Department: Cancer Center

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  Advani, Ranjana 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Burkitt's Lymphoma
  • Burkitt's Lymphoma - Hematology
  • Burkitt's Lymphoma - Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Clinical investigation in Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas and cutaneous lymphomas. Experimental therapeutics with novel chemotherapy and biologically targeted therapies. The research program is highly collaborative with radiation oncology, industry, pathology and dermatology.

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  Altman, Russ 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Bioengineering
  • Professor, Medicine - BMIR
  • Professor (By courtesy), Computer Science
  • Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  I refer you to my web page for detailed list of interests, projects and publications. In addition to pressing the link here, you can search "Russ Altman" on http://www.google.com/

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  Apple, Robin F
  Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Behavioral Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Psychology
  Research Interest

  Teaching & clinical interests include: Supervision, training, and mentoring of postdoctoral fellows and residents; Instructor: "Interpersonal (IPT) & Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Eating Disorders"; Facilitator: case-conference/professional development seminar. Pre-operative evaluation of weight loss & other elective surgery patients. Brief and long-term therapy: IPT, CBT, mood regulation & psychodynamic approaches. Consultant: weight loss surgery research and forensics.

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  Arai, Sally 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Hematology
  Research Interest

  Research interest in utilizing post-transplant adoptive cellular immunotherapy to reduce GVHD and relapse in patients with high risk hematologic malignancies.

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  Artandi, Steven 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Telomeres are nucleoprotein complexes that protect chromosome ends and shorten with cell division and aging. We are interested in how telomere shortening influences cancer, stem cell function and genomic stability. Telomerase is a reverse transcriptase that synthesizes telomere repeats and is expressed in stem cells and in cancer. We have found that telomerase also regulates stem cells and we are pursuing the function of telomerase through diverse genetic and biochemical approaches.

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  Arvin, Ann 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases
  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Infectious Diseases, Pediatric
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory investigates the pathogenesis of varicella zoster virus (VZV) infection, focusing on the functional roles of particular viral gene products in pathogenesis and virus-cell interactions in differentiated human cells in humans and in Scid-hu mouse models of VZV cell tropisms in vivo, and the immunobiology of VZV infections.

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  Attardi, Laura 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology
  • Associate Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our research is aimed at defining the pathways of p53-mediated apoptosis and tumor suppression, using a combination of biochemical, cell biological, and mouse genetic approaches. Our strategy is to start by generating hypotheses about p53 mechanisms of action using primary mouse embryo fibroblasts (MEFs), and then to test them using gene targeting technology in the mouse.

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  Axelrod, Jeffrey 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Pathology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Genetic and cell biological analyses of signals controlling cell polarity and cell proliferation and differentiation. Frizzled signaling and cytoskeletal organization.

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  Barron, Annelise 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Bioengineering
  • Associate Professor (By courtesy), Chemical Engineering
  • Member, Cancer Center
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  Beaulieu, Christopher 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Orthopaedic Surgery
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Radiology
  Research Interest

  Applications of computer graphics to medical imaging, with emphasis on diagnosis of bowel pathology using virtual colonoscopy. Dynamic joint imaging with open Magnetic Resonance Imaging system.

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  Bejerano, Gill 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Developmental Biology
  • Assistant Professor, Computer Science
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Bejerano, co-discoverer of ultraconserved elements, studies the Human Genome. Through computation and experimentation we investigate the Systems Biology parts-list of many thousands genomic regions involved in gene transcription regulation during embryonic development. Major interests include (1) the origins and evolution of these regions, (2) how they encode their individual as well as combined roles, (3) their contribute to human disease, and (4) their contribute to species adaptation.

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  Bernstein, Daniel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Cardiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pediatric Heart Transplantation
  • Pediatric Heart Failure
  Research Interest

  We are interested in the role of the sympathetic nervous system and its cellular components (adrenergic receptors, G proteins) in regulating cardiac development and function. We utilize gene knockout models to study the role of crosstalk between adrenergic receptors and other signaling pathways (MAPK,Akt,PKC) and in the regulation of intracellular and intramitochondrial calcium. We also develop tools for examination of cardiovascular physiologic parameters in transgenic and knockout mice.

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  Berube, Caroline 
  Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hemostasis Thrombosis
  • Anticoagulation
  • Hematology
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  Blankenberg, Francis 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Radiology
  • Associate Professor (By courtesy), Pediatrics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Radiology
  • Radiology, Pediatric
  Research Interest

  Studies on apoptotic cell death in vivo using the H MRS phenomenon.

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  Blau, Helen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Molecular and cellular mechanisms that control muscle and neuronal growth; stem cell biology, differentiation, and tumorigenicity. Regulating stem cell fate in vitro and in vivo. Stem cell therapies. Hematopoietic and muscle stem cells. Characterizing and bioengineering stem cell niches. Nuclear reprogramming. Muscle development and disease. Drug delivery. Tracking cell behavior in vitro and in vivo. Understanding tissue degeneration and regeneration.

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  Blevins, Nikolas H
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Otolaryngology
  • Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose and Throat)
  Research Interest

  Inner ear microendoscopy -- Developing techniques for minimally-invasive imaging of inner ear microanatomy and neural pysiology. Applications include improved cochlear implant development, inner ear regenerative techniques, inner ear surgery, and auditory physiology. Microsurgical robotics -- Developing scalable microsurgical instrumentation and robotic techniques for use in head and neck surgery. Surgical Simulation -- Immersive environment for temporal bone surgical simulation.

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  Bloch, Daniel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
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  Blume, Karl 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Allogeneic and autologous bone marrow transplantation (experimental and clinical) as a treatment modality for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma, hereditary disorders, immune defects and selective solid tumors. Development of novel preparatory regimens to prevent the recurrence of the underlying malignancies. Studies for the prevention of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease. Testing of new anti-viral agents to prevent or treat viral infections.

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  Bogyo, Matthew 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Pathology
  • Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Associate Professor (By courtesy), Chemical and Systems Biology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our lab uses chemical, biochemical, and cell biological methods to study protease function in human disease. Projects include: 1) Design and synthesis of novel chemical probes for each of the primary protease families. 2) Understanding the role of proteolysis in the life cycle of the human parasites, Plasmodium falciparum and Toxoplasma gondii. 3) Defining the specific functional roles of proteases during the process of tumorogenesis. 4) In vivo imaging of protease activity

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  Boothroyd, John 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  We are intereseted in the interaction between the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii and its mammalian host. We use a combination of molecular and genetic tools to understand how this obligate intracellular parasite can invade almost any cell it encounters, how it co-opts a host cell once inside and how it evades the immune response to produce a life-long, persistent infection.

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  Bouley, Donna 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Comparative Medicine
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Research interests: ocular pathology, host-pathogen interactions in infectious disease, infectious disease in frogs, phenotypic characterization of tg and ko mice, histopathology of minimally-invasive radiological ablation techniques (focused ultrasound, cryoablation).

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  Boxer, Linda 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Multiple Myeloma - Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Regulation of expression of oncogenes in normal and malignant hematologic cells.

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  Brooks, James D
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Urology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Clinical Focus

  • Male Cancers - Prostate
  • Prostate Cancer
  • Nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy
  Research Interest

  We have used comprehensive gene expression profiling for 2 translational research objectives: 1) to understand the mechanisms of action of candidate prostate cancer preventive agents and develop biomarkers that we can use to evaluate response; and 2) to identify diagnostic and prognostic markers for prostate, kidney, testicular and bladder cancers.

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  Brown, Patrick 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Biochemistry
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Brown's research group uses diverse experimental and computational methods to investigate the logic and mechanisms that control a genome's expression program. The Brown laboratory is systematically characterizing the genetic scripts that control the expression of our genes, in normal development and physiology and in diseases like cancer, with a particular focus on post-transcriptional regulation. The Brown lab also develops strategies and assays for early detection and diagnosis of cancer.

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  Brown, Janice 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation / Infectious Diseases
  • Infectious Disease
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  Brown, Martin 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

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  Brunet, Anne 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

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  Butcher, Eugene 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our interests include: 1) The physiology and significance of lymphocyte homing in local and systemic immunity; 2) biochemical and genetic studies of molecules that direct leukocyte recruitment; 3) cellular and molecular genetic studies of leukocyte chemotaxis and the role of chemokines; 4) vascular differentiation in normal and pathologic inflammatory states; 5) systems and chemical biology approaches to understanding the regulation of lymphocyte trafficking programs.

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  Butte, Atul J
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Cancer Biology
  • Assistant Professor, Medicine
  • Assistant Professor (By courtesy), Computer Science
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Translational bioinformatics has been defined as the development of analytic methods to help transform increasingly voluminous genomic and biological data into diagnostics and therapeutics for the clinician. The long-term research goal of the Butte Lab is to develop translational bioinformatics methods to reason over many available genome-scale measurement and experimental modalities, and apply these methods to study complex disorders in genomic medicine, especially obesity and diabetes.

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  Cappelli, Mark 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
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  Carlson, Robert 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer - Medical Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer)
  • Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Clinical investigations in breast cancer include institutional and NSABP studies of chemoprevention, adjuvant therapy, psychosocial interventions, treatment of metastatic disease, methods of decreasing anthracycline cardiotoxicity, and modulation of multidrug resistance. Research in meta-analysis includes the performance of meta-analysis in a wide variety of settings in cancer treatment by the international Meta-Analysis Group in Cancer.

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  Cartwright, Christine 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Cancer in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
  Research Interest

  Molecular mechanisms of intestinal cell growth control; function and regulation of the Src family of tyrosine kinases in normal cells, and their deregulation in cancer cells.

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  Chang, Howard Y
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Dermatology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Dermatology
  Research Interest

  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.

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  Chang, Annelynn 
  Academic Appointments

  • Instructor, Dermatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Dermatology
  • aging of human skin
  • sun exposure
  Research Interest

  Our current studies focus on aging skin in human beings and the dermatologic conditions associated with aging: 1) genetics of skin aging 2) clinical trials of novel therapies for aging skin 3) non-melanoma skin cancers 4) acne rosacea (adult acne) 5) poor wound healing 6) induced pluripotent stem cells for regenerative and therapeutic purposes

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  Chang, Ellen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Chang's research interests and activities include: • The etiology of virus-associated malignancies, including Hodgkin lymphoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, and hepatocellular carcinoma • The etiologic role of immune-related risk factors in cancer, especially lymphoid malignancies • The prevention of hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma • Racial/ethnic disparities in cancer incidence and survival, particularly among Asians and Asian Americans

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  Chang, Steven 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors
  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Neuro Oncology
  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Neurosurgery
  Research Interest

  Clinical research includes studies in the treatment of cerebrovascular disorders, such as aneurysms and AVMs, as well as the use of radiosurgery to treat tumors and vascular malformations of the brain and spine.

