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The Science of Childhood Cancer is an interactive, weekly lecture series designed to engage the scientific community on key questions in pediatric cancer research. The Fall 2026 lecture season will run August 13-November 19. You may register below for the Fall 2026 season of the series, hosted by the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Invited speakers are leading experts across the spectrum of basic, translational, clinical and population science. The Rising Stars of Cancer Research lecture in the 15-week series will feature thematically related talks by two early- to mid-career investigators conducting exciting and innovative work in the field.
Lectures occur each Thursday from 12 pm – 1 pm Central time / 1 pm – 2 pm Eastern time and are often followed by an extended Q&A session. Available recordings will be posted the week following the live event.
Register for the lecture series
Hosts
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Charles W. M. Roberts, MD, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Executive Vice President
Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lillian R. Cannon Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Endowed Chair
Charles W. M. Roberts, MD, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Executive Vice President
Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lillian R. Cannon Comprehensive Cancer Center Director Endowed Chair
Affiliations
Research Interests
- Understanding the roles of SWI/SNF complex mutations and dysfunctional chromatin remodeling in cancer
- Improving the outcome of children with pediatric cancer
Contact Information
Charles W. M. Roberts, MD, PhD
Comprehensive Cancer Center
MS 281, Room C7045M
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Charles G. Mullighan, MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Senior Deputy Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program
Medical Director, St. Jude Biorepository
William E. Evans Endowed Chair
Charles G. Mullighan, MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Senior Deputy Director, Comprehensive Cancer Center
Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program
Medical Director, St. Jude Biorepository
William E. Evans Endowed Chair
Affiliations
Research Interests
- The use of integrated genomic and epigenomic approaches to understand the pathogenesis and evolution of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and related disorders
- Defining the interaction of inherited and somatic genetic alterations in leukemogenesis
- The use of in vitro and in vivo experimental approaches to model genomic abnormalities in leukemogenesis
- Preclinical therapeutic testing to translate genomic discoveries to new treatment approaches in ALL
Contact Information
Charles G. Mullighan, MBBS (Hons), MSc, MD
Pathology
MS 342, Room D4047D
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Upcoming lectures
August 13, 2026
Developmental Origins of Leukemia Biology
Elvin Wagenblast, PhD
Assistant Professor
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Inhibiting Free Fatty Acid Transport to Improve CAR-T Cell Therapy of Relapsed B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Matthew Witkowski, PhD
Assistant Professor
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus