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I am developing molecular imaging probes that  track to injured heart tissue, such that non-invasive imaging techniques, like cardiac MRI, can visualize these probe signals in real-time.  The translational goal of my research is to develop new ways to detect early cardiac injury before permanent damage occurs, so that preventive medical therapy can be started."},{"lastName":"Pauly","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Electrical Engineering"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Electrical Engineering","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=7223&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John M. 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In particular, he is investigating invasive methods for evaluating the coronary microcirculation.  His research is currently funded by an NIH R01 Award."},{"lastName":"Herfkens","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Diagnostic Radiology"},{"focus":"Radiology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4103&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Robert Herfkens","firstName":"Robert","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Robert_Herfkens","researchInterest":"Imaging of cardiovascular diseases with CT, magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy"},{"lastName":"Daldrup-Link","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Radiology"},{"focus":"Pediatric Radiology"},{"focus":"Pediatric Oncology Imaging"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Radiology - Pediatric Radiology"},{"appointment":"Member,Child Health Research Institute"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Radiology - Pediatric Radiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18936&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Heike Daldrup-Link","firstName":"Heike","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Heike_Daldrup-Link","researchInterest":"Our Research Group develops non-invasive cellular imaging techniques that can generate detailed information about specific cell populations in the body. 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