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  Chen, Xiaoyuan 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor (Research), Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  We are dedicated to develop multifunctional molecular probes for multimodality imaging and bioconjugates for target-specific drug delivery. The research tools include bioconjugation chemistry, radiochemistry (PET/SPECT), nanotechnology, and stem cell biology.

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  Chen, James 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Chemical and Systems Biology
  • Assistant Professor (By courtesy), Chemistry
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory combines synthetic chemistry and developmental biology to investigate the molecular events that regulate embryonic patterning, tissue regeneration, and tumorigenesis. We are currently using genetic and small-molecule approaches to study the molecular mechanisms of Hedgehog signaling, and we are developing chemical technologies to perturb and observe the genetic programs that underlie vertebrate development.

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  Chen, Chang-Zheng 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

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  Cherry, Athena 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cancer Genetics
  • Clinical Cytogenetics
  • Pathology
  Research Interest

  The use of molecular and molecular cytogenetic methods to identify chromosomal abnormalities in acquired and congenital disorders.

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  Cheung, Ramsey 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Gastroenterology
  • Hepatology (Liver)
  Research Interest

  Dr. Cheung's research interests focus on liver diseases, with emphasis on viral hepatitis. His past research include investigating the mechanism of viral neutralization of hepatitis B virus at the molecular level and immune response to hepatitis C virus. Dr. Cheung is studing various aspects of hepatitis C, both clinical and translational research.

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  Chien, Yueh-Hsiu 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Contribution of T cells to immunocompetence and autoimmunity; how the immune system clears infection, avoids autoimmunity and how infection impacts on the development of immune responses.

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  Chu, Gilbert 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Professor, Biochemistry
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Oncology
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory focuses on understanding how cells respond to DNA damage. Our research currently involves areas that interact with each other: repair of radiation damage, and transcriptional responses to DNA damage.

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  Chua, Katrin F
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Research Interest

  Our lab is interested in understanding molecular processes that underlie aging and age-associated pathologies in mammals. We focus on a family of genes, the SIRTs, which regulate stress resistance and lifespan in lower organisms such as yeast, worms, and flies. In mammals, we recently uncovered a number of ways in which SIRT factors may contribute to cellular and organismal aging by regulating resistance to various forms of stress. We have now begun to characterize the molecular mechanisms b..

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  Chung, Benjamin I
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Urology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Prostate Cancer - Robotic Radical Prostatectomy
  • Kidney Cancer - Urologic Oncology
  • Prostate Cancer
  Research Interest

  Dr Chung is interested in developing new technologies in the treatment of both prostate and kidney cancer. He is studying the efficacy of minimally invasive laparoscopic techniques for kidney tumors, including cryotherapy, and in developing robotic and laparoscopic novel therapies in the treatment of prostate cancer. Dr Chung is also interested in the novel imaging modalities to improve the detection rate of kidney cancer.

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  Cimprich, Karlene 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Chemical and Systems Biology
  • Associate Professor (By courtesy), Chemistry
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  The use of genetic, biochemical and chemical approaches to understand the DNA damage-induced cell cycle checkpoints and the processes that contribute to maintenance of genomic stability.

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  Clarke, Christina 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Clarke’s research efforts are centered in four areas: 1) time trends and epidemiology of breast cancer, 2) the epidemiology of lymphoid malignancies 3) immunologic and viral causes of malignancy, and 4) cancer surveillance and creative uses of cancer surveillance data (e.g, SEER, cancer registry data).

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  Clarke, Michael F
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer)
  Research Interest

  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..

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  Cleary, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Professor, Pediatrics
  Research Interest

  The role of oncoproteins in cancer and development; molecular and cellular biology of hematologic malignancies; targeted molecular therapies of cancer.

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  Cochran, Jennifer 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Molecular Bioengineering, Protein Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Cell and Tissue Engineering, Molecular Imaging

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  Cohen, Stanley 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Genetics
  • Professor, Medicine
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  We study the functional and structural signals that govern mRNA decay and gene expression in bacteria, as well as mechanisms affecting aging and the ability of mammalian cells to support the propagation of viruses. A small bioinformatics team within our lab has developed knowledge based systems to aid in investigations of gene expression on a genome-wide basis.

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  Colevas, Alexander D
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Medical Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer)
  • developmental therapeutics
  Research Interest

  Multi- modality treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Phase 1 clinical trials

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  Constantinou, Christos 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Urology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  1. Pharmacologic methods in identifying alpha adrenergic receptors in the obstructed urinary tract. 2. Fluid mechanics and physiological mechanisms of contractility in the urinary tract. 3. Biomedical Engineering approaches in the characterization of static and dynamic properties of soft tissues. 4. Image processing and 3D reconstruction of magnetic resonance. 5. Computer models and vector analysis of pelvin floor musculature. 6. Software for interactive teaching.

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  Contag, Christopher 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Pediatrics - Neonatology
  • Associate Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Associate Professor (By courtesy), Radiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

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  Cook, Karen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
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  Cornfield, David 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Pulmonary Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pediatric Pulmonary
  • Pulmonary Medicine/Cystic Fibrosis, Pediatric
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  Coutre, Steven 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology
  • Idiopathic Hypereosinophillic Syndrome
  • Leukemia
  Research Interest

  My research integrates clinical care of patients with novel treatments for a variety of hematologic disorders. I see patients with a wide range of problems with a particular focus on chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma. I provide comprehensive consultative services as well as treatment for both the acute and chronic leukemias as well as non-malignant conditions such as clotting disorders and thrombocytopenia.

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  Crabtree, Gerald 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pathology
  • Professor, Developmental Biology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  The role of chromatin in stem cell formation and function. Development of small molecule regulators as experimental probes and therapeutic leads. Signaling through calcineurin and NFAT in vertebrate development.

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  Crawley, LaVera M
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor (Research), Pediatrics - Vaden
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  As an empirical bioethicist, my work focuses on social justice issues (broadly) and, more specifically, on health disparities and disease prevention among ethnic minority populations. Specific areas of my work have included: race-based disparities in palliative and end-of-life care; the impact of perceived medical discrimination on cancer screening behaviors among ethnic minority adults; disparities in patterns of direct-to-consumer advertising; and community-based participatory research projec..

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  Dadras, Soheil S
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Mortality in patients with cutaneous melanoma arises from metastasis, usually to the lymph nodes followed by distant metastases to solid organs. We demonstrated that the extent of tumor lymphangiogenesis can predict the risk of metastasis to distant and sentinel lymph nodes in patients with melanoma. Using large-scale molecular screening, we study the genetic and epigenetic events regulating melanoma lymphangiogenesis, coupled with histological and clinical data.

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  Dahl, Gary 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Pediatric
  • Oncology (Cancer), Pediatric
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  Research Interest

  Hematology/Oncology, Phase I drug studies for childhood cancer, overcoming multidrug resistance in leukemia and solid tumors, biology and treatment of acute nonlymphocytic leukemia, early detection of central nervous system leukemia by measuring growth, factor binding proteins.

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  Damrose, Edward 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Otolaryngology
  • Laryngology
  • Head and Neck Surgery
  Research Interest

  Advanced MRI imaging for laryngeal cancer and swallowing disorders; applications of robotics in microlaryngeal surgery; high speed digital imaging of vocal fold vibration; the effects of hormones and anabolic steroids on vocal function.

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  Daniel, Bruce 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Radiology
  Research Interest

  1. MRI of Breast Cancer 2. MRI-guided interventions, especially MRI-guided cryosurgery of prostate cancer

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  Davis, Mark 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Molecular mechanisms of lymphocyte recognition and differentiation; molecular genetics and expression of T-cell receptor genes. Dynamics and functionality of specific T cell populations in human cancer.

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  Davis, Ronald 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Biochemistry
  • Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Denko, Nicholas 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Dicarlo, Joseph 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Research Interest

  Hemofiltration and survival in respiratory failure after bone marrow transplantation. A randomized, controlled multi – center trial. J. DiCarlo, principal investigator. Stanford University IRB #3, Protocol #78861. Pediatric Health Research Grant, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University (03/2003 – 09/2004), and Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Translational Research Grant #6090-05 [J. DiCarlo (PI), 10/2004 – 09/2007]. Proteomic analysis of ultrafiltrate and serum in ARDS after transplantati..

• 
  Dirbas, Frederick 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer - Surgery
  • Breast Surgery
  Research Interest

  My research interests are focused on minimizing the impact of breast cancer from a diagnostic and therapuetic standpoint. Breast MRI is a powerful tool to facilitate the screening for and staging of breast cancer, and can be valuable adjunct to guide breast surgery. Oncoplastic surgical techniques optimize cosmesis after breast cancer surgery. Accelerated radiotherapy after lumpectomy decreases radiotherapy treatment times from 6 weeks to just 1 to 5 days.

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  Donaldson, Sarah 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Basal / Squamous Cell Carcinomas - Radiation Oncology
  • Bone Cancer
  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors
  Research Interest

  Combined Modality Treatment of Cancer Late Effects of Treatment Genetic Effects of Cancer Rhabdomyosarcoma Hodgkins Disease Pediatric Radiation Oncolgy Pediatric Oncolgy Breast Cancer Conformal Radiotherapy/IMRT Radiotherapy for Benign Diseases

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• 
  Donington, Jessica 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Lung Cancer, Thoracic Cancers - Surgical Oncology, Esophageal Cancer

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  Edwards, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Pediatrics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgery, Pediatric
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• 
  Efron, Bradley 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Statistics
  • Professor, Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Theories of inference applied to biostatistical data;, the bootstrap method.

• 
  Elias, Joshua 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Chemical and Systems Biology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Developing new mass spectrometry-based experimental and computational tools that advance the field of proteomics, and applying them to a variety of important biomedical paradigms, including cancer, aging, and stem cell biology.

• 
  Engleman, Edgar 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pathology
  • Professor, Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pathology
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  Research Interest

  Dendritic cells, NK cells and T cells; functional proteins and genes; immunotherapeutic approaches to cancer and autoimmune disease.

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  Fang, Guowei 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  We study the molecular and cellular mechanisms that control mitosis and cytokinesis in normal cells and their dysregulations that lead to aneuploidy and genomic instability in tumor cells. The current focus is on the cell cycle regulatory circuits consisting of kinases and ubiquitin ligases. In addition, we investigate the assembly, dynamics and function of mitotic structures. We use a combination of genomics, cell biology, biochemistry, and molecular genetics in mammalian cells.

