{"result":[{"lastName":"Clarke","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7430&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christina Clarke","firstName":"Christina","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Christina_Clarke","researchInterest":"Dr. Clarke\u0092s research efforts are centered in five areas: 1) the epidemiology of breast cancer, 2) the epidemiology of lymphoid malignancies 3) immunologic and viral causes of malignancy, and 4) cancer surveillance and creative uses of and ways to visually display cancer surveillance data (e.g, SEER, cancer registry data) and more recently, 5) internet-based, patient-centric methods for recruitment and data collection in epidemiologic studies."},{"lastName":"West","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6327&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Dee W. West","firstName":"Dee","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Dee_West","researchInterest":"- Cancer etiology (diet, familial, genetic), especially breast, prostate and colon cancer\r\n- Cancer surveillance (Cancer registration, cancer patterns)\r\n- Cancer outcomes (Survival, quality of life, quality of care)"},{"lastName":"Gomez","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7427&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Scarlett Lin Gomez","firstName":"Scarlett","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Scarlett_Gomez","researchInterest":"As a cancer epidemiologist with a focus on surveillance research and social epidemiology, Dr. Gomez conducts research in two broad areas:  1) methodologic studies aimed at enhancing cancer registry data for studies of race/ethnicity and social determinants in cancer incidence and outcomes; and 2) studies to elucidate the underlying social factors responsible for racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities, particularly those identified through surveillance data."},{"lastName":"Keegan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7431&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Theresa Keegan, MS, PhD","firstName":"Theresa","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Theresa_Keegan","researchInterest":"Dr. Keegan's research focuses on cancer epidemiology and cancer surveillance, with primary areas of interest in genetic and modifiable factors that influence the occurrence of and survival after cancer."},{"lastName":"John","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7425&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Esther M. John","firstName":"Esther","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Esther_John","researchInterest":"Etiology of breast, prostate and ovarian cancer; cancer in Hispanics and African-Americans; migration and acculturation in Hispanics; modifiable lifestyle factors (vitamin D, physical activity, body size, heterocyclic amines, occupational exposures); genetic susceptibility; gene-environment interactions"},{"lastName":"Whittemore","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4482&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alice S Whittemore","firstName":"Alice","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Alice_Whittemore","researchInterest":"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."},{"lastName":"Friedman","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Consulting Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6143&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Gary Friedman","firstName":"Gary","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Gary_Friedman","researchInterest":"Chronic disease epidemiology, particularly cancer, cardiovascular disease, adverse effects of smoking, alcohol and pharmaceuticals, evaluation of screening tests.\r\nMost of my career has been in the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research where I was Director for 7 years and am still active. I especially enjoy mentoring students and trainees at Stanford."},{"lastName":"Glaser","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7426&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sally Glaser","firstName":"Sally","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Sally_Glaser","researchInterest":"Dr. Glaser\u0092s interests in cancer epidemiology focus primarily on Hodgkin lymphoma, breast cancer, and Surveillance Research (the use of population-based cancer and other data to monitor cancer occurrence and related population patterns).  In these areas, her work addresses cancer etiology and outcomes related to several risk factors, including EBV and HIV."},{"lastName":"Winkleby","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4305&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Marilyn Winkleby, PhD, MPH","firstName":"Marilyn","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Marilyn_Winkleby","researchInterest":"Cardiovascular disease epidemiology, health of socioeconomically disadvantaged and ethnic minority populations, social determinants of health, community-based intervention research, youth advocacy and mentorship, promoting diversity in health professions"},{"lastName":"Balise","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Sr Research Engineer,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Sr Research Engineer,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=25948&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Raymond Balise","firstName":"Raymond","href":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/Raymond_Balise","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Gardner","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4085&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Christopher Gardner","firstName":"Christopher","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Christopher_Gardner","researchInterest":"The role of nutrition in individual and societal health, with particular interests in: plant-based diets, differential response to low-carb vs. low-fat weight loss diets by insulin resistance status, chronic disease prevention, randomized controlled trials, human nutrition, community based studies, Community Based Participatory Research, sustainable food movement (animal rights and welfare, global warming, human labor practices), stealth health, nutrition policy, nutrition guidelines"},{"lastName":"Palaniappan","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Internal Medicine"}],"appointments":[],"imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6447&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Latha Palaniappan, MD, MS","firstName":"Latha","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/cancer/physician/Latha_Palaniappan","researchInterest":"Latha Palaniappan is currently an Associate Investigator at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation Research Institute, an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of California San Francisco. Dr. Palaniappan has completed over 20 studies spanning 10 years in the areas of ethnicity, obesity, and diabetes risk. She currently leads the Pan Asian Cohort Study (www.pamf.org/pacs), to investigate diabetes in Asian Americans"},{"lastName":"Carmichael","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Pediatrics - Neonatal and Developmental Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=19046&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Suzan Carmichael","firstName":"Suzan","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Suzan_Carmichael","researchInterest":"Our research focuses on epidemiologic studies related to maternal and child health.  