Department: Stanford Cancer Institute

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  Wakelee, Heather A.
  Academic Appointments Associate Professor - Med Center Line,  Medicine - Oncology
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Clinical Focus

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

  Dr. Wakelee's research is focused on clinical trials in patients with lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies such as thymoma and thymic carcinoma. She also works with novel agents for all malignancies as part of the developmental therapeutics group of the cancer center. Other interests include translation projects in thoracic malignancies and collaborations with population scientists regarding lung cancer questions.
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  Wang, Wei 
  Academic Appointments Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
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  Wang, Teresa 
  Academic Appointments Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,  Pathology
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Research Interest

  The main focus of our research is to understand how cells maintain genome integrity by checkpoint mechanisms during chromosome replication.
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  Wapnir, Irene 
  Academic Appointments Professor - Med Center Line,  Surgery - General Surgery
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Breast Cancer
  • Breast Cancer  > Breast Cancer Clinical Trials
  • Breast Cancer
  Research Interest

  Clinical treatment trials in Breast Cancer, especially local recurrence of breast cancer. Dr. Wapnir is institutional Principal Investigator for National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP). Laboratory research includes exploring the activity of breast iodide transporter in breast cancer. These endeavors have lead to translational research protocols.
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  Warnke, Roger 
  Academic Appointments Emeritus (Active) Professor,  Pathology
  Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,  Pathology
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Clinical Focus

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

  The research in my laboratory involves the application of monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies and a variety of immunohistochemical methods to study human B-cell, T-cell, accessory cell and related neoplasms.

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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  Weinberg, Kenneth Ivers
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Pediatrics - Stem Cell Transplantation
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Hematology, Pediatric
  • Oncology (Cancer), Pediatric
  • Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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  Weis, William 
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Structural Biology
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  Member,  Bio-X
  Professor,  Molecular & Cellular Physiology
  Professor,  Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource - SSRL
  
  Research Interest

  Our laboratory studies molecular interactions that underlie the establishment and maintenance of cell and tissue structure. Our specific areas of interest are the architecture and dynamics of intercellular adhesion junctions, the molecular basis of cell polarity, and the Wnt signaling pathway. We also have a long-standing interest in carbohydrate-based cellular recognition and adhesion.
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  Weissman, Irving 
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Pathology - Stem Cell Institute
  Member,  Bio-X
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  Professor,  Developmental Biology
  Professor (By courtesy),  Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  
  Research Interest

  Stem cell and cancer stem cell biology; development of T and B lymphocytes; cell-surface receptors for oncornaviruses in leukemia. Hematopoietic stem cells; Lymphocyte homing, lymphoma invasiveness and metastasis.
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  Welton, Mark 
  Academic Appointments Professor - Med Center Line,  Surgery - General Surgery
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Clinical Focus

  • GI Oncology
  • Anal Cancer
  • Basal / Squamous Cell Carcinomas
  Research Interest

  Clinical research focused on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of anal cancer and its precursor lesions. Clinical trials of ablative therapy for High-grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions (HSIL) of the anus and perianal tissues as a means for preventing anal cancer. Basic science work in collaboration with Ronald Davis and Hanlee Ji focused on the molecular genetic and pathologic studies of anal cancers using moecular inversion probe genomic technology

  Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
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  Wender, Paul A
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Natural Sciences Cluster - Chemistry
  Member,  Bio-X
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  Professor (By courtesy),  Chemical and Systems Biology
  
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  Weng, Wen-Kai 
  Academic Appointments Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,  Medicine - Blood & Marrow Transplantation
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Blood and Marrow Transplant
  • Lymphoma
  • Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
  Research Interest

  My research interest is on immunotherapy (including allogeneic transplant) of cancer. I have studies the mechanism of monoclonal antibody therapy in lymphoma patients and am currently working on designing new strategy to enhance the clinical efficacy of antibody therapy by infusing expanded NK cells. I am also interested in using tumor vaccine along with hematopoietic cell transplant.
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  West, Dee Wayne
  Academic Appointments Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Research Interest

  - Cancer etiology (diet, familial, genetic), especially breast, prostate and colon cancer - Cancer surveillance (Cancer registration, cancer patterns) - Cancer outcomes (Survival, quality of life, quality of care)
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  Whittemore, Alice 
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Research Interest

  Cancers of the prostate, breast and ovary account for a major proportion of new cancer cases and cancer deaths in the U.S. each year. Our recent research focus has been on developing improved statistical methods for the design and conduct of studies involving hereditary predisposition and modifiable lifestyle characteristics in the etiologies of site-specific cancers.
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  Whyte, Richard 
  Academic Appointments Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Esophageal Cancer - Thoracic Surgery
  • Heart and Lung Transplantation
  Research Interest

  clinical lung and esophageal cancer treatment studies, lung transplantation, surgical ,management of emphysema.
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  Wong, Wing 
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Natural Sciences Cluster - Statistics
  Professor,  Health Research & Policy - Biostatistics
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  Member,  Bio-X
  Professor (By courtesy),  Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)
  
  Research Interest

  Current interest centers on the application of statistics to problems arsing from biology. We are particularly interested in questions concerning gene regulation and signal transduction.
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  Wong, Albert 
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Neurosurgery
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Research Interest

  Our goal is to define targets for cancer therapeutics by identifying alterations in signal transduction proteins. We first identified a naturally occurring mutant EGF receptor (EGFRvIII) and then delineated its unique signal transduction pathway. This work led to the identification of Gab1 followed by the discovery that JNK is constitutively active in tumors. We intiated using altered proteins as the target for vaccination, where an EGFRvIII based vaccine appears to be highly effective.
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  Wu, Joseph C
  Academic Appointments Professor,  Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  Member,  Bio-X
  Professor,  Radiology
  
  Clinical Focus

  • Congenital Heart Disease (Adult)
  • Cardiovascular Disease
  Research Interest

  My lab works on biological mechanisms of adult stem cells, embryonic stem cells, and induced pluripotent stem cells. We use a combination of gene profiling, tissue engineering, physiological testing, and molecular imaging technologies to better understand stem cell biology in vitro and in vivo. For adult stem cells, we are interested in monitoring stem cell survival, proliferation, and differentiation. For ESC, we are currently studying their tumorigenicity, immunogenicity, and differentiation..
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  Wysocka, Joanna 
  Academic Appointments Associate Professor,  Chemical and Systems Biology
  Associate Professor,  Developmental Biology
  Member,  Stanford Cancer Institute
  
  Research Interest

  Research in our lab focuses on mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in differentiation and development. In particular, we are studying the function of histone modifying enzymes in embryonic stem cell self-renewal and in early cell fate decisions. We are interested in the role of chromatin modifications in establishment and maintenance of gene expression patterns during normal and pathological development, and in nuclear reprogramming.