• 
  Fathman, C 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Immunology
  • Immunology and Rheumatology
  Research Interest

  My lab of molecular and cellular immunology is interested in research in the general field of T cell activation and autoimmunity. We use lentiviral mediated transduction of murine dendritic cells with immunoregulatory proteins for site specific and targeted immunotherapy. We have idintified a gene (GRAIL) that seems to control T cell anergy and are defining the regulatory T cell core transcriptome. Additional studies are on the mechanism of effect of anti-CD3 antibodies in therapy of T1D.

• 
  Fee, Willard 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Otolaryngology
  • Head and Neck Tumor Surgery
  • Nasopharyngeal Cancer
  Research Interest

  Effects of ultra low dose cytokines on safety and outcome of patients with advanced, operable Head & Neck Cancer.

• 
  Feldman, David 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Studies of the role of the vitamin D receptor in the action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D, the active vitamin D hormone. Current efforts are evaluating the vitamin D receptor in prostate cancer, osteoporosis and rickets.

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  Felsher, Dean W
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Associate Professor, Pathology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hodgkin's Disease
  • Hodgkin's Disease - Hematology
  • Hodgkin's Disease - Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  My laboratory investigates how oncogenes initiate and sustain tumorigenesis. I have developed model systems whereby I can conditionally activate oncogenes in normal human and mouse cells in tissue culture or in specific tissues of transgenic mice. In particular using the tetracycline regulatory system, I have generated a conditional model system for MYC-induced tumors. I have shown that cancers caused by the conditional over-expression of the MYC proto-oncogene regress with its inactivation.

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  Ferrell, James 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Chemical and Systems Biology
  • Professor, Biochemistry
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My lab has two main goals: to understand mitotic regulation and to understand the systems-level logic of simple signaling circuits. We often make use of Xenopus laevis oocytes, eggs, and cell-free extracts for both sorts of study. We also carry out single-cell fluorescence imaging studies on mammalian cell lines.

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  Fisher, George 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Clinical expertise in GI cancers with research which emphasizes Phase I and II clinical trials of novel therapies but also includes translational studies including biomarkers, molecular imaging, tumor immunology and development of immunotherapeutic trials.

• 
  Fisher, Paul 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
  • Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Neurology - Child Neurology
  • Neuro-Oncology
  • Neurology
  Research Interest

  Clinical neuro-oncology: My research explores the epidemiology, natural history, and disease patterns of brain tumors in childhood, as well as prospective clinical trials for treating these neoplasms. Research interests also include neurologic effects of cancer and its therapies, and childhood headaches.

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  Ford, James 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Associate Professor, Genetics
  • Associate Professor (By courtesy), Pediatrics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cancer Genetics
  • Gastrointestinal Cancers - Genetics
  • Gastrointestinal Cancers - Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Mammalian DNA repair and DNA damage inducible responses; p53 tumor suppressor gene; transcription in nucleotide excision repair and mutagenesis; genetic determinants of cancer cell sensitivity to DNAdamage; genetics of inherited cancer susceptibility syndromes and human GI malignancies; clinical cancer genetics of BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer and mismatch repair deficient colon cancer.

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• 
  Fortmann, Stephen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research
  • Professor (By courtesy), Health Research & Policy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cardiology (Heart), Preventive
  • Internal Medicine
  • Primary Prevention
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Fraser, Hunter 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Friedman, Gary D
  Academic Appointments

  • Consulting Professor, Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Chronic disease epidemiology, particularly cancer, cardiovascular disease, adverse effects of smoking, alcohol and pharmaceuticals, evaluation of screening tests. Most of my career has been in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research where I was Director for 7 years and am still active. I especially enjoy mentoring students and trainees at Stanford.

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  Frydman, Judith 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Research Interest

  The long term goal of our research is to understand how proteins fold in living cells. My lab uses a multidisciplinary approach to address fundamental questions about molecular chaperones, protein folding and degradation. In addition to basic mechanistic principles, we aim to define how impairment of cellular folding and quality control are linked to disease, including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases and examine whether reengineering chaperone networks can provide therapeutic strategies.

• 
  Fuller, Margaret 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Developmental Biology
  • Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Regulation of stem cell division and self-renewal Cell type specific transcription machinery and regulation of cell differentiation Developmental regulation of cell cycle progression during male meiosis Molecular dissection of the mechanism of cytokinesis.

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  Galli, Stephen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pathology - Mouse Transgenic Facility
  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pathology
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  Research Interest

  The goals of Dr. Galli's laboratory are to understand the regulation of mast cell and basophil development and the expression of mast cell and basophil function, and to develop and use genetic approaches to elucidate the roles of these cells in health and disease.

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  Gambhir, Sanjiv 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
  • Professor (By courtesy), Bioengineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Radiology
  • PET Scan
  Research Interest

  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

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• 
  Ganjoo, Kristen N
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hodgkin's Disease
  • Hodgkin's Disease - Hematology
  • Hodgkin's Disease - Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Soft tissue sarcoma; Osteosarcoma.

• 
  Garber, Alan 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch
  • Professor (By courtesy), Economics
  • Professor (By courtesy), Health Research & Policy
  • Professor, Graduate School of Business
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Research Interest

  Topics in the health economics of aging; health, insurance; optimal screening intervals; cost-effectiveness of, coronary surgery in the elderly; health care financing and delivery, in the United States and Japan; coronary heart disease

• 
  Garcia, Manuel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research focuses on cell signaling in spermatozoa and the genetic differences among inbred strains of mice that influence successful or unsuccessful cryopreservation.

• 
  Garcia, Chris 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Molecular & Cellular Physiology
  • Professor, Structural Biology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Structural and functional studies of transmembrane receptor interactions with their ligands in systems relevant to human health and disease - primarily in immunity, infection, and neurobiology. We study these problems using protein engineering, structural, biochemical, and combinatorial biology approaches.

• 
  Gardner, Christopher 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor (Research), Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  The role of nutrition and preventive medicine, with particular interests in: plant-based diets and phytochemicals; cardiovascular disease and cancer prevention; weight loss diets; clinical trials and epidemiology.

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  George, Tracy 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Hematopathology and Laboratory Hematology
  Research Interest

  Translational research in hematopathology is where my research interests concentrate, including the investigation of the molecular basis of select hematopathology malignancies using fluorescence in situ hybridization, flow cytometry and immunohistochemistry. Areas of study include post-transplant and immunodeficiency-related lymphoproliferative disorders, reactive lymphadenopathies, and the chronic myeloproliferative disorders.

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  Giaccia, Amato 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Biology
  • Professor (By courtesy), Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Professor (By courtesy), Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Cellular response to hypoxia and ionizing radiation; cell-cycle control, apoptosis and angiogenesis in transformed cells.

• 
  Gibbs, Iris 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cyberknife
  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Radiation Oncology
  • Acoustic Neuroma
  Research Interest

  Dr. Gibbs is a board-certified radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of CNS tumors. Her research focuses on developing new radiation techniques to manage brain and spinal tumors in adults and children. Dr. Gibbs has gained worldwide acclaim for her expertise in Cyberknife robotic radiosurgery.

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• 
  Gill, Harcharan 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Urology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Bladder Cancer - Urologic Oncology
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Kidney Cancer
  Research Interest

  Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia- Evaluation and development of new minimally invasive techniques Endourology: developing, designing and evaluating new instruments Bladder cancer: outcomes of treatment BPH: cryotherapy and HIFU

• 
  Glaser, Sally 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Glaser’s interests in cancer epidemiology focus primarily on Hodgkin lymphoma, breast cancer, and Surveillance Research (the use of population-based cancer and other data to monitor cancer occurrence and related population patterns). In these areas, her work addresses cancer etiology and outcomes related to several risk factors, including EBV and HIV.

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  Glazer, Gary 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Radiology
  Research Interest

  Body imaging techniques; monitoring therapy of cancer, without biopsy; tissue characterization; image-based amplification and localization of blood biomarkers

• 
  Glenn, Jeffrey 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Gastroenterology
  Research Interest

  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.

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  Glover, Gary 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology
  • Professor (By courtesy), Electrical Engineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Goffinet, Don 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer - Radiation Oncology
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Head and Neck Cancers - Radiation Oncology
  Research Interest

  Head and neck, interstitial Bladder, prostate, breast IORT, stereotactic, pituitary (and brain) Osteos and other sarcomas, clinical hyperthermia

• 
  Gomez, Scarlett 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  As a cancer epidemiologist with a focus on surveillance research, Dr. Gomez conducts research in two broad areas: 1) methodologic studies aimed at enhancing cancer registry data for studies of race/ethnicity and social determinants in cancer incidence and outcomes; and 2) studies to elucidate the underlying social factors responsible for racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities, particularly those identified through surveillance data.

• 
  Gonzalgo, Mark L
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Urology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Prostate Cancer - Robotic Prostatectomy
  • Bladder Cancer - Robotic Cystectomy
  • Urologic Oncology - Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Testicular Cancer
  Research Interest

  My laboratory is focused on studying the role of DNA methylation in prostate and bladder cancer. Certain genes and their downstream targets may be useful molecular markers for disease detection and prognostication. We are interested in utilizing methylation markers to detect abnormal changes in serum and urine. Clinical Focus: Prostate Cancer - Robotic Prostatectomy; Bladder Cancer - Robotic Cystectomy; Urologic Oncology - Prostate, Bladder, Kidney, Testicular Cancer.

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  Goodman, Karyn A
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Gastrointestinal Cancers Targeted therapy for Esophageal Cancer Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy Late Effects of Radiation Sarcomas

• 
  Goris, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Nuclear Medicine, Pediatric
  • Radioimmunotherapy
  Research Interest

  Radio-immunotherapy. Medical Imaging Processing. Quantification for diagnosis Clinical validations

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• 
  Gotlib, Jason 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology
  Research Interest

  My research interests include phase I/II clinical trial evaluation of novel therapies for the following diseases: --Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) --Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) --Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) --Myeloproliferative disorders (MPDs) including: Hypereosinophilic syndrome Systemic mastocytosis BCR-ABL-negative MPDs

• 
  Gould, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Gould uses cost-effectiveness analysis, meta-analysis and prognostic modeling to study important clinical and policy questions in thoracic oncology, pulmonary medicine and critical care. Current funded research projects include an evaluation of a computerized decision support system for managing patients with lung nodules, an examination of timeliness and quality of care in lung cancer, and development of quality indicators in veterans with lung cancer.

• 
  Gozani, Or P
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  We study the molecular mechanisms by which chromatin-signaling networks effect nuclear and epigenetic programs, and how dysregulation of these pathways leads to disease. Our work centers on the biology of lysine methylation, a principal chromatin-regulatory mechanism that directs epigenetic processes. We study how lysine methylation events are generated, sensed, and transduced, and how these chemical marks integrate with other nuclear signaling systems to govern diverse cellular functions.

