{"result":[{"lastName":"Nishino","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4029&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Seiji Nishino","firstName":"Seiji","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Seiji_Nishino","researchInterest":"The research focus of the Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology (SCN) Laboratory is the study of the sleep and circadian physiology using various animal models. A portion of the research is carried out using rodent models of narcolepsy and circadian rhythm sleep disorders. The laboratory also carries out pharmacological studies aiming to develop new treatments for these sleep disorders."},{"lastName":"Guilleminault","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"},{"focus":"Sleep Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3994&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christian Guilleminault","firstName":"Christian","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Christian_Guilleminault","researchInterest":"Cardio-respiratory dysfunction during sleep; SIDS and, sleep apnea; narcolepsy and daytime somnolence; the relationship of, sleep to accidents, aging, dementia and Alzheimer's Disease."},{"lastName":"Heller","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6225&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"H Craig Heller","firstName":"H Craig","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/H Craig_Heller","researchInterest":"Neurobiology of sleep, circadian rhythms, regulation of body temperature, mammalian hibernation, and human exercise physiology."},{"lastName":"Kushida","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"},{"focus":"Sleep Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6100&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Clete A. Kushida, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Clete","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Clete_Kushida","researchInterest":"Dr. Kushida is a neurologist and sleep specialist who directs several NIH- and industry-sponsored research studies, focused on topics such as the physical features and neurocognitive changes associated with the obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, the epidemiology and treatment of restless legs syndrome/periodic limb movement disorder, primary care sleep education and training, and countermeasures for sleep loss."},{"lastName":"Grumet","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4535&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Frank Carl Grumet","firstName":"Frank","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Frank_Grumet","researchInterest":"Work in our laboratory is focused on the study of the human major histocompatibility (HLA) complex. We are seeking to characterize the genes and gene products of this complex and to understand their role in determining transplantation and transfusion compatibility. Laboratory work on this topic ranges from clinical studies correlating graft rejection with HLA antigens identified by classical serology or DNA typing."},{"lastName":"Pelayo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"},{"focus":"Sleep Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6087&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Rafael Pelayo","firstName":"Rafael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Rafael_Pelayo","researchInterest":"Sleep Disorders in Adults and Children"},{"lastName":"Zeitzer","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7863&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jamie Zeitzer","firstName":"Jamie","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Jamie_Zeitzer","researchInterest":"Dr. Zeitzer's research concerns examination of human and primate circadian rhythms and sleep; notably, the neural mechanisms that underlie wakefulness and circadian photoreception.  He is also involved in collaborative efforts in examining the role of sleep disruption in medical pathologies such as Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injury, and breast cancer."},{"lastName":"Ohayon","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3823&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Maurice M. Ohayon","firstName":"Maurice","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Maurice_Ohayon","researchInterest":"Main focus is epidemiology of sleep and psychiatric disorders in the general population and clinical settings: 1)sleep habits and patterns; 2) prevalence, diagnosis, co-morbidity, treatment and  Public Health impact of sleep disorders; 3) pain, posttraumatic stress disorder, social phobia, panic disorder and generalized anxiety; 4) epidemiology of narcolepsy and hypersomnia."},{"lastName":"Black","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6078&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jed Black","firstName":"Jed","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Jed_Black","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Sullivan","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Sleep Disorders"},{"focus":"Pediatrics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8577&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shannon Sullivan","firstName":"Shannon","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Shannon_Sullivan","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Yesavage","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Geriatric Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4637&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jerome Yesavage","firstName":"Jerome","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Jerome_Yesavage","researchInterest":"We study cognitive processes and aging in our research center.  Studies range from molecular biology to neuropsychology of cognitive processes."},{"lastName":"de Lecea","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Sleep Center","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7308&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Luis de Lecea","firstName":"Luis","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Luis_de Lecea","researchInterest":"Our group initially identified the hypocretins, two hypothalamic neuropeptides that have a key role in maintaining the states of vigilance. We also discovered cortistatin, a peptide that modulates cortical excitability. My lab uses molecular, pharmacological, anatomical and behavioral methods to identify new roles for these transmitters. We are also interested in the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which neuronal systems integrate homeostatic information and regulate complex behaviors."},{"lastName":"O'Hara","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5920&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ruth O'Hara","firstName":"Ruth","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Ruth_O'Hara","researchInterest":"Dr. O\u0092Hara\u0092s research aims to identify physiological markers of neurocognitive impairment in a broad range of late-life disorders, including Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer\u0092s disease (AD), Late-Life Depression, and Late-Life Anxiety disorders."