St. Jude investigators have the freedom to focus on making big discoveries, backed by extraordinary resources and support teams. Our culture and campus foster the free exchange of ideas among scientists and clinicians for creative, collaborative science.
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Comprehensive Cancer Center
St. Jude is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children.
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Research Resources & Data
Superb shared resources at St. Jude are designed to accelerate research and foster innovation.
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Clinical & Research Innovation
At St. Jude, we dream big, and build our research programs to match. Explore just a few of the pioneering initiatives that make St. Jude different.
Pediatric Cancer Genome Project
The roots of pediatric cancer are hidden deep within a child’s DNA. The St. Jude—Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project is the world’s most ambitious effort to discover the origins of childhood cancer and seek new cures.
Latest Research
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital expands international reach with St. Jude Global
Hospital invests more than $100 million to improve childhood cancer survival rates worldwide.
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St. Jude trial identifies a medulloblastoma subset that requires less aggressive therapy
For a subset of the youngest patients with the brain tumor medulloblastoma, less aggressive therapy was associated with better long-term survival.
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‘Lone wolf’ protein offers new pathway to cancer treatments
The protein called BOK offers another target for drugs to selectively trigger apoptosis.
News & Publications
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Scientific Report 2017
The Scientific Report, Translating Science into Survival, describes key breakthroughs made by St. Jude investigators.
Careers & Training at St. Jude
At St. Jude, your career makes a difference. We offer outstanding opportunities in the basic and translational sciences, clinical research, patient care and many other areas for talented individuals.