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  Gratzinger, Dita A
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pathology
  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  Research Interest

  I have interests in angiogenesis as well as hematopoietic malignancy. My research currently focuses on vascularity and VEGF signaling in the context of lymphoma.

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  Graves, Edward 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Physics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Applications of molecular imaging in radiation therapy, development of hypoxia and radiosensitivity imaging techniques, image processing and analysis.

• 
  Greco, Ralph 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
  • Professor (By courtesy), Mechanical Engineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Carcinoid Tumors
  • Carcinoid Tumors - Endocrinology
  • Endocrine
  Research Interest

  Application of Micro/Nanotechnology to Biological Systems.

• 
  Greenberg, Peter 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes
  Research Interest

  Regulation of hematopoiesis in myeloid malignancies with special emphasis on myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Laboratory studies utilize DNA microarrays to evaluate differential gene expression in MDS and AML. Clinical studies focus on using specific biologic targeting agents to treat these disorders.

• 
  Greenberg, Harry 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Molecular mechanisms of pathogenesis; determinants of protective immunity; host range and tissue tropism in liver and GI tract pathogenic viruses and studies of vaccines in people.

• 
  Guardino, Alice 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer
  • Medical Oncology
  • Immune Therapy and Vaccines
  Research Interest

  Dr. Guardino has studied the mechanisms by which the immune system recognizes foreign substances like viruses, microorganisms and cancer and the ways the immune system becomes deregulated and attacks “self” as seen in autoimmunity. Her research identified the cellular interactions involved in immune recognition and has led to treatment strategies for cancer using immune therapies and biologic treatments.

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  Gurtner, Geoffrey C
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Plastic Surgery
  Research Interest

  Geoffrey Gurtner's Lab is interested in understanding the mecahnism of new blood vessel growth following injury and how pathways of tissue regeneration and fibrosis interact in wound healing.

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  Hallenbeck, James 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Research in hospice and palliative care with emphases on physician education, cultural aspects of end-of-life care, and healthcare system issues.

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  Hanawalt, Philip C
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  • Professor, Dermatology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Hanawalt has been a productive researcher in the field of DNA repair since his pioneering discovery of repair replication in E. coli in 1963. He also first demonstrated repair replication in mycoplasmata and in a eukaryote and he has developed a number of important experimental approaches for studying repair, beginning with the BrdUrd density labeling method for resolving semiconservatively replicated DNA from parental DNA containing repair patches. Hanawalt’s approach was used to validate the ..

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  Hancock, Steven 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Therapeutic Radiology
  • CNS Cancers
  • Lymphomas
  Research Interest

  Clinical research interests in the late effects of radiation on normal tissues and chemical modification of radiation injury. Hodgkins's disease and late effects of radiation and combined modality therapy. Radiation sensitizers. Hypoxic cell cytotoxins. Esophageal cancers. General adult and pediatric radiation therapy.

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• 
  Harbury, Pehr 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Biochemistry
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our lab engineers proteins and small-molecule drugs at atomic resolution through a combination of structural calculations and combinatorial library synthesis. Our goal is to elucidate predictive principles by which novel shapes and catalytic properties can be conferred accurately on designed polypeptides.

• 
  Harsh, Griffith 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Acoustic Neuroma
  • Acoustic Neuroma - Head and Neck Surgery
  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors
  Research Interest

  Microsurgical treatment of tumors of the brain, spinal cord, pituitary gland and skull base; Radiosurgery of tumors; Molecular biology of brain tumors.

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• 
  Haskell, William L
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Hastie, Trevor J
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Statistics
  • Professor, Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Flexible statistical modelling, datamining, bioinformatics, and statistical computing.

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  Hazard, Florette K
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  • Pathology
  Research Interest

  My scholarly pursuits are primarily focused on the study of death and disease in the pediatric population. It is through this work that I am able to explore fundamental concepts of neoplasia, such as histogenesis and mutagenesis, while utilizing a variety of investigational techniques.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Henriksen, Lisa 
  Academic Appointments

  • Sr Research Engineer (PI Waiver), Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research aims to improve our understanding of the health risks associated with exposure to tobacco marketing and provide a scientific rationale for new policies to reduce it. I also study use of media to promote and discourage adolescent tobacco use, and the impact of tobacco advertising on urge and craving to smoke.

• 
  Herfkens, Robert 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Radiology
  Research Interest

  Imaging of myocardial diseases with magnetic resonance, imaging and spectroscopy

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Herschlag, Daniel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Biochemistry
  • Professor (By courtesy), Chemical Engineering
  • Professor (By courtesy), Chemistry
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our research is aimed at understanding the chemical and physical behavior underlying biological macromolecules and systems, as these behaviors define the capabilities and limitations of biology. Toward this end we study folding and catalysis by RNA, as well as catalysis by protein enzymes.

• 
  Herzenberg, Leonore A
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor (Research), Genetics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  B-cell development; Ig rearrangement and repertoire analysis; T cell regulation of antibodyresponses; T cell subsets; glutathione regulation of HIV disease progression; Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting (FACS) related software development and gene arrays.

• 
  Hoffman, Andrew 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Neuroendocrinology
  • Endocrinology and Metabolism
  Research Interest

  Mechanism of genomic imprinting of insulin like growth factor-2 and other genes.Long range chromatin interactions Role of histone modifications and DNA methylation in gene expression.

• 
  Hoppe, Richard 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Lymphoma
  • Cutaneous Lymphoma
  • Cutaneous Lymphoma - Radiation Oncology
  Research Interest

  Irradiation immunosuppression; total body irradiation;, psychosocial effects of cancer treatment; treatment of lymphoma;, mycosis fungoides.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Horn-Ross, Pamela 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research interests focus on nutrition and the etiology of hormonally-dependent cancers in women (most particularly breast, endometrial, and thyroid cancers). Of particular interest are the effects of phytochemicals that may reduce cancer risk, such as the isoflavones in soy foods, the lignans in whole grains, the isothiocyanates in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, and resveratrol in red wine and peanuts. Nutrient-gene interactions are also of interest.

• 
  Horst, Kathleen C
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer - Radiation Oncology
  • Breast Cancer - Partial Breast Irradiation
  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Hoyme, H 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research focuses on mechanisms of malformation and morphogenesis. Specific research interests include: clinical teratology (fetal alcohol syndrome and the teratogenic effects of other drugs of abuse during pregnancy); intrauterine vascular disruption as a causative mechanism of congenital anomalies; congenital overgrowth syndromes; genetic disorders in Native Americans; the provision of genetics services to underserved populations; and innovative approaches to medical genetics education.

• 
  Hsieh, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Urology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pediatric Urology
  • Urology
  • Laparoscopy
  Research Interest

  I study host-microbe interactions in the genitourinary tract. Specifically, I am interested in how these components interact in the context of interventions such as antibiotics and probiotics, as well as diverse states of genitourinary health and disease, including biofilms, chronic parasite infections, and sepsis.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Hu, Mickey 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Huffman, Lynne 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor (Research), Pediatrics - General
  • Associate Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Research interests and activities include (1) the early identification and treatment of behavioral problems, particularly in children with special health care needs; (2) emergent literacy and school readiness; and, (3) community-based mental health/educational program evaluation and outcomes measurement.

• 
  Huhn, Stephen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  • Neurosurgery, Pediatric
  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Husain, Amreen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cervix Cancer
  • Cervix Cancer - Gynecologic Oncology
  • Endometrial Cancer
  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

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  Ikeda, Debra 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer - Diagnostic Imaging
  • Diagnostic Radiology
  Research Interest

  My research interests involves many aspects of Breast Cancer Imaging: contrast-enhanced MRI, MRI-guided breast biopsies, digital mammography, ultrasound, MR spectroscopy, fine-needle aspiration and large core needle biopsy, SLN biopsy, outcomes, compliance, digital mammography, computer-aided detection, optical imaging, PET, PET/CT, and molecular imaging. Our teaching program includes highy successful post-graduate digital mammography and MRI educational courses, and visiting fellowships.

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  Jackson, Peter 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Research Interest

  Cell cycle and cyclin control of DNA replication .

• 
  Jacobs, Charlotte 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Basal / Squamous Cell Carcinomas - Medical Oncology
  • Esophageal Cancer - Medical Oncology
  • Gastrointestinal Cancers - Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Clinical Interests: general oncology, sarcomas. Research Interests: clinical trials in solid tumors.

• 
  Jardetzky, Theodore S
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Structural Biology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  The Jardetzky laboratory is studying the structures and mechanisms of macromolecular complexes important in viral pathogenesis, allergic hypersensitivities and the regulation of cellular growth and differentiation, with an interest in uncovering novel conceptual approaches to intervening in disease processes. Ongoing research projects include studies of paramyxovirus and herpesvirus entry mechanisms, IgE-receptor structure and function and TGF-beta ligand signaling pathways.

• 
  Jeffrey, Stefanie 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Surgical Oncology
  • Breast Surgery
  • General Surgery
  Research Interest

  Lab research: development of robot to isolate live circulating tumor cells (CTCs); characterization of live CTCs and their role in metastatic process; breast cancer genomics using DNA microarrays; refinement of RNA amplification techniques; co-developer of NASA Smart Probe for in-vivo breast tumor analysis

• 
  Jensen, Kristin 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pathology
  • Cytopathology
  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  Research Interest

  I am a clinical translational investigator with a primary interest in breast cancer biology, and the use of investigational and clinical ancillary techniques such as gene and tissue microarray analysis and immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis and prognosis of this disease. As a practicing cytopathologist, I also have an interest in improving the fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of breast lesions, again using immunohistochemistry and gene expression analysis as adjuncts to cytomorphology.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Ji, Hanlee P
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Medical Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer)
  • Gastrointestinal Neoplasms
  Research Interest

  Cancer genomics and genetics, translational applications of next generation sequencing technologies, development of molecular signatures as prognostic and predictive biomarkers in oncology, primary genomic and proteomic technology development

• 
  John, Esther 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Etiology of breast, prostate and ovarian cancer; cancer in Hispanics and African-Americans; migration and acculturation in Hispanics; modifiable lifestyle factors (vitamin D, physical activity, body size, heterocyclic amines, occupational exposures); genetic susceptibility; gene-environment interactions

• 
  Johnson, Denise 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer - Surgery
  • General Surgery
  • Melanoma - Surgery
  Research Interest

  Study of the impact of tumor bearing regional lymph nodes in solid tumors and immune profile of the tumor draining lymph nodes. Metabolic tumor detection and intraoperative detection using specially designed detection probes. Gene and Protein profile of primary melanoma and breast tumors including stem cell analysis.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Johnston, Laura 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • BMT
  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Hematology
  Research Interest

  Clinical research in allogeneic and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT), more specifically, allogeneic transplantation and graft versus host disease. Exploring methods of improving prevention and treatment of GVHD as well as the long term follow-up and/or quality of life of affected patients.

