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We have developed several new therapies for autoimmunity, including some in Phase 2 clinical trials, as well as one approved drug, natalizumab.  We have developed microarray technology for detecting autoantibodies to myelin proteins and lipids.  We employ a diverse range of molecular and celluar approaches to trying to understand multiple sclerosis."},{"lastName":"Sobel","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Professor (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4269&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Raymond A. Sobel, M.D.","firstName":"Raymond","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Raymond_Sobel","researchInterest":"We study cellular and molecular mechanisms of immune-mediated injury in central nervous system (CNS) tissues  that are altered in multiple sclerosis (MS). Tissues of patients and of animals with experimental allergic encephalomyelitis are analyzed using histology and immunohistochemistry.  We currently are studying the cross-recognition of neurons by antibodies against myelin proteolipid protein epitopes.  Similar cross-recognition may link anti-myelin immunity with neurodegeneration in MS."},{"lastName":"Robinson","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Immunology and Rheumatology"},{"focus":"Rheumatology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Medicine - Immunology & Rheumatology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4730&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"William Robinson","firstName":"William","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/William_Robinson","researchInterest":"Our lab studies the molecular mechanisms of and develops therapies to treat autoimmune and rheumatic diseases, with a focus on rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, and osteoarthritis. \r\n\r\nThe overriding objectives of our laboratory are:\r\n\r\n1. To investigate the mechanisms underlying autoimmune diseases.\r\n\r\n2. To develop diagnostics and therapeutics for autoimmune diseases.\r\n\r\n3. To investigate the role of inflammation in osteoarthritis."},{"lastName":"Mocarski","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Microbiology & Immunology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Emeritus Faculty, Acad Council,Microbiology & Immunology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4146&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Edward Mocarski","firstName":"Edward","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Edward_Mocarski","researchInterest":"My research interests focus on the biology and pathogenesis of cytomegalovirus (CMV), an opportunistic pathogen that causes significant disease worldwide. We developed global approaches and produced key insights into the areas of CMV gene regulation, DNA replication and packaging, maturation, impact on the host cell, disease pathogenesis, latency and reactivation, host cell signaling and chemokine system. These diverse findings address key aspects of the virus-host interaction."},{"lastName":"Nelson","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor,Health Research & Policy - Epidemiology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4277&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Lorene Nelson, PhD","firstName":"Lorene","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/stanfordhospital/researcher/Lorene_Nelson","researchInterest":"Primary research interests:  (1) genetic and environmental determinants of neurodegenerative disorders, including Parkinson's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and multiple sclerosis, (2) genetic epidemiology and approaches for identifying gene-environment interactions, (3) genetic and environmental determinants of autoimmune disease."},{"lastName":"VanHaren","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Leukodystrophies"},{"focus":"Autoimmune Diseases of the Nervous System"},{"focus":"Neurology - Child Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Instructor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Instructor,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=18487&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Keith Van Haren","firstName":"Keith","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Keith_VanHaren","researchInterest":"Our research is focused on the immune response in multiple sclerosis and X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), with particular interest in the role of macrophages, lipids, and oxidative stress."},{"lastName":"Takahashi","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=11433&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"D. 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My current study investigates anti-viral immunity to CMV in lung transplant patients to characterize the kinetics of CMV-specific T-cell reconstitution and to test its ability to predict CMV infection and allograft rejection."},{"lastName":"Ko","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Medicine","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=10414&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Rose Ko","firstName":"Rose","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Rose_Ko","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Kurnellas","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=14640&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Michael Kurnellas","firstName":"Michael","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Michael_Kurnellas","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Scandling","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation"},{"focus":"Nephrology"},{"focus":"Nephrology (Kidney)"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Medicine - Nephrology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=4276&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"John Scandling","firstName":"John","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/John_Scandling","researchInterest":"Clinical renal transplantation; acute renal failure;, cardiovascular disease in diabetic end-stage renal disease."},{"lastName":"Harvey","clinicalFocus":[],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Biochemistry"}],"primaryAppointment":"Postdoctoral Research fellow, Biochemistry","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=34542&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Colin Harvey","firstName":"Colin","href":"http://med.stanford.edu/profiles/postdocs/researcher/Colin_Harvey","researchInterest":""},{"lastName":"Vogel","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Pathology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology"},{"appointment":"Member,Stanford Cancer Institute"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pediatrics"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurosurgery"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Comparative Medicine"}],"primaryAppointment":"Professor - Med Center Line,Pathology","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3892&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Hannes Vogel","firstName":"Hannes","href":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/Hannes_Vogel","researchInterest":"My research interests include nerve and muscle pathology, mitochondrial diseases, pediatric neurooncology, and transgenic mouse pathology."},{"lastName":"Reimer","clinicalFocus":[{"focus":"Neurology"}],"appointments":[{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences"},{"appointment":"Member,Bio-X"},{"appointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line (By courtesy),Molecular & Cellular Physiology"}],"primaryAppointment":"Associate Professor - Med Center Line,Neurology & Neurological Sciences","imageUrl":"http://stanfordhospital.org/profiles/viewImage?facultyId=3819&type=small&showNoImage","displayName":"Richard J. 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