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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Researchers develop method to dramatically reduce error rate in next-generation sequencing
Check out what happens when math and biology combine to tackle error rates in next-generation DNA sequencing. The answer is good news for cancer patients.
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How one patient revealed a new route to melanoma
Read latest on a mutation that drives the most common childhood melanoma plus evidence that patients who carry the alteration may respond to precision medicine.
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Radiation triples survival for a rare brain tumor
Treatment success shown in ependymoma clinic trial open at more than 100 locations and with nearly 400 patients.
News & Publications
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Scientific Report 2018
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.