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In particular, we examine early events such as the  generation of pluripotent stem cells, somatic and germ cell lineages and pathologies that arise in development."},{"lastName":"Wernig","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Pathology - Stem Cell Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Pathology - Stem Cell Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10445&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marius Wernig","firstName":"Marius","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Marius_Wernig","researchInterest":"Epigenetic Reprogramming, Direct conversion of fibroblasts into neurons, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Neural Differentiation: implications in development and regenerative medicine"},{"lastName":"Sebastiano","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Obstetrics & Gynecology - Obstetrics & Gynecology - Institutes"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Obstetrics & Gynecology - Obstetrics & Gynecology - Institutes","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=12351&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Vittorio Sebastiano","firstName":"Vittorio","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Vittorio_Sebastiano","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Xie","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Ph.D., Biochemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Ph.D., Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=19942&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kathleen Xie","firstName":"Kathleen","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Kathleen_Xie","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Sarin","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Dermatology"},{"focus":"Precision Dermatology"},{"focus":"Skin Cancers"},{"focus":"Adverse Drug Reactions"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=33859&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kavita Sarin","firstName":"Kavita","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Kavita_Sarin","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Chu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Ph.D., Dean's Office"},{"appointment":"Student Resident Asst,Academic and Residential Computing - Student Computing"}],"primaryAppointment":"Ph.D., Dean's Office","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=19664&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ci Chu","firstName":"Ci","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Ci_Chu","researchInterest":"lncRNA and regulation of gene expression."},{"lastName":"Blau","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Microbiology & Immunology - Baxter Laboratory","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4517&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Helen M. 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Current findings are leading to more efficient iPS generation, cell based therapies by dedifferentiation a la newts, and discovery of novel molecules and therapies."},{"lastName":"Artandi","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"},{"focus":"General Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6449&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Maja Artandi, MD","firstName":"Maja","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Maja_Artandi","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Cherry","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cancer Genetics"},{"focus":"Clinical Cytogenetics"},{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4050&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Athena Cherry","firstName":"Athena","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Athena_Cherry","researchInterest":"The use of molecular and molecular cytogenetic methods to identify chromosomal abnormalities in acquired and congenital disorders."},{"lastName":"Kuo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Medical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Hematology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Chemical and Systems Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Hematology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5906&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Calvin Kuo","firstName":"Calvin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Calvin_Kuo","researchInterest":"We explore angiogenesis, cancer genomics, intestinal stem cells, and hepatic glucose metabolism.  Angiogenesis projects include endothelial miRNA and GPCR ko mice, blood-brain barrier regulation, stroke therapeutics and anti-angiogenic cancer therapy.  Intestinal stem cell projects use primary intestinal culture and mouse genetics to study injury-inducible vs homeostatic stem cells.  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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"},{"lastName":"Straight","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Biochemistry"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6006&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Aaron Straight","firstName":"Aaron","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Aaron_Straight","researchInterest":"We study the process of cell division. 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