{"result":[{"lastName":"Cheshier","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurosurgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18803&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Samuel Cheshier","firstName":"Samuel","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Samuel_Cheshier","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Sims","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"focus":"Sports Medicine"},{"focus":"Emergency Medicine"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Orthopaedic Surgery"},{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Surgery - Emergency Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Orthopaedic Surgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18325&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Leroy Sims","firstName":"Leroy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Leroy_Sims","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Reimer","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Molecular & Cellular Physiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3819&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard J. 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In our studies on neurotransmitter metabolism we have focused our efforts on transporters, a functional class of proteins that move neurotransmi"},{"lastName":"Harsh","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Acoustic Neuroma "},{"focus":"Acoustic Neuroma - Head and Neck Surgery"},{"focus":"Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors"},{"focus":"Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Neuro Oncology"},{"focus":"Brain / Central Nervous System Tumors - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Germ Cell Tumors"},{"focus":"Germ Cell Tumors - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Leptommeningeal Disease"},{"focus":"Leptommeningeal Disease - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias"},{"focus":"Multiple Endocrine Neoplasias - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Neuroendocrine"},{"focus":"Neuroendocrine - Surgery"},{"focus":"Neurological Surgery"},{"focus":"Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Pituitary Adenomas"},{"focus":"Pituitary Adenomas - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Skull Base Tumors "},{"focus":"Skull Base Tumors - Head and Neck Surgery"},{"focus":"Skull Base Tumors - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Spinal Cancer"},{"focus":"Spinal Cancer - Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Spinal Cancer - Surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Otolaryngology (Head and Neck Surgery)"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4394&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Griffith Harsh","firstName":"Griffith","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Griffith_Harsh","researchInterest":"Microsurgical treatment of tumors of the brain, spinal cord, pituitary gland and skull base; \r\nRadiosurgery of tumors;\r\nMolecular biology of brain tumors."},{"lastName":"Edwards","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurological Surgery"},{"focus":"Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors"},{"focus":"Neuro-Oncology"},{"focus":"Neurosurgery"},{"focus":"Pediatric Vascular Disease"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6036&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael S. 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Edwards M.D.","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Michael_Edwards","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Fisher","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology - Child Neurology"},{"focus":"Neuro-Oncology"},{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4681&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Graham Fisher","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Paul_Fisher","researchInterest":"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."},{"lastName":"Ho","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Infectious Disease"},{"focus":"Infectious Diseases"},{"focus":"Immunocompromised Host"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Medicine - Infectious Diseases","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7106&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dora Ho","firstName":"Dora","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Dora_Ho","researchInterest":"Dr. Ho did her PhD work in HSV pathogenesis and postdoctoral research in CNS gene therapy with viral vectors.  Her current interests are in viral and fungal infections in immunocompromised patients and her research focuses on infection complications in neutropenic patients.  In collaboration with Dr. C. Dekker of the Stanford-LPCH Vaccine Program and with Dr. J. Brown of the BMT Division, she is also conducting clinical trials on vaccines, antivirals and antifungals as a co-investigator."},{"lastName":"Luo","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Clinical Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23035&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Luo","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Robert_Luo","researchInterest":"Infectious disease diagnostics, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Global health"},{"lastName":"Banaei","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Mycobacterium Infections"},{"focus":"Clinical Laboratory Techniques"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Infectious Diseases"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8031&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Niaz Banaei (previously Banaiee)","firstName":"Niaz","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Niaz_Banaei","researchInterest":"Development and implementation of rapid diagnostic assays for the detection, identification, and susceptibility testing of clinically important mycobacteria.  Understanding the role of M. tuberculosis lipoproteins in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis."},{"lastName":"Barres","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Neurobiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Professor,Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Neurobiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4239&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ben Barres","firstName":"Ben","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Ben_Barres","researchInterest":"Our lab is interested in the neuronal-glial interactions that underlie the development and function of the mammlian central nervous system."},{"lastName":"Giaccia","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation and Cancer Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Surgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation and Cancer Biology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4141&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Amato J. Giaccia","firstName":"Amato","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Amato_Giaccia","researchInterest":"During the last five years, we have identified several small molecules that kill VHL deficient renal cancer cells through a synthetic lethal screening approach. Another major interest of my laboratory is in identifying hypoxia-induced genes involved in invasion and metastases. We are also investigating how hypoxia regulates gene expression epigenetically."},{"lastName":"Partap","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology - Child Neurology"},{"focus":"Pediatric Neuro-Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8193&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sonia Partap","firstName":"Sonia","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Sonia_Partap","researchInterest":"My research interests involve the epidemiology, treatment and diagnosis of pediatric and young adult brain tumors.  I am also interested in long-term neurologic effects and designing clinical trials to treat brain and spinal cord tumors."},{"lastName":"Lu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3976&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bingwei Lu","firstName":"Bingwei","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Bingwei_Lu","researchInterest":"We are interested in understanding how neural stem cells balance their self-renewal and differentiation and how deregulation of this process can result in brain tumor. We are also interested in mechanisms of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer\u0092s and Parkinson\u0092s diseases. We are using both Drosophila and mammalian models to address these fundamental questions."},{"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. Longo, M.D., Ph.D.","firstName":"Frank","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Frank_Longo","researchInterest":"Clinical interests include Alzheimer\u0092s disease and Huntington\u0092s disease and the development of effective therapeutics for these disorders. 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":"Soltys","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Radiosurgery"},{"focus":"Brain Tumors"},{"focus":"Spinal Tumors"},{"focus":"Trigeminal Neuralgia"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6967&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Scott G. 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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."},{"lastName":"Guzman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Bio-X","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7229&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Raphael Guzman","firstName":"Raphael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Raphael_Guzman","researchInterest":"Dr. Raphael Guzman is a Pediatric Neurosurgeon at Lucile Packard Children's hospital and  an Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the Stanford School of Medicine. Dr Guzman is a European board certified Neurosurgeon trained in Switzerland. 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In addition we work with tissue microarrays to characterize large numbers of novel antisera raised against peptides derived from genes found to be of interest during gene array analysis."},{"lastName":"Hu","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Obstetrics & Gynecology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Obstetrics & Gynecology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10405&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Mickey Hu","firstName":"Mickey","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Mickey_Hu","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Cho","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology - Child Neurology"},{"focus":"Neuro-oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24609&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yoon-Jae Cho","firstName":"Yoon-Jae","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Yoon-Jae_Cho","researchInterest":"My laboratory studies childhood brain tumors with a particular focus on medulloblastoma, the most common malignant brain tumor in children. We utilize both top-down and bottom-up strategies to understand the biology of these tumors and identify new therapeutic avenues to more effectively treat these diseases."}]}