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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Multidisciplinary research identifies novel targeted therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Scientists at St. Jude have revealed a potential treatment for T Cell ALL using a method that has implications for how cancer therapies are identified in the future.
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COVID-19 poses a serious risk to bone marrow transplant recipients
St. Jude scientists are discovering that children and adults who receive bone marrow transplants should make COVID-19 prevention a priority.
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MethylationToActivity: a deep learning framework for epigenetic research
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital have created a computational tool for inferring gene promoter activity and expression using DNA methylation data.
News & Publications
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Scientific Report 2019
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.