{"result":[{"lastName":"Geller","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=8661&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ron Geller","firstName":"Ron","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Ron_Geller","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Feldman","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=6220&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marcus Feldman","firstName":"Marcus","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Marcus_Feldman","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Ely","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Molecular & Cellular Physiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Molecular & Cellular Physiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9001&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lauren Ely","firstName":"Lauren","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Lauren_Ely","researchInterest":""},{"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/tissuebank/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":"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/tissuebank/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":"Davis","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biochemistry"},{"appointment":"Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4117&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ronald Davis","firstName":"Ronald","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Ronald_Davis","researchInterest":"We are using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Human to conduct whole genome analysis projects. The yeast genome sequence has approximately 6,000 genes. We have made a set of haploid and diploid strains (21,000) containing a complete deletion of each gene. In order to facilitate whole genome analysis each deletion is molecularly tagged with a unique 20-mer DNA sequence. This sequence acts as a molecular bar code and makes it easy to identify the presence of each deletion."},{"lastName":"Sieh","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8373&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Weiva Sieh","firstName":"Weiva","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Weiva_Sieh","researchInterest":"Genetic epidemiology; cancer epidemiology; prostate, ovarian and breast cancer."},{"lastName":"Sunwoo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Thyroid Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Parathyroid Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Head and Neck Cancer"},{"focus":"Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)"},{"focus":"Otolaryngology"},{"focus":"Thyroid Nodule"},{"focus":"Thyroid Diseases"},{"focus":"Parotid Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Parotid Diseases"},{"focus":"Tongue Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Tongue Diseases"},{"focus":"Tonsillar Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Pharynx Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Pharynx"},{"focus":"Cancer of Pharynx"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Larynx"},{"focus":"Larynx Cancer"},{"focus":"Larynx Diseases"},{"focus":"Larynx Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Mandibular Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Maxillary Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms"},{"focus":"Cancer Stem Cells"},{"focus":"Cancer of Lip"},{"focus":"Cancer of Maxillary Sinus"},{"focus":"Cancer of Mouth"},{"focus":"Cancer of Neck"},{"focus":"Cancer of Nose"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Nasopharynx"},{"focus":"Cancer of Oropharnyx"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Parathyroid"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Parotid"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Salivary Gland"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Thyroid"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Tongue"},{"focus":"Cancer of the Tonsil"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8588&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John B. 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B cells deficient in CD72 are hyperresponsive to stimulation through the B cell receptor.  We are examining the alterations in B cell signaling in these B cells and the mechanisms by which CD72 deficiency partially abrogates anergic tolerance.  We hope to learn how deficiency in CD72 leads to spontaneous autoimmunity and increased susceptibility to induced autoimmune disease."},{"lastName":"Chen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8761&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ching-Cheng Chen","firstName":"Ching-Cheng","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Ching-Cheng_Chen","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Francke","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Clinical Genetics"},{"focus":"Neurogenetics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4281&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Uta Francke","firstName":"Uta","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Uta_Francke","researchInterest":"Functional consequences and pathogenetic mechanisms of mutations and microdeletions in human neurogenetic syndromes and mouse models: Williams-Beuren syndrome, a heterozygous 1.6 megabase deletion; Rett syndrome, caused by mutations in the X-linked methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) gene. 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Pathways of apoptosis, especially the pro-apoptotic molecule BID, is being studied in hepatocytes and allogeneic liver grafts"},{"lastName":"Herzenberg","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4151&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Leonard Herzenberg","firstName":"Leonard","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Leonard_Herzenberg","researchInterest":"Gene Regulation; Molecular Immunology; Lymphocyte subsets; Fluorescence-Activated Cell\u000bSorter (FACS) development; AIDS; Apoptosis; Redox Regulation; Gene Arrays; and the theraphy of AIDS using the anti-oxidant N'acetylcysteine(NAC)."},{"lastName":"Quertermous","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4426&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Thomas Quertermous, MD","firstName":"Thomas","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Thomas_Quertermous","researchInterest":"Understanding genetic basis of cardiovascular function and disease."},{"lastName":"Herzenberg","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6113&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Leonore A. Herzenberg","firstName":"Leonore","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Leonore_Herzenberg","researchInterest":"B-cell development; Ig rearrangement and repertoire analysis; T cell regulation of antibody\u000bresponses; T cell subsets; glutathione regulation of HIV disease progression; Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) related software development and gene arrays."},{"lastName":"Levy","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4307&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shoshana Levy","firstName":"Shoshana","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Shoshana_Levy","researchInterest":"Our research focuses on the mechanism of action of tetraspanins, an evolutionary conserved, widely expressed multi-gene family. We study a prototype, CD81, a molecule implicated in the pathogenesis of two major human diseases: hepatitis C virus (HCV) and malaria."},{"lastName":"Petrov","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=6234&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dmitri Petrov","firstName":"Dmitri","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Dmitri_Petrov","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Levinson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Psychiatry"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychopharmacology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7233&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Douglas F. 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In collaboration with Dr. Alice Whittemore, we are also actively engaged in statistical methods testing and development for genetic research."},{"lastName":"Sidow","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4393&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Arend Sidow","firstName":"Arend","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Arend_Sidow","researchInterest":"We study the function and molecular evolution of proteins and noncoding functional elements in the genome.  Please refer to our web site for more information:  http://mendel.stanford.edu/SidowLab/index.html"},{"lastName":"Weissman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology - Stem Cell Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology - Stem Cell Institute","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4605&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Irving Weissman","firstName":"Irving","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Irving_Weissman","researchInterest":"Stem cell and cancer stem cell biology; development of T and B lymphocytes; cell-surface receptors for oncornaviruses in leukemia. Hematopoietic stem cells; Lymphocyte homing, lymphoma invasiveness and metastasis."},{"lastName":"Gao","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9234&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hong Gao","firstName":"Hong","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Hong_Gao","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Whittemore","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Cancer Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4482&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alice S Whittemore","firstName":"Alice","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/tissuebank/researcher/Alice_Whittemore","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."}]}