{"result":[{"lastName":"Banaei","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Mycobacterium Infections"},{"focus":"Clinical Laboratory Techniques"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8031&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Niaz Banaei (previously Banaiee)","firstName":"Niaz","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Niaz_Banaei","researchInterest":"My research interests include development and implementation of rapid diagnostic assays for the detection, identification, and susceptibility testing of clinically important mycobacteria.  Furthermore, I am interested in understanding the role of M. tuberculosis lipoproteins and lipoprotein processing in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis."},{"lastName":"Lipatov","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=10895&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mikhail Lipatov","firstName":"Mikhail","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Mikhail_Lipatov","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Rowhani Rahbar","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Pediatrics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=12657&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ali Rowhani-Rahbar","firstName":"Ali","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ali_Rowhani Rahbar","researchInterest":"Application of Epidemiologic Methods to the Study of Vaccine Efficacy, Immunogenicity, and Safety."},{"lastName":"Pride","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9162&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David Pride","firstName":"David","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/David_Pride","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Calos","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4100&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michele Calos","firstName":"Michele","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Michele_Calos","researchInterest":"My lab is developing novel vectors and strategies for gene and cell therapy.  We are focused on creating and using plasmid DNA vectors that integrate into the genome in a sequence-specific manner.  We are developing innovative gene and cell therapies for genetic diseases such as hemophilia and muscular dystrophy, including approaches involving stem cells."},{"lastName":"Campbell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6212&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Allan Campbell","firstName":"Allan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Allan_Campbell","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Hershberg","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=10299&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ruth Hershberg","firstName":"Ruth","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Ruth_Hershberg","researchInterest":"The aim of my research is to investigate the mechanisms, frequency, and consequences of the evolutionary shifts experienced by bacteria. Some more specific areas of research include:\r\n\r\n(1)  Quantifying shifts in the strength of purifying selection and understanding the consequences of such shifts\r\n \r\n(2)  Determining whether shifts in nucleotide content are driven by shifts in mutation or shifts in selection\r\n\r\n(3)  Establishing the mechanisms of shifts in codon usage bias"},{"lastName":"Block","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Applied Physics"},{"appointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Senior Fellow (By courtesy),Spogli Inst for Intrntl Studies"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Applied Physics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6209&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Steven M. 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Our studies fall into three broad areas: the biochemical basis of actin-based motility by these bacteria, the biophysical mechanism of force generation, and the evolutionary origin of pathogenesis."},{"lastName":"Pamp","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Microbiology & Immunology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Microbiology & Immunology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8677&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sünje Johanna Pamp","firstName":"Suenje","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Suenje_Pamp","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Falkow","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4488&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Stanley Falkow","firstName":"Stanley","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Stanley_Falkow","researchInterest":"Dr. Falkow is no longer taking students or postdoctoral fellows in his laboratory.  \r\n\r\nPlease contact either Denise Monack (dmonack@stanford.edu) or Manuel Amieva (amieva@stanford.edu)."},{"lastName":"Shapiro","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Senior Fellow (By courtesy),Spogli Inst for Intrntl Studies"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4316&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lucy Shapiro","firstName":"Lucille","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Lucille_Shapiro","researchInterest":"A basic question in developmental biology involves the mechanisms used to generate the three-dimensional organization of a cell from a one-dimensional genetic code. Our goal is to define these mechanisms using both molecular genetics and biochemistry."},{"lastName":"Ehrlich","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6217&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Ehrlich","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Paul_Ehrlich","researchInterest":""},{"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":"Fukami","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10453&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Tadashi Fukami","firstName":"Tadashi","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Tadashi_Fukami","researchInterest":"Ecological and evolutionary community assembly, with emphasis on historical contingency in community structure, ecosystem functioning, biological invasion and ecological restoration, using experimental, theoretical and comparative methods involving bacteria, protists, fungi, plants and animals."},{"lastName":"Burkholder","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6211&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bill Burkholder","firstName":"Bill","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Bill_Burkholder","researchInterest":"Our lab is interested in how bacteria monitor and coordinate cell cycle events. We are focused on identifying and characterizing signal transduction pathways used by the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to regulate cell cycle progression and development in response to chromosome status. Our goal is to understand how these pathways work mechanistically and how they contribute to normal growth, development, and genome stability."},{"lastName":"McAdams","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Developmental Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4403&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Harley McAdams","firstName":"Harley","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Harley_McAdams","researchInterest":"Experimental and theoretical analysis and modeling of genetic regulatory circuits, particularly bacterial regulation and with emphasis on global regulation of Caulobacter crescentus. Bioinformatic analysis of bacterial genomes, of microarray expression patterns, and cross-species genomic analysis. Techniques: gene expression microarrays, fluorescent microscopy, electron microscopy."},{"lastName":"Relman","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Infectious Disease"},{"focus":"Infectious Diseases"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"},{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4005&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David A. 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Molecular epidemiology, hospital epidemiology."},{"lastName":"Matin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4329&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"AC Matin","firstName":"AC","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/AC_Matin","researchInterest":"1. Improvement of our newly discovered cancer prodrug regimen that permits noninvaisve visualization of drug activation. 2. Tracking tumors & cancer metastases using bacterial magnetite. 3. Molecular basis of bacterial planktonic and biofilm antibiotic resistance on Earth and under space microgravity; 4. Bioremediation."},{"lastName":"Monack","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Microbiology & Immunology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8324&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Denise M. Monack","firstName":"Denise","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Denise_Monack","researchInterest":"The primary focus of my research is to understand the genetic and molecular mechanisms of intracellular bacterial pathogenesis.  We use two model systems, Salmonella typhimurium and Francisella tularensis, to study the complex host-pathogen interactions.  Ultimately we would like to understand how Salmonella persists within certain hosts for years in the face of a robust immune response and how F. tularensis, a stealth invader, can cause a rapid, lethal infection."},{"lastName":"Long","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Biochemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6228&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sharon Long","firstName":"Sharon","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Sharon_Long","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Jardetzky","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Chemical and Systems Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Chemical and Systems Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4190&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Oleg Jardetzky","firstName":"Oleg","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Oleg_Jardetzky","researchInterest":"Structure, dynamics and function of proteins involved in transport and regulatory processes; high resolution nuclear magnetic resonance studies of conformational transitions and protein folding; study of the mechanism of action of the trp-repressor, ankyrin-domain proteins and the development of programs to calculate protein solution structure"},{"lastName":"Vasquez","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Mechanical Engineering"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Mechanical Engineering","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=12553&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Valeria Vasquez","firstName":"Valeria","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Valeria_Vasquez","researchInterest":""}]}