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  Kamaya, Aya 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Gynecologic Imaging
  • Hepatobiliary and pancreatic imaging
  • Urogenital imaging
• 
  Kaplan, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Head and Neck Cancers - Head and Neck Surgery
  • Skull Base Tumors
  Research Interest

  1) New therapeutic approaches for head and neck cancer, including immune stimulation possibilities (IRX-2 protocol), integration of biological modifiers, and, eventually, genetic approaches. 2) Head and neck cancer stem cells: identification, characterization, control--in conjunction with the Irv Weissman and Michael Clarke labs in the Stem Cell Institute 3) Development of innovative surgical methods at the anterior cranial base

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Kapp, Daniel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors
  • Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Radiation Oncology
  • Breast Cancer
  Research Interest

  Gynecologic malignancies; Rectal/and cancer; Breast Cancer; Hodgkin's disease; Hyperthermia; intraoperative radiation therapy; High dose rate radiation therapy; Predictive assays; Patterns of tumor spread; Health care finance.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Katznelson, Laurence 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Endocrinology/Gerontology/Metab
  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Endocrine
  • Endocrine - Endocrinology
  • Endocrinology
  Research Interest

  Dr. Katznelson is an internationally known neuroendocrinologist and clinical researcher, with research expertise in the diagnosis and management of hypopituitarism, the effects of hormones on neurocognitive function, and the development of therapeutics for acromegaly and Cushing’s syndrome, and neuroendocrine tumors. Dr. Katznelson is the medical director of the multidisciplinary Stanford Pituitary Center, a program geared for patient management, clinical research and patient education

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Kay, Mark 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Human Gene Therapy
  • Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Keegan, Theresa 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Keegan's research focuses on cancer epidemiology and cancer surveillance, with primary areas of interest in genetic and modifiable factors that influence the occurrence of and survival after cancer.

• 
  Kelly, Michael E
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  - Cerebrovascular disorders - Advanced medical imaging

• 
  Kesler, Shelli 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Interdis Brain Science Research
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Neuropsychology
  • Psychology
  Research Interest

  Assessment and treatment of cognitive deficits related to medical problems, particularly cancer. Multi-level research involving neuropsychology, neuroimaging and genetics. Measurement and enhancement of neuroplasticity mechanisms through targeted interventions.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Khavari, Paul 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Dermatology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Killen, Joel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor (Research), Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research is focused on the development and evaluation of cigarette smoking prevention and cessation therapies and obesity prevention treatments for children, adolescents and adults.

• 
  Kim, Seung 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Developmental Biology
  • Professor (By courtesy), Medicine
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  We study the genetics of pancreatic islet cell differentiation using molecular, embryologic and genetic methods in several model systems, including mice, embryonic stem cells, and Drosophila. Our work suggests that critical factors required for islet development are also needed to maintain essential functions of the mature islet. Our knowledge of genetic and cellular pathways governing islet formation has allowed us to use stem cell lines to produce islet replacements in vitro.

• 
  Kim, Youn 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Dermatology
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cutaneous Lymphoma
  • Cutaneous Lymphoma - Dermatology
  • Dermatology
  Research Interest

  Clinical research in cutaneous lymphomas, especially, mycosis fungoides; studies of prognostic factors, long-term survival results, and effects of therapies. Collaborative research with Departments of Pathology and Oncology in basic mechanisms of cutaneous lymphomas. Clinical trials of new investigative therapies for various dermatologic conditions or clinical trials of known therapies for new indications.

• 
  King, Abby 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology
  • Professor, Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  King, Christopher 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Prostate cancer

• 
  Knox, Susan 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiation Therapy
  Research Interest

  Our interests in clude 1) study of the effect of radiation on regulatory cell subpopulations and co-stimulatory molecules, 2) use of radiation as an immune modulator for optimization of transplant regimens, and 3) the role of radiation in tumor vaccine strategies.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Kohler, Sabine 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Translational research and clinicopathologic studies of cutaneous disease with an emphasis on cutaneous lymphomas.

• 
  Koong, Albert 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Colorectal Cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer - Radiation Oncology
  • Esophageal Cancer
  Research Interest

  The focus of my laboratory is to understand the role of hypoxia and the tumor microenvironment on malignant progression. My clinical area of interest is in the application of chemoradiotherapy and stereotactic radiosurgery for GI maligancies

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Koopman, Cheryl 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychosocial
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Koopman conducts research on understanding how difficult life events (such as serious illness or violence) are related to stress and health behavior and outcomes. She also evaluates the effects of psychosocial interventions on improving physical health and quality of life.

• 
  Kraemer, Helena 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  I am interested in the methodology pertinent to dealing with research problems where biological and behavioral interests meet. These interests have been applied not only in psychiatric research, but in those areas of Cardiology, Pediatrics and other fields of medicine in which behavioral research is becoming ever more salient.

• 
  Krasnow, Mark 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Biochemistry
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Genetic and molecular basis of respiratory system development, maintenance, and disease in Drosophila, mouse, and human

• 
  Krensky, Alan 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Pediatrics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Mechanisms and therapies for infection, cancer, autoimmunity and transplantation.

• 
  Kuo, Calvin J
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Clinical Focus

  • Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory explores a variety of projects including angiogenesis, intestinal stem cell biology, and hepatic insulin resistance. Studies in angiogenesis include characterization of endothelial microRNA and GPCR ko mice, and anti-angiogenic therapy of cancer. Our work on intestinal stem cell biology utilizes primary intestinal culture and in vivo adenoviral/ko strategies to study stem cells and model colon cancer. Investigations into mechanisms of hepatic insulin resistance are underway.

• 
  Kurian, Allison W
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Health Research & Policy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cancer Genetics
  • Medical Oncology
  • Breast Cancer Risk
  Research Interest

  Breast and gynecologic cancer epidemiology, risk assessment, and risk reduction.

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  Lai, Tse L
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Statistics
  • Professor (By courtesy), Health Research & Policy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Research interests include clinical trial design, cancer biostatistics, survival analysis, adaptation and sequential experimentation, change-point detection and segmentation, stochastic optimization, time series and inference on stochastic processes, hidden Markov models and genomic applications.

• 
  Laport, Ginna 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Hematology
  • Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  haploidentical transplantation, follicular lymphoma, adoptive immunotherapy,supportive care

• 
  Lavori, Philip 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics
  • Professor (By courtesy), Statistics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Biostatistics, clinical trials, longitudinal studies, casual inference from observational studies, genetic tissue banking, informed consent. Trial designs for dynamic (adaptive) treatment regimes, psychiatric research, cancer.

• 
  Lazzeroni, Laura 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor (Research), Psychiatry & Behavioral Science
  • Associate Professor (Research), Pediatrics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Le, Quynh-Thu 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Head and Neck Cancers
  • Head and Neck Cancers - Radiation Oncology
  • Larynx Cancer
  Research Interest

  My laboratory research interest focusses on the identification of serum markers for tumor hypoxia and for prognosis in patients with head and neck or lung cancers. I am also conducting a number of clinical trials specifically in patients with these tumors.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Lee, Peter 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology
  • Leukemia - Hematology
  Research Interest

  Understanding the biology of cancer-T cell interactions.

• 
  Leppert, John 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Urology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  To improve the global quality of care for patients with kidney cancer. We are working to identify novel biomarkers to detect renal cell carcinoma and predict response to systemic therapy. Additionally, we are assembling large datasets of patients diagnosed with kidney cancer to improve patient staging and prognostic information. Finally, we are developing surgical technologies that are applicable to endoscopic, laparoscopic and robotic renal surgery.

• 
  Leung, Lawrence 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology
  Research Interest

  Our long term interest is to have a better understanding of the natural antithrombotic pathways and the pathophysiology of vascular thrombosis. We have focused on the biology of thrombin, the key enzyme in the clotting cascade.Our goal is to develop new antithrombotic agents and devise new diagnostic tests for vascular thrombotic disorders.

• 
  Levin, Craig 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor (Research), Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
  • Associate Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Electrical Engineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Molecular Imaging Instrumentation Laboratory Our research interests involve the development of novel instrumentation and software algorithms for in vivo imaging of moleclar signals in humans and small laboratory animals.

• 
  Levy, Ronald 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
  • Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Clinical Interests: lymphoma. Research Interests: Immunology and molecular biology of lymphoid malignancy; molecular vaccines for cancer.

• 
  Levy, Shoshana 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor (Research), Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Lewis, David 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Immunology & Transplant Biology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Infectious Diseases, Pediatric
  • Pediatric Infectious Disease
  Research Interest

  My laboratory has two major research interests. First, to define cellular and molecular mechanisms that limit T cell responses to vaccines and pathogens during normal early postnatal development and in cases of inherited genetic immunodeficiencies. Second, to determine how these limitations in immunity can be overcome by using novel approaches for vaccine adjuvants, with a particular focus on anti-viral vaccines.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Liao, Joseph C
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Urology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My laboratory is engaged in translational research to develop new in vitro and in vivo diagnostic tools for diseases of the urinary tract based on micro- and nanotechnology. We are developing an integrated biosensor platform optimized for point-of-care urinary diagnostics, particularly for urinary tract infections and bladder cancer. We are also developing in vivo imaging tools for applications in endoscopic and minimally invasive surgery.

• 
  Liedtke, Michaela 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Hematology
  • Instructor, Pathology
  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Acute
  • Multiple Myeloma
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia
  Research Interest

  Characterization of the molecular mechanism of MLL-induced acute leukemia and development of new therapeutic strategies for this disease Design of phase I/II trials for the treatment of acute and chronic leukemia and multiple myeloma with novel experimental agents

• 
  Link, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Pediatric
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  Research Interest

  Hematology/Oncology, treatment of sarcomas of bone and soft tissue, biology of acute lymphoblastic leukemias, treatment of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Lipsick, Joseph 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pathology
  • Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Function and evolution of the Myb oncogene family; function and evolution of E2F transcriptional regulators and RB tumor suppressors; epigenetic regulation of chromatin and chromosomes; cancer genetics.

