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Ruth Wang’ondu, MD, PhD
Instructor, St. Jude Faculty
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Ruth Wang’ondu, MD, PhD
Clinical Education & Training
MS 343, Room D4036
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Education
Clinical Fellowship (Pediatric Hematology and Oncology) – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN Residency (Internal Medicine and Pediatrics) – Yale University, New Haven, CT PhD (Cell Biology) – Yale University, New Haven, CT MD – Yale University, New Haven, CT BA (Biochemistry and Sociology) – Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Honors & Awards
- 2022 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Young Investigator Grant Recipient
- 2022 American Medical Association Physician Recognition Award
- 2021 NIH/NCI Loan Repayment Program Recipient
- 2020 American Society of Hematology Minority Fellow Award
Research Interests
- Using in vitro and in vivo models of B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia to study effects of IKZF1 (Ikaros) alterations on leukemogenesis and drug resistance
- Defining effects of Ikaros alterations on prognostication and risk stratification of B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Integration of genetic data from diverse populations to inform treatment of B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia