Stanford Report, April 19, 2006

Medical center people

David A. Relman

Barry Behr

Heather Wakelee

David A. Relman, MD, associate professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology, received a research grant from the National Academies for Genomics and Infectious Disease Research. The $75,000 grant will fund his work on monkeypox. With a researcher from UCLA, he will study the responses of patients with monkeypox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Barry Behr, PhD, has been promoted to associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology, as of April 1. His research interests include the development of improved embryo culture conditions in vitro, prevention of multiple pregnancy, fertility preservation and improving IVF outcome. Behr also directs Stanford's in vitro fertilization laboratory.

Heather Wakelee, MD, has been appointed assistant professor of medicine (oncology), as of April 1. Much of her research concentrates on lung cancer. A current area of inquiry is anti-angiogenesis strategies. She is involved in collaborative efforts with colleagues in thoracic surgery and radiation oncology such as a multidisciplinary trial for stage-3 non-small cell lung cancer patients and CyberKnife protocols for early- stage patients not eligible for surgery. She is also working with colleagues in pulmonary medicine on analysis of blood samples for circulating lung tumor cells.