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Karen J. Parker, PhD
Truong-Tan Broadcom Endowed Professor and Professor, by courtesy, of Comparative Medicine
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe Parker Lab conducts research on the biology of social functioning in monkeys, typically developing humans, and patients with social difficulties.
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Robertson Parkman
Other Teaching Staff-Hourly, Pediatrics - Stem Cell Transplantation
BioMy principal research interests have been the assessment of the immunological consequences of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation including both acute and chronic graft versus host disease and immune reconstitution and the use of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation to treat genetic diseases. My laboratory was the first to suggest that chronic graft versus host disease was an autoimmune disease directed at histocompatibility antigens shared by donors and recipients. The observation leaded to the assessment of the role of thymic dysfunction in the pathogenesis of chronic graft versus host disease. As a pediatric immunologist I have investigated the role of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation initially in the treatment of primary immune deficiency diseases and later the treatment of metabolic diseases, which lead to my involvement in the early gene transfer clinical trials.
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Ugur Parlatan
Basic Life Research Scientist, Rad/Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection
BioDr. Ugur Parlatan is a Basic Life Research Scientist at the Canary Center at Stanford for Cancer Early Detection. Trained as a physicist, he leads photonics laboratory activities and develops optical spectroscopy and imaging approaches for molecular fingerprinting and characterization of extracellular vesicles (EVs). His work includes designing and optimizing measurement workflows, analyzing EV signatures from biomedical samples, and supporting disease-focused studies across cancer and metabolic conditions (including lung cancer, glioblastoma, pancreatic cancer, diabetes, and hepatotoxicity). He also mentors trainees (including NIH CREST program interns) and contributes to manuscripts and grant applications.
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Jane Parnes
Professor of Medicine, Emerita
Current Research and Scholarly InterestsThe lab is studying the mechanisms controlling B cell responsiveness and the balance between tolerance and autoimmunity. B cells deficient in CD72 are hyperresponsive to stimulation through the B cell receptor. We are examining the alterations in B cell signaling in these B cells and the mechanisms by which CD72 deficiency partially abrogates anergic tolerance. We hope to learn how deficiency in CD72 leads to spontaneous autoimmunity and increased susceptibility to induced autoimmune disease.