Current projects address congenital anomalies of craniofacial, urogenital, musculoskeletal and central nervous system structures and exposures related to nutrition, stress, environmental contaminants, and genes.  Physiologic pathways encompassed by these studies include one-carbon metabolism, oxidative stress, HPA axis activation, and sex steroid metabolism.  In particular, we are interested in discovering how "},{"lastName":"Banda","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=36234&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jorge A. Banda","firstName":"Jorge","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Jorge_Banda","researchInterest":"Prevention and treatment of obesity; promotion of physical activity and healthful eating; neighborhood determinants of health; the role of community parks in promoting physical activity; environmental and policy interventions."},{"lastName":"King","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4715&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Abby C. King","firstName":"Abby","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Abby_King","researchInterest":"My interests include the application of behavioral theory and social ecological approaches to achieve large scale changes impacting chronic disease prevention and control; expanding the reach and translation of evidence-based interventions through state-of-the-art technologies; exploring social and physical environmental influences on health; applying community participatory research perspectives to address health disparities; and policy-level approaches to health promotion/disease prevention."},{"lastName":"Kiernan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Senior Research Scientist (PI Waiver),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Senior Research Scientist (PI Waiver),Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6282&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michaela Kiernan","firstName":"Michaela","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Michaela_Kiernan","researchInterest":"Research interests include: (1) the design and testing of targeted behavioral interventions that promote long-term lifestyle changes and weight management among subgroups at risk, and (2) the development of methodological and statistical approaches that improve the design, delivery, and analysis of behavioral randomized clinical trials"},{"lastName":"Rull","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7444&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Rudolph P. Rull","firstName":"Rudy","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Rudy_Rull","researchInterest":"Dr. Rull\u0092s is an environmental epidemiologist whose research is focused on identifying the role of pollutants such as pesticides, traffic emissions, and other air pollutants in increasing the risk of developing cancer."},{"lastName":"Rehkopf","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=20476&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"David Rehkopf","firstName":"David","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/David_Rehkopf","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Nguyen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7429&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Bang Nguyen","firstName":"Bang","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Bang_Nguyen","researchInterest":"Dr. Nguyen is interested in cancer prevention and control in ethnic and socio-economic underserved communities and health disparities."},{"lastName":"Haskell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6108&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Haskell","firstName":"William","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/William_Haskell","researchInterest":"My major research interests and activities over the next several years will focus on the development and evaluation of the objective measurement of physical activity in free-living populations using a variety of sensing devices and mobile phones for data collection and processing. Also, I will continue to direct the Stanford Heart Network with the major mission being to assist community-based CVD prevention/treatment programs implement more effective heart attack and stroke prevention programs."},{"lastName":"Oakley-Girvan","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Consulting Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Consulting Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7432&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Ingrid Oakley-Girvan","firstName":"Ingrid","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Ingrid_Oakley-Girvan","researchInterest":"Evaluating factors associated with racial disparities in prostate and breast cancer diagnosis, progression and survival.\r\nEvaluating genetic factors and gene/environment interactions involved in prostate and breast cancer incidence, progression and survival.\r\nAssessing quality of life and survivorship issues two or more years after diagnosis.\r\nProviding information and community-based solutions to improve public health."},{"lastName":"Desai","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - General Medical Disciplines"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (Research) (By courtesy),Health Research & Policy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor (Research),Medicine - General Medical Disciplines","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13492&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Manisha Desai","firstName":"Manisha","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Manisha_Desai","researchInterest":"Dr. Desai is the Director of the Quantitative Sciences Unit.  She is interested in the application of biostatistical methods to all areas of medicine including oncology, nephrology, and endocrinology.  She works on methods for the analysis of epidemiologic studies, clinical trials, and studies with missing observations."},{"lastName":"Kurian","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cancer Genetics"},{"focus":"Medical Oncology"},{"focus":"Breast Cancer Risk"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Health Research & Policy"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Oncology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=6431&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Allison W. Kurian, M.D., M.Sc.","firstName":"Allison","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Allison_Kurian","researchInterest":"Breast and gynecologic cancer genetics, epidemiology, prevention, and outcomes."},{"lastName":"Sieh","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8373&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Weiva Sieh, MD, PhD","firstName":"Weiva","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Weiva_Sieh","researchInterest":"Genetic epidemiology; cancer epidemiology; ovarian, breast, and prostate cancer."},{"lastName":"Kraemer","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Psychiatry & Behavioral Science","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4163&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Helena Chmura Kraemer","firstName":"Helena","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Helena_Kraemer","researchInterest":"I am interested in the methodology pertinent to dealing with research problems where biological and behavioral interests meet. These interests have been applied not only in psychiatric research, but in those areas of Cardiology, Pediatrics and other fields of medicine in which behavioral research is becoming ever more salient."}]}