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Scott C. Blanchard, PhD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Endowed Chair in Molecular Imaging

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Scott C. Blanchard, PhD

Structural Biology

MS 311, Room M6430

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

Memphis,  TN 38105-3678

(901) 595-1927(phone)

(901) 595-3032(fax)

Quick Facts

Blanchard received the 2025 Kazuhiko Kinosita Award in Single-Molecule Biophysics for his groundbreaking research.

Affiliations

Department of Structural Biology

Single Molecule Imaging Center

Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics

Comprehensive Cancer Center

St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Biomolecular NMR Center

Biomolecular X-Ray Crystallography Center

Cryo-EM Center

Protein Technologies Center

Cancer Biology Program

Education

BA (Economics) – University of California, Davis, California BS (Chemistry/Molecular Biology) – University of California, Santa Cruz, California PhD (Biophysics) – Stanford University, Stanford, California

Research Interests

  • Investigating structure-function relationships in macromolecular assemblies using genetic, biochemical, and spectroscopic techniques
  • Developing single-molecule fluorescence imaging methods to study biological processes
  • Focusing on protein synthesis, ribosome biogenesis, membrane protein signaling, and small-molecule interventions in infectious diseases
  • Revealing regulatory mechanisms to improve clinical interventions and advance human health

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