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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. 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Our paramount goal is to inform HIV treatment and prevention policies by identifying the main factors responsible for the emergence and spread of drug resistance."},{"lastName":"Blish","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Infectious Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24377&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Catherine Blish","firstName":"Catherine","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Catherine_Blish","researchInterest":"The major goal of our research is to gain insight into the prevention and control of HIV and other viral pathogens by studying the interplay between the virus and the host immune response.  We investigate the role of various arms of the immune response, but with a particular focus on NK cells. We hope to gain additional insights into control of infectious diseases by studying how pregnancy modulates immune responses."},{"lastName":"Kahn","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=32885&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James Kahn","firstName":"James","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/James_Kahn","researchInterest":"My initial research activities involved antiretroviral and novel therapeutic treatments of HIV infection, understanding elements of HIV pathogenesis associated with acute HIV infection and post exposure prevention.  My most recent scholarly activities concentrate on working as a team to capitalize on the data stored in electronic medical records, HIV disease modeling and using electronic medical records for outcome research and developing a mentorship program for early career scientists."},{"lastName":"Altmann","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=33212&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andre Altmann","firstName":"Andre","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Andre_Altmann","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Merigan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Infectious Diseases","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4334&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Thomas Charles Merigan M.D.","firstName":"Thomas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Thomas_Merigan","researchInterest":"I am now emeritus and only participate in university activities through advising my former trainees who have joined the faculty."},{"lastName":"Strober","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Immunology and Rheumatology"},{"focus":"Rheumatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4152&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Samuel Strober","firstName":"Samuel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Samuel_Strober","researchInterest":"Mechanisms of immune tolerance; regulatory processes in autoimmunity and transplantation and extrathymic T cell maturation."},{"lastName":"Contag","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4036&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher H. 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Collaboration between Stanford University and Rwanda NGO, Uyisenga N\u0092Manzi."},{"lastName":"Doyle","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Senior Research Scientist,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Senior Research Scientist,Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=25856&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Timothy Doyle","firstName":"Timothy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Timothy_Doyle","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Boxer","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hematology"},{"focus":"Multiple Myeloma"},{"focus":"Multiple Myeloma - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Plasmacytoma"},{"focus":"Plasmacytoma - Hematology"},{"focus":"Plasmacytoma - Medical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Hematology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Hematology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4658&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Linda Boxer","firstName":"Linda","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Linda_Boxer","researchInterest":"Regulation of expression of oncogenes in normal and malignant hematologic cells."},{"lastName":"Lin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=21152&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yuan Lin","firstName":"Yuan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/Yuan_Lin","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Giaccia","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation and Cancer Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation and Cancer Biology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4141&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Amato J. 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The approach is through the generation and functional studies of human monoclonal antibodies (HMAbs) to the virus envelope proteins with an emphasis on antibodies to conformational epitopes."}]}