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My research interests, as they pertain to this mission, are childhood obesity prevention, the surgical management of obesity, minimal access surgical techniques, evidenced based surgery, surgical skills acquisition, and surgical education."},{"lastName":"Wheeler","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"MD Student, School of Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=23733&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hayley Wheeler","firstName":"Hayley","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Hayley_Wheeler","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Lorenz","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Plastic Surgery, Pediatric"},{"focus":"Plastic Surgery"},{"focus":"Cleft lip and palate surgery"},{"focus":"Facial surgery"},{"focus":"Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery"},{"focus":"facial fracture surgery"},{"focus":"Body contouring surgery"},{"focus":"abdominal wall surgery"},{"focus":"ventral hernia surgery"},{"focus":"incisional hernia surgery"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Surgery - Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4589&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"H. 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Our laboratory is currently focused on the characterization of  genes important in tumor development and growth.  Such genes will potentially serve as therapeutic targets.\r\n\r\nAn additional focus of the laboratory is the development of diagnostic assays for the early detection of pancreatic and esophageal disease."},{"lastName":"Heinrichs","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Obstetrics & Gynecology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Obstetrics & Gynecology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=5960&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Wm. 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We apply our discoveries in this area towards development of molecular therapies for carcinomas, hair disease and inherited epithelial adhesive disorders."}]}