• 
  Longacre, Teri A
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  Research Interest

  Gynecological, breast and gastrointestinal pathology with major emphasis on ovarian cancer and ovarian tumors of low malignant potential. Pathology of familial and hereditary breast-ovarian-GI cancer.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Longaker, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Surgery - Plastic/Recon Surgery
  • Professor (By courtesy), Bioengineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Plastic Surgery
  • Plastic Surgery, Pediatric
  Research Interest

  We have six main areas of current interest: 1) Cranial Suture Developmental Biology, 2)Distraction Osteogenesis, 3) Cleft Palate and Lip Biology, 4)Keloid and Hypertrophic Scar Biology, 5) Scarless Fetal Wound Healing, 6) Novel Gene and Stem Cell Therapeutic Approaches.

  Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Loo, Billy 
  Academic Appointments

  • Acting Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Lung Cancer
  Research Interest

  My main clinical specialties are radiation treatment of lung cancer and head & neck cancer, and I serve as the thoracic radiation oncology program leader. My research interests include 4-D multimodality imaging to capture and compensate for breathing-induced motion using CT, PET, and MR; novel functional/metabolic imaging methods to characterize tumor biology; high-precision image-guided radiation therapy including 4-D IMRT, dynamic arc therapy, and radiosurgery.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Lorig, Kate 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Community based psycoeducational intervention studies of disease self management for people with chronic diseases. arthritis, lung diseases, heart disease AIDs, low back pain and diabetes. Programs and studies in Spanish and English. Interventions are in small groups, mailed or on the Internet.

• 
  Lowe, Henry J
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor (Research), Medicine - BMIR
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research in the field of biomedical informatics over the past 30 years has focused on the development of novel uses of information technology and computer science to improve human health. My current interests include the Electronic Health Record (EHR), biomedical knowledge representation, Internet applications in healthcare, clinical data warehouses, clinical data and text mining, academic social networking and the use of information technology to support clinical and translational research.

• 
  Lowe, Anson 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Associate Professor (By courtesy), Molecular & Cellular Physiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Gastroenterology
  • Barrett's esophagus
  • Pancreatic Diseases
  Research Interest

  Pancreatic and esophageal cancers are common and deadly cancers of the gastrointestinal tract. Our laboratory is currently focused on the identification and characterization of candidate genes important in tumor growth. Such genes will also serve as potential therapeutic targets. An additional focus of the laboratory is the development of diagnostic assays for the early detection of pancreatic and esophageal disease.

• 
  Lowsky, Robert 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Hematology
  Research Interest

  Dr. Lowsky's research is focused on understanding the role of regulatory T cells in the prevention of GVHD and in promoting immune tolerance following organ transplantation.

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  Mackey, Sean 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Anesthesia
  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurology & Neurological Sciences
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Anesthesia
  • Pain Management
  Research Interest

  Functional neuroimaging of pain. Imaging of cognitive and affective dimensions of pain, neural plasticity contributing to chronic pain and effects of treatment. Effects of membrane stabilizing medications on neuropathic pain. Chronic pain outcomes tools development and measurement.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Marina, Neyssa 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Hematology/Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology/Oncology/Stem Cell Transplant, Pediatric
  • Oncology (Cancer), Pediatric
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  Research Interest

  Germ cell tumors and bone sarcomas.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Marinkovich, Matt 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Dermatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Dermatology
  Research Interest

  The Marinkovich lab studies the function of epithelial extracellular matrix molecules, including integrins, collagens and laminins in epithelial development and carcinoma progression. We apply our discoveries in this area towards development of molecular therapies for carcinomas, hair disease and inherited epithelial adhesive disorders.

• 
  Mark, James B
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Martinez, Olivia 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor (Research), Surgery - Multi-Organ Transplantation
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Cell death pathways in EBV B cell lymphomas; role of cytokines and immunosuppression in growth and survival of EBV B cell lymphomas; cytokine pathways in graft rejection; identification of regulatory T cell subsets in alloreactivity; role of co-stimulation in alloreactivity;

• 
  McDougall, Iain 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Nuclear Medicine, Pediatric
  • Thyroid Cancers
  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  McKenney, Jesse 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Diagnostic Oncologic Pathology
  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Miklos, David 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Aplastic Anemia
  • Blood Stem Cell Transplant
  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  Research Interest

  Investigates the targets of immune responses after human allogeneic stem cell transplantation. BMT patients develop antibodies against minor histocompatibility antigens (mHA) that are associated with chronic graft-v-host disease (cGVHD) and disease remission. Current projects: investigate Ab anti-tumor mechanism, high-throughput serologic identification of novel mHA in the development of GVHD and prevention of disease relapse, and clinical trials of B cell therapeutics for cGVHD.

• 
  Mitchell, Beverly S
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Professor (By courtesy), Chemical and Systems Biology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology
  Research Interest

  Beverly Mitchell's research relates to the development of new therapies for hematologic malignancies. She has a long-standing interest in IMPDH as a therapeutic target and has published extensively on the regulation of this enzyme and the potential role of inhibitors in the treatment of leukemia in preclinical studies.

• 
  Mollick, Joseph A
  Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Instructor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Medical Oncology
  • Oncology (Cancer)
• 
  Morrison, Ashby 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our research interests are to elucidate the contribution of chromatin to mechanisms that promote genomic integrity.

• 
  Moseley, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  MR physics into tissue contrast mechanisms such as diffusion, perfusion, and functional imaging describes the research direction. Applications of cerebral stroke (brain attacks) and neurocognitive disorders are also being developed from these methods

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  Napel, Sandy 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Professor (By courtesy), Medicine - BMIR
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Research Interest

  My primary interests are in developing diagnostic and therapy-planning applications and strategies for the acquisition, visualization and computer aided interpretation of multi-dimensional medical imaging data.

• 
  Natkunam, Yasodha 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematopathology
  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  Research Interest

  My research interests focus on the identification and characterization of markers of diagnostic and prognostic importance in hematolymphoid neoplasia.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Negrin, Robert 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Hematology
  Research Interest

  Our labaratory focuses on the study of immune recognition by T and NK cells with special emphasis on graft vs host disease and graft vs tumor reactions. We utilize both murine and human systems in an effort to enhance graft vs tumor reactions while controlling graft vs host disease. We have developed bioluminescence models in collaboration with the Contag laboratory to study the trafficking of immune effector cells with a special emphasis on NK, T and regulatory T cells.

• 
  Nelson, W James 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  • Professor, Molecular & Cellular Physiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our research objectives are to understand the cellular mechanisms involved in the development and maintenance of epithelial cell polarity. Polarized epithelial cells play fundamental roles in the ontogeny and function of a variety of tissues and organs.

• 
  Nguyen, Vu 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Nguyen, Bang 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Nguyen is interested in cancer prevention and control in ethnic and socio-economic underserved communities and health disparities.

• 
  Nolan, Garry 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  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.

• 
  Norton, Jeffrey 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Adrenal Cancer
  • Carcinoid Tumors
  • Carcinoid Tumors - Endocrinology
  Research Interest

  Interleukin-12 is a Th1 cytokine. It is important in the cell mediated immune response. We are investigating its role as an anti-tumor cytokine to augment the immune response against cancer. We are planning a human trial.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Nusse, Roeland 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Developmental Biology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory studies Wnt signaling in development and disease. We found recently that Wnt proteins are unusual growth factors, because they are lipid-modified. We also discovered that Wnt proteins promote the proliferation of stem cells of various origins. Current work is directed at understanding the function of the lipid on the Wnt, using Wnt proteins as factors the expand stem cells and on understanding Wnt signaling during injury repair and regeneration.

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  O'Malley, Cynthia 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. O’Malley is interested in disease surveillance, breast(both males and females), ovarian, colon and lung cancers. She has focused much of her research on cancer outcomes, particularly the interplay between comorbidity, treatment and survival.

• 
  Oakley-Girvan, Ingrid 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Olshen, Richard 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics
  • Professor (By courtesy), Statistics
  • Professor (By courtesy), Electrical Engineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research is in statistics and their applications to medicine and biology. Many efforts have concerned tree-structured algorithms for classification, regression, survival analysis, and clustering.

• 
  Oro, Anthony 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Dermatology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Dermatology
  • Skin Cancer
  • Hair disorders
  Research Interest

  Hedgehog signaling has been implicated in the induction or maintenance of up to 25% of human tumors and a variety of birth defects. Our lab studies Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling in normal hair follicle development and in the pathogenesis of the most common human tumor, basal cell carcinoma (BCCs) of the skin. We are interested in how the local stromal environment regulates hedgehog signaling and hair follicle or tumor growth and invasion.

• 
  Owens, Douglas 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Primary Care Outcomes Rsrch
  • Professor (By courtesy), Health Research & Policy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research uses decision analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis, and meta-analysis to evaluate clinical and health policy problems.

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  Paik, David S
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor (Research), Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Imaging informatics, information integration, spatiotemporal modeling, image analysis, quantitation for molecular imaging, imaging simulation, statistical methods for imaging evaluation, and visualization with application in cancer imaging.

• 
  Palmer, Theo D
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  For most areas of the mammalian brain, neurogenesis concludes at birth but there are exceptions to the rule. In rodents and humans, some areas of the brain continue to make new neurons throughout life. This process is mediated by neural stem cells and our research goals are to understand how stem cell activity is regulated and whether the nascent potential of resident stem cells can be harnessed for brain repair.

• 
  Parham, Peter 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Structural Biology
  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  The Parham laboratory investigates the biology, genetics, and evolution of MHC class I molecules and NK cell receptors.

• 
  Parnes, Jane 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  The lab is studying the mechanisms controlling B cell responsiveness and the balance between tolerance and autoimmunity. 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.

• 
  Parsonnet, Julie 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
  • Professor, Health Research & Policy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Infectious Disease
  • Infectious Diseases
  Research Interest

  I am interested in the long-term consequences of chronic interactions between the human host and the microbial world. Recently, we have focused most heavily on Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis and helminth infections. I also remain strongly interested in diarrheal diseases, particularly in the developing world, and in sanitation and hygiene.

• 
  Pauly, John 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Elec Engr-Info Systems Lab
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Pauly, Kim Butts
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor (Research), Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Bioengineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My current research interests lie in the area of image-guided minimally invasive therapies, including MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound and MR-guided cryoablation.

• 
  Peehl, Donna 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor (Research), Urology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research focuses on the molecular and cellular biology of the human prostate. Developing realistic experimental models is a major goal, and primary cultures of prostatic epithelial and stromal cells are my main model system. Our discoveries are relevant to prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant prostatic diseases.

• 
  Pelc, Norbert 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Professor (By courtesy), Electrical Engineering
  • Professor, Bioengineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Broadly, Dr. Pelc is interested in the physics, engineering and mathematics of medical imaging, especially computed tomography, digital x-ray imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and hybrid multimodality systems. His current research is concentrated in the development of computed tomography systems with higher image quality and dose efficiency, in the characterization of system performance, and in the development and validation of new clinical applications.

