invertebrate C. elegans and an extremely short-lived vertebrate, the African killifish N. furzeri."},{"lastName":"Gu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pediatrics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9897&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shuo Gu","firstName":"Shuo","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Shuo_Gu","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Glenn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Gastroenterology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4576&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jeffrey S.  Glenn, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Jeffrey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Jeffrey_Glenn","researchInterest":"Dr. Glenn's primary interest is in molecular virology, with a strong emphasis on translating this knowledge into novel antiviral therapies. Other interests include exploitation of hepatic stem cells, engineered human liver tissues, and new biodefense antiviral strategies."},{"lastName":"Fan","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Oncology (Cancer)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Oncology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7543&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alice Fan","firstName":"Alice","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Alice_Fan","researchInterest":"Dr. Fan studies how turning off oncogenes (cancer genes) can cause tumor regression in preclinical and clinical studies. Based on preclinical findings, she has initiated a clinical trial studying atorvastatin for the treatment of patients with certain non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. In the laboratory, she also uses preclinical models of cancer to validate new nanotechnology strategies for tumor diagnosis and treatment."},{"lastName":"Gambhir","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Nuclear Medicine"},{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"PET Scan"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology - Nuclear Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3971&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD","firstName":"Sanjiv","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sanjiv_Gambhir","researchInterest":"My laboratory focuses on merging advances in molecular biology with those in biomedical imaging to advance the new field of molecular imaging. Methods to image gene expression in living subjects have been developed.  Newer approaches to image fundamental cellular events with optical and radiolabeled probes are under active investigation. These imaging approaches are expected to have a fundamental impact in the study of cancer biology,  as well as in molecular therapeutics including gene therapy"},{"lastName":"Wong","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7143&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Albert J. Wong, M.D.","firstName":"Albert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Albert_Wong","researchInterest":"Our goal is to define targets for cancer therapeutics by identifying alterations in signal transduction proteins. We first identified a naturally occurring  mutant EGF receptor (EGFRvIII) and then delineated its unique signal transduction pathway. This work led to the identification of Gab1 followed by the discovery that JNK is constitutively active in tumors. We intiated using altered proteins as the target for vaccination, where an EGFRvIII based vaccine appears to be highly effective."},{"lastName":"Giaccia","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4141&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Amato Giaccia","firstName":"Amato","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Amato_Giaccia","researchInterest":"Cellular response to hypoxia and ionizing radiation; cell-cycle control, apoptosis and angiogenesis in transformed cells."},{"lastName":"Chang","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Dermatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6089&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Howard Y. Chang","firstName":"Howard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Howard_Chang","researchInterest":"The Chang group is focused on two fundamental questions in epithelial biology: (1) the basis of positional identities in epidermal structures throughout the body, and (2) how those signals and boundaries may be abrogated to allow cancer metastasis. We are investigating the roles of site-specific fibroblast differentiation in patterning the epidermis, and dissecting the mechanisms of wound healing programs in cancer metastasis."},{"lastName":"Contag","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4036&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher H. Contag","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Christopher_Contag","researchInterest":"We develop and use the tools of molecular imaging to understand oncogenesis, reveal patterns of cell migration in immunosurveillance, monitor gene expression, visualize stem cell biology, and assess the distribution of pathogens in living animal models of human biology and disease. Biology doesn't occur in \"a vacuum\" or on coated plates--it occurs in the living body and that's were we look for biological patterns and responses to insult."},{"lastName":"Chen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6384&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Chang-Zheng Chen","firstName":"Chang-Zheng","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Chang-Zheng_Chen","researchInterest":"We study the genetic networks controlled by regulatory RNAs, such as microRNAs (miRNAs), and currently focus on two complementary aspects of miRNA biology: (1) The roles of miRNAs in modulating the development, function, and pathogenesis of vertebrate immune systems and (2) the mechanisms by which these regulatory RNAs control gene expression."},{"lastName":"Denko","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4577&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nicholas Denko","firstName":"Nicholas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Nicholas_Denko","researchInterest":"We are interested in the biologic effect of gene expression changes that occur in the solid tumor.  Many of these expression changes are due to the micro-physiology within the tumor.  Several of these genes have been implicated in driving malignant progression and/or regulating response to therapeutic intervention.  We hope to use these molecular changes to develop novel targeted therapies that take advantage of tumor specific gene expression changes."},{"lastName":"Khavari","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4683&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul A. Khavari, MD, PhD","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Paul_Khavari","researchInterest":"We work in epithelial tissue as a model system to study stem cell biology, cancer and new molecular therapeutics. Epithelia cover external and internal body surfaces and undergo constant self-renewal while responding to diverse environmental stimuli. Epithelial homeostasis precisely balances stem cell-sustained proliferation and differentiation-associated cell death, a balance which is lost in many human diseases, including cancer, 90% of which arise in epithelial tissues."},{"lastName":"Pang","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9916&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Phillip S. Pang","firstName":"Phillip","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Phillip_Pang","researchInterest":"Translational bioinformatics and molecular virology of hepatitis C. \r\n\r\nMy work focuses on two broad areas: (a) using computational/statistical techniques, including phylogenomic analysis and monte carlo simulation, to study viral-host interactions; (b) using molecular virology techniques to study hepatitis C replication and pathogensis"},{"lastName":"Brown","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4536&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Martin Brown","firstName":"Martin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Martin_Brown","researchInterest":"We seek to understand the mechanisms responsible for the resistance of cancers to treatment and to develop strategies to overcome these resistances. We are using molecular and cellular techniques and mouse models to exploit tumor hypoxia with drugs activated by hypoxia and anaerobic bacteria as tumor-specific gene therapy vectors. We are also testing ways of inhibiting the bone marrow rescue of the tumor vasculature following therapy."},{"lastName":"Ho","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Infectious Disease"},{"focus":"Infectious Diseases"},{"focus":"Immunocompromised Host"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7106&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dora Ho","firstName":"Dora","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Dora_Ho","researchInterest":"Dr. Ho did her PhD work in HSV pathogenesis and postdoctoral research in CNS gene therapy with viral vectors.  Her current interests are in viral and fungal infections in immunocompromised patients and her research focuses on infection complications in neutropenic patients.  In collaboration with Dr. C. Dekker of the Stanford-LPCH Vaccine Program and with Dr. J. Brown of the BMT Division, she is also conducting clinical trials on vaccines, antivirals and antifungals as a co-investigator."},{"lastName":"Holgado-Madruga","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7072&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marina Holgado-Madruga","firstName":"Maria","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Maria_Holgado-Madruga","researchInterest":""}]}