{"result":[{"lastName":"West","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology and Laboratory Medicine"},{"focus":"Breast Cancer"},{"focus":"Sarcoma"},{"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=3910&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert West","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Robert_West","researchInterest":"My laboratory studies the molecular events that lead to and sustain tumorigenesis in soft tissue tumors and epithelial cancers.  We also have an interest in stromal reaction patterns in the microenvironment of cancer."},{"lastName":"Kong","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Cytopathology"},{"focus":"Gynecologic & Breast Pathology"},{"focus":"Head & Neck Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4718&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christina Kong","firstName":"Christina","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Christina_Kong","researchInterest":"Improving the accuracy of cytologic diagnosis through the use of ancillary techniques on specimens obtained by fine needle aspiration biopsy.\r\n\r\nIdentifying potential indicators of prognosis in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas.\r\n\r\nEvaluating the utility of immunohistochemical stains in refining the diagnosis of squamous dysplasia of the cervix, vulva, and head and neck."},{"lastName":"Clarke","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Ph.D., Dean's Office"},{"appointment":"Cardinal Free Clinic Medical Graduate Student Manager,Dean's Office - Educational Programs and Services (EPS), Office of Community Health (OCH)"},{"appointment":"Stanford Student Employee,Dean's Office - Educational Programs and Services (EPS), Office of Community Health (OCH)"}],"primaryAppointment":"Ph.D., Dean's Office","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=19984&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nicole Clarke","firstName":"Nicole","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Nicole_Clarke","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Le","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Lung Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Salivary Gland Tumors - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Head and Neck Cancers - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Larynx Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Oral Cavity Cancer - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Sarcomas - Soft Tissue - Radiation Oncology"},{"focus":"Skull Base Tumors - Radiation Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy"},{"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,Radiation Oncology - Radiation Therapy","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4003&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Quynh-Thu Le","firstName":"Quynh-Thu","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Quynh-Thu_Le","researchInterest":"My laboratory research interest focuses on the identification of biomarkers for prognosis in patients with head & neck or lung cancers. I am also conducting a number of clinical trials specifically in patients with head & neck cancers."},{"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":"Pringle","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Genetics","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7022&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John R. Pringle","firstName":"John","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/John_Pringle","researchInterest":"Much of our research exploits the power of yeast as an experimentally tractable model eukaryote to investigate fundamental problems in cell and developmental biology such as the mechanisms of cell polarization and cytokinesis.  In another project, we are developing the small sea anemone Aiptasia as a model system for study of the molecular and cellular biology of dinoflagellate-cnidarian symbiosis, which is critical for the survival of most corals but still very poorly understood."},{"lastName":"Boxer","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Hematology"},{"focus":"Multiple Myeloma"},{"focus":"Multiple Myeloma - Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Plasmacytoma"},{"focus":"Plasmacytoma - Hematology"},{"focus":"Plasmacytoma - Medical Oncology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Hematology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Medicine - Hematology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4658&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Linda Boxer","firstName":"Linda","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Linda_Boxer","researchInterest":"Regulation of expression of oncogenes in normal and malignant hematologic cells."},{"lastName":"Berg","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Biochemistry"},{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,SoM Dean's Office Administrative Units - Dean's Office Operations"},{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Biochemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6263&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Paul Berg","firstName":"Paul","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Paul_Berg","researchInterest":"For about 10 years until 2000, my lab's research activities were focused on the mechanism of recombinational repair of double-strand breaks in DNA. We focused our efforts on two model systems:  one involved the repair of restriction enzyme cleavages at specific mammalian chromosomal loci and the second explored the biochemical properties of purified yeast Rad51 protein, an essential catalyst for synapsing the broken ends of DNA with an intact homologue of that sequence.  We also explored the ro"},{"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":"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":"Cleary","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4506&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Cleary","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Michael_Cleary","researchInterest":"The role of oncoproteins in cancer and development; molecular and cellular biology of hematologic malignancies; targeted molecular therapies of cancer."},{"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. Our research is focused on understanding how chromosomes are segregated during mitosis and how cells divide during cytokinesis."},{"lastName":"Jackson","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Bio-X","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4463&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Peter Jackson","firstName":"Peter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Peter_Jackson","researchInterest":"Cell cycle and cyclin control of DNA replication ."},{"lastName":"Sun","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4402&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Zijie Sun","firstName":"Zijie","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Zijie_Sun","researchInterest":"My lab focuses on understanding the molecular mechanism of transcription factors that govern the transformation of normal mammalian cells to a neoplastic state. We are especially interested in the action of the nuclear hormone receptors and the interactions between the receptors and other signaling pathways in related human disorders."},{"lastName":"Tobin","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Sr Research Scholar (PI Waiver),Pediatrics - Centers, Center for Biomedical Ethics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6945&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sara L. (Sally) Tobin","firstName":"Sara","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Sara_Tobin","researchInterest":"Tobin is a Senior Research Scholar 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 and moved to Stanford University in 1996. Her research contributions have been published in presti"},{"lastName":"Lorch","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Structural Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Structural Biology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4116&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Yahli Lorch","firstName":"Yahli","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Yahli_Lorch","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Francke","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurogenetics"},{"focus":"Clinical Genetics"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Genetics"},{"appointment":"Professor,Pediatrics - Medical Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Genetics","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4281&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Uta Francke","firstName":"Uta","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Uta_Francke","researchInterest":"Functional consequences and pathogenetic mechanisms of mutations and microdeletions in human neurogenetic syndromes and mouse models. Integration of genomic information into medical care."},{"lastName":"Fraser","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=15112&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hunter Fraser","firstName":"Hunter","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Hunter_Fraser","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Li","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Genetics","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23896&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jingjing Li","firstName":"Jingjing","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Jingjing_Li","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Herzanych","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=37666&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Nataliya Nady","firstName":"Nataliya","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Nataliya_Herzanych","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Ferrell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Chemical and Systems Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Biochemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Chemical and Systems Biology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4656&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James Ferrell","firstName":"James","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/James_Ferrell","researchInterest":"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.  Our experimental work is complemented by computational and theoretical studies aimed at identifying the design principles of regulatory circuits."},{"lastName":"Samos","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Science Writer/Editor,Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Information Editor,Neurosurgery"}],"primaryAppointment":"Science Writer/Editor,Neurosurgery","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=28093&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Cynthia Samos","firstName":"Cynthia","href":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/Cynthia_Samos","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Skotheim","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor (By courtesy),Chemical and Systems Biology"},{"appointment":" (By courtesy),Chemical and Systems Biology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Biology (School of Humanities and Sciences)","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10452&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jan Skotheim","firstName":"Jan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Jan_Skotheim","researchInterest":"A central aim of the burgeoning field of systems biology is to understand the principles governing genetic control networks. I believe finding the principles underlying genetic circuits will occur through detailed studies and then comparisons of several natural systems. Due to its extensive development as an experimental system, our favorite model, the budding yeast cell cycle, is poised to become central to this enterprise."}]}