• 
  Pfeffer, Suzanne 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Biochemistry
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  The goal of our research is to elucidate the molecular mechanisms by which proteins are targeted to specific membrane compartments. How do transport vesicles select their contents, bud, translocate through the cytoplasm, and then fuse with their targets? We study the Ras-like Rab GTPases--how they are localized to distinct intracellular compartments in human cells, and how they serve as master regulators of all receptor trafficking events.

• 
  Pinto, Harlan 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Esophageal Cancer - Medical Oncology
  • Head and Neck Cancers
  Research Interest

  Clinical Interests: general oncology, head and neck cancer Research Interests: chemoprevention trials and combined modality approaches to head and neck cancer

• 
  Pizzo, Philip 
  Academic Appointments

  • Dean of the School of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Professor, Pediatrics
  • The Carl and Elizabeth Naumann Dean, Stanford University School of Medicine
  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Infectious Diseases, Pediatric
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Plevritis, Sylvia 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor (Research), Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research program focuses on computational modeling of cancer biology and cancer outcomes. We develop stochastic models of the natural history of cancer based on clinical research data. We estimate population-level outcomes under differing screening and treatment interventions. We also analyze genomic and proteomic cancer data in order to identify molecular networks that are perturbed in cancer initiation and progression and relate these perturbations to patient outcomes.

• 
  Pollack, Jonathan R
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Pathology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory uses genomics approaches to explore patterns of gene expression and gene copy number alteration in both human cancer cell line model systems and in tumors, with the goals of better understanding cancer, and developing novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies.

• 
  Presti, Joseph 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Urology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • prostate cancer
  • bladder cancer
  • kidney cancer
  Research Interest

  refine detection strategies for prostate cancer, identify prognostic indicators for prostate cancer patients

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  Quake, Stephen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Bioengineering
  • Professor (By courtesy), Applied Physics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Single molecule biophysics, precision force measurement, micro and nano fabrication with soft materials, integrated microfluidics and large scale biological automation.

• 
  Quon, Andrew 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Radiology - Nuclear Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Nuclear Medicine
  Research Interest

  Multimodality fusion imaging with PET, CT, and MRI for oncology. Translational research bringing new radiotracers to clinical use. Cardiovascular multimodality PET/CT imaging.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital

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  Ratner, Emily 
  Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Professor, Anesthesia
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Anesthesia
  • Anesthesia, Obstetrics
  Research Interest

  Clinical effectiveness of acupuncture in medical conditions, use of acupuncture in perioperative settings to reduce opiate and antiemetic use, use of acupuncture in pregnancy for the treatment of nausea, vomiting and other conditions, use of acupuncture in the treatment of the side effects in cancer patients.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Recht, Lawrence 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Neurology & Neurological Sciences
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Neurology
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory focuses on two interrelated projects: (1) assessment of glioma development within the framework of the multistage model of carcinogenesis through utilization of the rodent model of ENU neurocarcinogenesis; and (2) assessment of stem cell specification and pluripotency using an embryonic stem cell model system in which neural differentiation is induced.

• 
  Reijo-Pera, Renee 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology - OB GYN Institutes
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Research Interest

  The Reijo Pera Laboratory is focused on understanding key cell fates in the embryo, including the generation of pluripotent stem cells, somatic and germ cell lineages

• 
  Relman, David 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
  • Professor, Microbiology & Immunology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Member, Bio-X
  Clinical Focus

  • Infectious Disease
  • Infectious Diseases
  Research Interest

  My investigative program focuses on human-microbe interactions and human microbial ecology, and is divided into two research areas: 1) Ecology of human indigenous microbial communities; 2) Classification of humans and non-human primates with systemic infectious diseases, based on features of genome-wide gene transcript abundance patterns.

• 
  Reynolds, Peggy 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Rhoads, Kim 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • General Surgery
  Research Interest

  My research interests include disparities in surgical care and cancer outcomes; surgical quality improvement, public reporting and pay-for performance.

• 
  Robinson, Thomas 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Pediatrics - General
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • General Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics, General
  Research Interest

  Dr. Robinson focuses on "solution-oriented" research, developing and evaluating effective health promotion and disease prevention interventions for children and adolescents. His research is mostly experimental, conducting school-, family- and community-based randomized controlled trials to test theory-driven behavioral, social and environmental interventions to prevent obesity, improve nutrition, increase physical activity, reduce smoking, and study the effects of children's television use.

  Practices at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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  Rockson, Stanley 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Lymphatic Diseases
  • Cardiology (Heart)
  • Cardiology (Heart), Preventive
  Research Interest

  My clinical research includes studies on risk factor modification in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease; clinical trials involving medical therapies for peripheral arterial insufficiency; coronary angiogenesis; therapy of lymphedema; atherand photodynamic therapy in atherosclerosis.

• 
  Rohatgi, Rajat 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Assistant Professor (By courtesy), Biochemistry
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Internal Medicine
  Research Interest

  We are working to elucidate the biochemical and cell biological principles that govern signaling pathways that sit at the intersection between developmental biology and cancer. Our toolkit combines bulk biochemical techniques, such as cell-free reconstitution, with microscopy using novel optical probes to study the dynamics of signal propagation in cells. We strive to develop novel strategies for the manipulation of these pathways for cancer therapies and applications in regenerative medicine.

• 
  Rosen, Glenn 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Pulmonary & Critical Care Med
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pulmonary Disease
  • Pulmonology (Lung) and Critical Care
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory examines apoptotic and cell cycle pathways in cancer and lung disease. We have identified a novel cell cycle protein which regulates cell cycle progression in immune cells and the lung. We are also studying signaling pathways that regulate cancer cell growth and metastasis.

• 
  Rosenberg, Saul 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hodgkin's Disease
  • Hodgkin's Disease - Hematology
  • Hodgkin's Disease - Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Clinical Interests: Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas Research Interests: clinical trials, clinical-pathological-biological correlations

• 
  Rosenthal, David 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Cardiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cardiology (Heart), Pediatric
  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Cardiomyopathies
  Research Interest

  Research interests include the study of Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathy and ventricular dysfunction in children, from a clinical perspective. Investigations include clinical trials of medications for heart failure, cardiac resynchronization, and development of methods for evaluation of right ventricular function.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Rubin, Geoffrey 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Cardiovascular Imaging
  • Thoracic Imaging
  Research Interest

  Dr. Rubin's research interests focus on cardiovascular and pulmonary imaging. He and his team are developing novel methods for automated detection of lung nodules in CT data and are investigating the impact of CAD on the diagnostic performance of radiologists interpreting lung CT scans. He also develops novel noninvasive vascular and cardiac imaging techniques and post-processing algorithms with emphasis on three- and four-dimensional acquisition, visualization and quantitation using MDCT.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
• 
  Rull, Rudy 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Dr. Rull’s is an environmental epidemiologist whose research is focused on identifying the role of pollutants such as pesticides, traffic emissions, and other air pollutants in increasing the risk of developing cancer.

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  Sage, Julien 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Cancer Biology
  • Assistant Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Our goal is to define the molecular basis of cancer initiation and progression, focusing on the RB (retinoblastoma) tumor suppressor gene family. In particular, we investigate how RB and its family members p107 and p130 control embryonic and adult stem cells to ensure normal development and prevent cancer.

• 
  Schnitzer, Mark 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My laboratory has three major research efforts: 1) In vivo fluorescence imaging and behavioral studies of cerebellar-dependent motor control and motor learning. 2) Development and application of fiber-optic fluorescence microendoscopy imaging techniques for studies of learning and memory in behaving mice and for clinical uses in humans. 3) Development of high-throughput, massively parallel imaging techniques for studying brain function in large numbers of Drosophila concurrently.

• 
  Schrier, Stanley L
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Hematology
  • Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council, Medicine - Hematology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology
  • Leukemia - Hematology
• 
  Schrijver, Iris 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Pediatrics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Clinical Molecular Genetics
  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  Research Interest

  Iris Schrijver is a diplomate of the ABMG, with specialty certification in Clinical Molecular Genetics. In addition, she is a diplomate of the ABP in Clinical Pathology. She is one of the directors of the diagnostic Molecular Pathology laboratory and Stanford Point-of-Care testing. Research interests include the characterization of the molecular basis of inherited disorders, genotype-phenotype correlations, and development of novel molecular diagnostic tools.

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  Scott, Matthew 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Developmental Biology
  • Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Genetic regulation of animal development and human disease. We use mice and flies to study Hedgehog/Patched signaling and its links to brain cancer, development of the neural tube and cerebellum, planar cell polarity genes, a neurodegenerative disease called Niemann-Pick syndrome that affects intracellular organelle movements, chromatin proteins in embryonic stem cells, and genetic control of body size.

• 
  Shelton, Andrew 
  Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Associate Professor, Surgery - General Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Anal Cancer
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery
  • Colorectal Cancer
  Research Interest

  Multimodality treatment of rectal cancer Sphincter preserving procedures for rectal cancer Laparoscopic colon and rectal surgery Surgical education

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  Sherlock, Gavin J
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor (Research), Genetics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Evolution and the adaptive landscape using yeast as a model; Defining yeast transcriptomes; chromosomal evolution in hybrid yeast species; genome database for Candida albicans; genome database for Aspergilli; the Stanford Microarray Database; The Tuberculosis Database; bioinformatics tools for analysing expression data.

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  Shih, Mei-Chiung 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics
  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Shizuru, Judith 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Medicine - Division: Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Blood and Marrow Transplantation
  • Hematology
  Research Interest

  Transplantation of defined populations of allogeneic hematopoietic cells. Specifically, the way in which hematopoietic cell grafts alter antigen specific immune responses to allo-, auto- and viral antigens. The cellular and molecular basis of resistance to engraftment of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cells.

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  Shortliffe, Linda 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Urology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Urology, Pediatric
  • Pediatric Urology
  Research Interest

  The timing for intervention in hydronephrotic obstruction in the infant and child is poorly understood. Our group has been interested in trying to define the parameters that may be involved in obstructive and infectious uropathies and discovering early signs of damage to the urinary tract and kidney. For this reason we have explored news ways of imaging and evaluating the urinary tract and kidney. We have study the effects of sex steroid hormones and urinary tract infections.

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  Shrager, Joseph B
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Cardiothoracic Surgery - Thoracic Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Thoracic Cancers - Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
  Research Interest

  In clinical research, Dr. Shrager has been an innovator studying outcomes in a variety of areas within Thoracic Surgery including: parenchyma-sparing operations and minimally invasive resections for lung cancer, transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, and surgical treatment of emphysema. In the lab, Dr. Shrager is focused on the impact of disease states upon the diaphragm. His group published the seminal paper (NEJM) describing diaphragm atrophy assoc'd with mechanical ventilation.

