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For ESC, we are currently studying their tumorigenicity, immunogenicity, and differentiation"},{"lastName":"Plews","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=21065&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jordan Plews","firstName":"Jordan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Jordan_Plews","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Burridge","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23495&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Burridge","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Paul_Burridge","researchInterest":"Cardiac differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells using developmental biology paradigms, chemically defined reprogramming, culture, and differentiation, disease modeling, cardiotoxicity, electrophysiology"},{"lastName":"Longo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"},{"focus":"Alzheimer's Disease"},{"focus":"Huntington Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7249&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Frank M. 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Laboratory interests encompass the elucidation of signaling mechanisms relevant to neurodegenerative disorders and the development of novel small molecule approaches for the treatment of neurodegenerative and other neurological disorders."},{"lastName":"Sun","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=9515&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ning Sun","firstName":"Ning","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Ning_Sun","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Lan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13653&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Feng Lan","firstName":"Feng","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Feng_Lan","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Connolly","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6324&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew J. 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We are currently working on gene expression in endothelial cells at sites of pathology."},{"lastName":"Lee","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine"},{"appointment":"Ph.D., Chemical and Systems Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=17791&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Andrew Lee","firstName":"Andrew","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Andrew_Lee","researchInterest":"Stem cell based therapies for treatment of heart disease"},{"lastName":"Kooreman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=36412&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nigel Kooreman","firstName":"Nigel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Nigel_Kooreman","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Parnes","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4487&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jane Parnes","firstName":"Jane","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Jane_Parnes","researchInterest":"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."},{"lastName":"Baker","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6206&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bruce Baker","firstName":"Bruce","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Bruce_Baker","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Krasnow","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Biochemistry"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4120&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mark Krasnow","firstName":"Mark","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Mark_Krasnow","researchInterest":"-  Lung development and stem cells\r\n-  Neural control of breathing\r\n-  Lung diseases including lung cancer\r\n-  New genetic model organisms for medicine"},{"lastName":"Levitt","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Structural Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Computer Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Structural Biology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4494&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Levitt","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Michael_Levitt","researchInterest":"having pioneered, we (a) predict folding of a polypeptide and RNA chains into a unique native-structure, we (b) model protein structure using the well-established paradigms that similar protein sequences imply similar three-dimensional structures, and (c) we are focusing on mesoscale modeling of large macromolecular complexes such as RNA polymerase and the mammalian chaperonin."},{"lastName":"Hu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10507&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shijun Hu","firstName":"Shijun","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Shijun_Hu","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Garcia","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Molecular & Cellular Physiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Structural Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Molecular & Cellular Physiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4370&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Chris Garcia","firstName":"Chris","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Chris_Garcia","researchInterest":"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."},{"lastName":"Buecker","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Chemical and Systems Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Chemical and Systems Biology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=20923&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christa Buecker","firstName":"Christa","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Christa_Buecker","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Sanchez Freire","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=17565&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Veronica Sanchez Freire","firstName":"Veronica","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Veronica_Sanchez Freire","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Longaker","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Plastic Surgery"},{"focus":"Plastic Surgery, Pediatric"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Bioengineering"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Materials Science and Engineering - Engineering Materials Science"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4338&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Longaker","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Michael_Longaker","researchInterest":"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."},{"lastName":"Hou","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cardiovascular Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Cardiovascular Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=38380&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Luqia Hou","firstName":"Luqia","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Luqia_Hou","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Wu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Medicine - Cardiovascular Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=34047&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sean M. 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