Science & medicine news
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St. Jude early career researcher awarded NIH innovation grant
Cell biologist Chi-Lun Chang, PhD, was awarded a 5-year $2.7 million grant to “push the boundaries of biomedical science.”
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Health inequity may drive higher symptom burden in childhood cancer survivors
Findings from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital reveal that childhood cancer survivors with disadvantaged socio-demographic factors are over 7 times more likely to experience severe symptom burdens.
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Findings explain exceptional auditory abilities in Williams-Beuren Syndrome
St. Jude scientists identified the mechanism by which Williams-Beuren Syndrome enhances the ability to discriminate between sounds as interneuron hyperexcitability in the auditory cortex.
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St. Jude finds a new way to identify ‘safe harbor’ for gene therapies
A tool created by St. Jude scientists may increase the safety of gene and cell therapy by finding safe places to add genes to human DNA.
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Rhombic lip implicated in origins of high-risk medulloblastoma
St. Jude scientists found that group 3 and 4 medulloblastoma arise from the rhombic lip, knowledge that may help improve research models and therapeutic development.
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St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center receives Merit Extension Award from NCI
St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center award extends its current $35 million, five-year Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) for an additional two years.