},{"lastName":"Hallmayer","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child Psychiatry"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child Psychiatry","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4056&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Joachim Hallmayer","firstName":"Joachim","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Joachim_Hallmayer","researchInterest":"Principal Investigator\r\nInfrastructure to facilitate discovery of autism genes\r\nThe purpose of this project is to facilitate the discovery of the genes that contribute autism by maintaining an infrastructure which research groups studying the genetics of autism can work collaboratively. This will be \r\naccomplished through workshops, a Virtual Private Network, and access to a database that includes phenotype and genotype data from all participating groups.\r\n\r\nPrincipal Investigator\r\nA California"},{"lastName":"Schillinger","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Family Medicine"},{"focus":"Family Practice"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Family & Community Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Medicine - Family & Community Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4033&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Erika Schillinger","firstName":"Erika","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Erika_Schillinger","researchInterest":"Medical education; Faculty Development; Doctor-Patient communication; Professionalism; Sleep medicine."},{"lastName":"Murphy","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"},{"focus":"Geriatric Psychiatry"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Neurosciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Neurosciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4515&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Greer Murphy M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Greer","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Greer_Murphy","researchInterest":"Glial cell neurotoxicity and neuroprotection in Alzheimer's disease. Genome wide expression analysis of mouse models for Alzheimer's disease. Pharmacogenetics of mood disorders and nicotine addiction."},{"lastName":"Sheikh","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4153&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Javaid I. Sheikh","firstName":"Javaid","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Javaid_Sheikh","researchInterest":"My research focuses on studying phenomenology, vulnerability factors, and psychiatric and medical comorbidity of panic disorder in old age, as well as treatment responses to medication in elders with panic disorder. I am presently involved in establishing and extending our preliminary finding that Late-Onset Panic Disorder (LOPD) (onset at or after age 55) is a phenomenologically distinct syndrome from Early-Onset Panic Disorder (EOPD)."},{"lastName":"Fortmann","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Internal Medicine"},{"focus":"Primary Prevention"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","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/neuroscience/researcher/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":"Schatzberg","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4194&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alan F. Schatzberg","firstName":"Alan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Alan_Schatzberg","researchInterest":"Biological bases of depressive disorders;, glucocorticoid/dopamine interactions in delusional depression;, pharmacologic treatment of depressive disorders."},{"lastName":"Menon","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child Psychiatry"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Child Psychiatry","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4560&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Vinod Menon","firstName":"Vinod","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Vinod_Menon","researchInterest":"EXPERIMENTAL AND THEORETICAL SYSTEMS             NEUROSCIENCE: \r\n\r\nCognitive neuroscience; Cognitive development; Psychiatric neuroscience; Functional brain imaging; Dynamical basis of brain function; Nonlinear dynamics of neural systems"},{"lastName":"King","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer 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/neuroscience/researcher/Abby_King","researchInterest":"My interests include the application of social cognitive theory and similar behavioral and ecological approaches to achieve large scale change in disease prevention and health promotion areas of relevance to adults, especially women and mid-life and older adults; translation of interventions that have proven effective in the laboratory to field settings; exploration of environmental influences on individual health and quality of life; and long term maintenance of hygienic/lifestyle regimens."},{"lastName":"Pfefferbaum","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4544&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Adolf Pfefferbaum","firstName":"Adolf","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Adolf_Pfefferbaum","researchInterest":"Development and application of magnetic resonance imaging approaches for in vivo studies of human and animal brain integrity in neurodegenerative conditions, including alcoholism,  HIV infection, Alzheimer's disease, and normal aging"},{"lastName":"Tinklenberg","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - VA & Geriatric","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4107&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jared Tinklenberg","firstName":"Jared","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Jared_Tinklenberg","researchInterest":"Psychopharmacology of dementia and Alzheimer's disease;, biological correlates of Alzheimer's disease; sexual dysfunction in, Alzheimer's disease; memory disorders."},{"lastName":"Glover","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Electrical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4178&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gary Glover","firstName":"Gary","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/Gary_Glover","researchInterest":"The work in the Radiological Sciences Laboratory is devoted to the advancement of imaging sciences for applications in diagnostic radiology. We collaborate closely with departmental clinicians and with others in the school of medicine, humanities, and the engineering sciences. The laboratory's activities include development of both CT and MR imaging techniques, with spiral CT."},{"lastName":"Haskell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6108&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Haskell","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/neuroscience/researcher/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."}]}