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  Sieh, Weiva Y
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Genetic epidemiology; cancer epidemiology; prostate, ovarian and breast cancer.

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  Sikic, Branimir 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Medical Oncology
  • New Drug Studies
  Research Interest

  Research Interests: cancer pharmacology, mechanisms of resistance to anticancer drugs, regulation and function of MDR1 and tubulin genes, clinical trials of modulation of drug resistance, general oncology, Phase I trials of new drugs, gene expression profiling of cancers

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  Skirboll, Stephen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Neurosurgery
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Neurological Surgery
  • Neurosurgery
  Research Interest

  My research focuses on the identification and characterization of cancer stem cells in human brain tumors, particularly malignant gliomas. We are pursuing this with several projects: 1) developing screening strategies using a novel colony-forming antibody live cell microarray, and 2) a novel micro-immunopanning device, 3) phage display to identify tumor specific markers and screen for cancer stem cells using assays in #1 and #2, and 4) examining EGFRvIII as a possible cancer stem cell marker

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  Smith, Stephen 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Molecular & Cellular Physiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Research in the Smith Laboratory addresses brain development and function. Special interests include dynamic and structural aspects of synaptogenesis, cell-cell adhesion and synaptic plasticity. The experimental approach uses sophisticated optical imaging techniques to study live neural cells in cultures, tissues and intact organisms.

• 
  Smitt, Melanie 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Breast cancer; three-dimensional treatment planning; community patterns of care and technology transfer.

• 
  Snyder, Michael 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  So, Samuel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - General Surgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Gastrointestinal Cancers
  • Gastrointestinal Cancers - Surgical Oncology
  • General Surgery
  Research Interest

  Through a 3 pronged comprehensive program: translational and clinical research, early detection and treatment, and promoting education, awareness and immunization, we are working towards the development of new strategies that will lead to the elimination of hepatitis B worldwide and reduce the threat and incidence of liver cancer. Our current research efforts focus on evaluating potential new diagnostic and treatment markers and novel targeted therapy for primary liver cancer.

• 
  Solgaard, Olav 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Elec Engr-Sol State&Photonc Lab
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
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  Soltys, Scott 
  Academic Appointments

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiation Therapy
  Research Interest

  My clinical and research interests involve the development and use of new radiation techniques such as stereotactic radiosurgery and radiotherapy for the treatment of malignant and benign tumors of the brain and spine, as well as for functional disorders such as trigeminal neuralgia.

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  Sommer, F 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Radiology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Diagnostic Radiology
  • Radiology
  • abdominal imaging and uroradiology
  Research Interest

  Studies include development and preliminary clinical evaluation of advanced techniques for ultrasonic imaging and tissue characterization. A number of studies are ongoing involving advanced techniques of magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy with application to the GU tract.

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  Spiegel, David 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - Psychosocial
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent
  • Medical Director, Stanford Center for Integrative Medicine
  Research Interest

  Dr. Spiegel's research program involves mind/body interactions, including cancer progression, the response to traumatic stress, and the effect of hypnosis on the perception of pain and anxiety.

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  Spielman, Daniel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Radiology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research interests are in the field of medical imaging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging and in vivo spectroscopy. Current projects include MRI and MRS at high magnetic fields and metabolic imaging using hyperpolarized 13C-labeled MRS.

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  Spudich, James 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Biochemistry
  • Professor, Developmental Biology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  The general research interest of this laboratory is the molecular basis of cell motility. We have three specific research interests, the molecular basis of energy transduction that leads to ATP-driven myosin movement on actin, the biochemical basis of the regulation of actin and myosin interaction and their assembly states, and the roles these proteins play in vivo, in cell movement and changes in cell shape.

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  Srinivas, Sandhya 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Bladder Cancer - Medical Oncology
  • Germ Cell Tumors
  Research Interest

  Clinical interests: general oncology, genito-urinary malignancy Research interests: conducting clinical trials in advanced prostate cancer, bladder cancer and renal cell carcinoma

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  Stefanick, Marcia 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor (Research), Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research
  • Professor (Research) (By courtesy), Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Specializes in women's heath and chronic disease (e.g. heart disease, breast cancer, osteoporosis) prevention research and health promotion in both sexes, with a focus on lifestyle (exercise, weight control and diet). Research focuses on role of sex hormones and sex/gender differences in physiology related to cardiovascular and cancer biology and body composition. Menopause and aging are key scientific interests. Key NIH projects: Women's Health Initiative (NLBI), WHEL(NCI) and MrOS (NIAMS).

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  Stockdale, Frank 
  Academic Appointments

  • Emeritus (Active) Professor, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer - Medical Oncology
  • Oncology
  • Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer
  Research Interest

  Laboratory and clinical research in breast cancer ; Normal and abornal differentiation and growth

• 
  Stockerl-Goldstein, Keith 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  Clinical investigation of bone marrow and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation for lymphoproliferative disease and solid tumors; immunotherapy following high-dose therapy and transplantation; supportive care following transplantation; immune system reconstitution.

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  Straight, Aaron F
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Biochemistry
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  We study the process of cell division. Our research is focused on understanding how chromosomes are segregated during mitosis and how cells divide during cytokinesis.

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  Strober, Samuel 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Immunology and Rheumatology
  • Rheumatology
  Research Interest

  Mechanisms of immune tolerance; regulatory processes in autoimmunity and transplantation and extrathymic T cell maturation.

• 
  Sun, Zijie 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Urology
  • Associate Professor, Genetics
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My laboratory focuses on understanding the transcriptional processes that govern the transformation of normal mammalian cells to neoplastic state.

• 
  Sunwoo, John 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Thyroid Neoplasms
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms
  • Head and Neck Cancer
  Research Interest

  My laboratory is focused on two primary areas of research: (1) the immune response to head and neck cancer and to a tumorigenic population of cells within these malignancies called cancer stem cells; (2) the developmental programs of a special lymphocyte population involved in innate immunity called natural killer (NK) cells.

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• 
  Swartz, James R
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Chemical Engineering Operations
  • Professor, Bioengineering
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Sweet-Cordero, Alejandro 
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Cancer Biology
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  Research Interest

  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.

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• 
  Swetter, Susan 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Dermatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Basal / Squamous Cell Carcinomas
  • Basal / Squamous Cell Carcinomas - Dermatology
  • Cutaneous Oncology
  Research Interest

  1) Early detection of melanoma and melanoma precursors with digital dermoscopy. 2) Secondary melanoma prevention involving targeted skin cancer screening, enhanced professional and public education to improve melanoma awareness, and chemoprevention in high-risk groups. 3) National dermatologist liaison to the ECOG Melanoma Committee and Co-founder/Co-Director of the Melanoma Prevention Working Group, an interdisciplinary Intergroup collaboration dedicated to cancer control and prevention.

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  Sylvester, Karl 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor - Med Center Line, Surgery - Pediatric Surgery
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Surgery, Pediatric
  Research Interest

  Current research interests include mesenchymal stem cell biology, clonal isolation of mesenchymal progenitors, signaling pathways for maintenance of potency and committment to differentiation. Additional areas of ongoing study are the mechanisms of liver regeneration. Interests include local and humoral cellular components of liver repair and regrowth; and the requisite cellular signaling mechanisms of liver stem cell biology.

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  Tang, Jean Y
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Dermatology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Dermatology
  • Skin Cancer
  • Epidemiology
  Research Interest

  My research focuses on finding new ways to treat and prevent non-melanoma skin cancer. I am committed to bringing laboratory-based insights to benefit our patients. I am interested in these questions: 1. How do we prevent skin cancer? 2. What is the relationship between sunlight, vitamin D, and skin cancer risk? 3. Can we target certain tumor signaling pathways (Hedgehog pathway) to treat basal cell carcinomas - the most common cancer in the US?

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  Teng, Nelson 
  Academic Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cervix Cancer
  • Cervix Cancer - Gynecologic Oncology
  • Endometrial Cancer
  Research Interest

  Gynecologic Malignancies Immunotherapy Biologic Response Modifiers New Drug Development Antigenic specificities of human antibodies encoded by the VH4-34 gene

• 
  Tibshirani, Robert 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor, Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics
  • Professor, Statistics
  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research is in applied statistics and biostatistics. I specialize in computer-intensive methods for regression and classification, bootstrap, cross-validationand statistical inference, and signal and image analysis for medical diagnosis.

• 
  Tobin, Sara L
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  • Sr Research Scholar (PI Waiver), Center for Biomedical Ethics
  Research Interest

  Tobin is a Senior Research Scholar in the Program for Genomics, Ethics, and Society at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics. She obtained her Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from the University of Washington and did postdoctoral research in Genetics at the University of California, Berkeley and in Biochemistry at the University of California, San Francisco. She became a faculty member at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1983, where she established her independent research l..

• 
  Tolwani, Ravi 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  To better understand the role of neurotrophins on nervous system plasticity and regeneration using genetically engineered mouse models.

• 
  Tran, Phuoc T
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Cancer Center
• 
  Tse, Victor 
  Academic Appointments

  • Member, Bio-X
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Research Interest

  My research focus is on tumor angiogenesis. We are working on the contributions of progenitor cells in the formation of tumor vessels. We are particularly interested in a population of cells that are derived from putative "hemangioblast", and their role in vasculogenesis. We sumrise that these cells have a close association with cancer stem cells, and are essential in promoting tumor expansion.

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  Valantine, Hannah 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Cardiology (Heart)
  • Cardiovascular Medicine
  • Heart and Lung Transplantation
  Research Interest

  My lab is focused on understanding the mechanism mediating acute and chronic allograft failure, in particular on the role of microvascular injury in acute allograft failure and the mechanisms of mediating transplant coronary artery disease. 1. Role of microvascular injury in acute allograft failure.

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  Vogel, Hannes 
  Academic Appointments

  • Professor - Med Center Line, Pathology
  • Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy), Neurosurgery
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  • Anatomic/Clinical Pathology
  Research Interest

  My research interests include nerve and muscle pathology, mitochondrial diseases, pediatric neurooncology, and transgenic mouse pathology.

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  Wakelee, Heather A
  Academic Appointments

  • Assistant Professor - Med Center Line, Medicine - Oncology
  • Member, Cancer Center
  Clinical Focus

  • Investigational Therapeutics
  • Lung Cancer - Medical Oncology
  • Medical Oncology
  Research Interest

  Dr. Wakelee's research is