{"result":[{"lastName":"Tang","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Skin Cancer"},{"focus":"Epidemiology"},{"focus":"Clinical Trial"},{"focus":"Dermatology"},{"focus":"Basal Cell Carcinoma"},{"focus":"Non-melanoma skin cancer"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10735&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jean Y. Tang MD PhD","firstName":"Jean","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Jean_Tang","researchInterest":"My research focuses on finding new ways to treat and prevent non-melanoma skin cancer. I am committed to bringing laboratory-based insights to benefit our patients. I am interested in these questions:\r\n1. How do we prevent skin cancer? \r\n2. What is the relationship between sunlight, vitamin D, and skin cancer risk? \r\n3. Can we target certain tumor signaling pathways (Hedgehog pathway) to treat basal cell carcinomas - the most common cancer in the US?"},{"lastName":"Gorell","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Research Coordinator,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Social Science Research Asst,Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Research Coordinator,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=27113&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Emily Gorell","firstName":"Emily","href":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/Emily_Gorell","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Ariel","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Medical fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23286&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Danit Ariel","firstName":"Danit","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Danit_Ariel","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."},{"lastName":"Nejadnik","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Radiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=20937&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hossein Nejadnik","firstName":"Hossein","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Hossein_Nejadnik","researchInterest":"Stem Cell Imaging: The ultimate goal of my research is to develop clinically applicable, non-invasive and repeatable imaging tools, which can be used for long-term tracking of transplanted stem cells in bone defects and osteochondral defects. I evaluate novel contrast agents for non-invasive in vivo detection of stem cells with MR imaging in mouse models of bone and cartilage repair, I test smart, activatable MR contrast agents, which can provide non-invasive information about the viability and"},{"lastName":"Chen","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Chemical and Systems Biology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Developmental Biology"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor (By courtesy),Natural Sciences Cluster - Chemistry Department"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Chemical and Systems Biology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3938&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"James K. Chen","firstName":"James","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/James_Chen","researchInterest":"Our laboratory combines synthetic chemistry and developmental biology to investigate the molecular events that regulate embryonic patterning, tissue regeneration, and tumorigenesis.  We are currently using genetic and small-molecule approaches to study the molecular mechanisms of Hedgehog signaling, and we are developing chemical technologies to perturb and observe the genetic programs that underlie vertebrate development."},{"lastName":"Hahn","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology - Child Neurology"},{"focus":"Neurology, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Neurology - Prenatal Neurologic Consultation"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"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=4015&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jin S. Hahn, MD","firstName":"Jin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Jin_Hahn","researchInterest":"1. Clinical informatics and electronic health records\r\n2. Neonatal and fetal neurology\r\n3. Prenatal diagnosis neurodevelopmental anomalies\r\n4. Personalized Health and Wellness Records"},{"lastName":"Sainani","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Assistant Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4574&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Kristin Sainani (n e Cobb)","firstName":"Kristin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Kristin_Sainani","researchInterest":"Science writing, science communication, biostatistics. Research areas: osteoporosis, stress fractures, sports injuries, female athlete triad."},{"lastName":"Lane","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pediatric Dermatology"},{"focus":"Ethical Issues in Pediatric Dermatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty-Med Ctr Line,Retiree"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus (Active) Professor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4126&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Alfred Lane","firstName":"Alfred","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Alfred_Lane","researchInterest":"Developing gene therapy for genetic skin diseases is my major focus.  Prior to that, we are developing methods to give effective and efficient care to infants with rare and disabling genetic skin diseases including epidermolysis bullosa and ichthyosis as well as infants and children with unusual and difficult to manage vascular malformations.  I am also interested in clinical studies within the NICU protecting premature infants\u0092 skin and clinical studies  in children with common skin diseases."},{"lastName":"Sundram","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology"},{"focus":"Anatomic/Clinical Pathology"},{"focus":"Dermatopathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4058&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Uma N. Sundram, MD, PhD","firstName":"Uma","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Uma_Sundram","researchInterest":"Broad study of extramedullary myeloid tumors; Characterization of CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorders and pathogenesis; Mutational analysis of CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorders; Characterization of cutaneous mast cell disease and distinction from systemic mastocytosis; Comparison of systemic and cutaneous B cell lymphomas by immunohistochemical profiles and the use of tissue microarrays; microRNA studies of cutaneous lymphomas"},{"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":"Kim","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cancer- cutaneous oncology"},{"focus":"Melanocytic neoplasia"},{"focus":"Dermatopathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Assistant Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=8622&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Jinah Kim","firstName":"Jinah","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Jinah_Kim","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Lee","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Dermatology"},{"focus":"General Dermatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Instructor,Dermatology"},{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Instructor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13475&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Carolyn Lee","firstName":"Carolyn","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Carolyn_Lee","researchInterest":""},{"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":"Singh","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=29866&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Amar Singh","firstName":"Amar","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Amar_Singh","researchInterest":""},{"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":"Anand","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"MS, Dean's Office"},{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, School of Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"MS, Dean's Office","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=13520&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Shuchi Anand","firstName":"Shuchi","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Shuchi_Anand","researchInterest":"ESRD and physical activity\r\nESRD and vitamin D deficiency\r\nManagement of CKD and ESRD in developing regions"},{"lastName":"Leong","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Anesthesia"},{"focus":"Pain Management"},{"focus":"Radiculopathy"},{"focus":"Spinal Pain"},{"focus":"Neuralgia, Postherpetic"},{"focus":"Abdominal Pain"},{"focus":"Workers' Compensation"},{"focus":"Cancer Pain"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Anesthesia"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Anesthesia","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=11391&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Leong","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Michael_Leong","researchInterest":"- Intrathecal / Intraspinal Analgesics\r\n- Industry-supported clinical trials"},{"lastName":"Peehl","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor (Research),Urology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor (Research),Urology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4633&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Donna Peehl, PhD","firstName":"Donna","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Donna_Peehl","researchInterest":"My research focuses on the molecular and cellular biology of the human prostate. Developing realistic experimental models is a major goal, and primary cultures of prostatic epithelial and stromal cells are my main model system. Our discoveries are relevant to prevention, detection, diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant prostatic diseases."},{"lastName":"Aasi","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Dermatology"},{"focus":"Mohs Surgery"},{"focus":"Dermatological Surgery"},{"focus":"Laser Surgery"},{"focus":"Skin oncology in transplant patients"},{"focus":"Melanoma and Skin Cancer"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Dermatology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Clinical Associate Professor,Dermatology","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=24596&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Sumaira Aasi","firstName":"Sumaira","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/cancer/researcher/Sumaira_Aasi","researchInterest":"High risk squamous cell carcinoma; frozen histopathology; reconstructive surgery."},{"lastName":"Farquhar","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Cardiology (Heart), Preventive"},{"focus":"Cardiovascular Medicine"},{"focus":"Chronic Disease Prevention"},{"focus":"Global cancer prevention"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"},{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor Emeritus,Medicine - Stanford Prevention Research Center","imageUrl":"http://cancer.stanford.edu/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5956&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John W. 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