St. Jude Research

Setting the Standard for Research and Discovery

The engine of discovery at St. Jude is powered by some of the brightest minds in science and medicine, equipped with world-class resources and driven by the shared mission of advancing cures. We dream big and build our research programs to match. 

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St. Jude is committed to leveraging its assets to accelerate progress and maximize impact for children in Memphis and around the globe with an acute focus on fundamental science, childhood cancer, pediatric catastrophic disease, global impact, and workforce and environment. St. Jude has, and will continue to, significantly influence the way the world understands and treats childhood cancer, sickle cell disease, neurological disorders, and infectious diseases.

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The St. Jude environment facilitates interaction among laboratory scientists and clinical investigators, promoting the translation of new findings from the lab to the clinic and communicating clinical problems to laboratory scientists for further investigation. Our 22 academic departments are home to more than 120 fundamental and translational research labs that bring the ‘bench to the bedside,’ ensuring that patients treated at St. Jude benefit fully from advances in our understanding of pediatric catastrophic diseases and their treatment.

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What sets St. Jude apart?

Unparalleled research

Over the past year, we have made substantial progress in achieving our mission. The Scientific Report highlights some of the more notable advancements St. Jude faculty and staff made in 2023. 

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Extraordinary collaboration 

The culture and campus of St. Jude fosters free exchange of ideas among scientists and clinicians for creative, comprehensive science. 

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State-of-the-art facilities

St. Jude supports scientific research by investing in resources, technologies, and infrastructure that represent a robust discovery and development pipeline that is unusual among academic institutions. 

Environment drives success
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Unique funding model 

While St. Jude investigators and trainees are well-equipped and incredibly successful at securing competitive external funding, dedicated institutional support ensures that our researchers have the security and confidence to pursue transformative and daring questions. 

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Unrivaled shared resources 

St. Jude has over 20 core facilities and research resources that provide expertise and cutting-edge technologies to support collaborative work across the institution. 

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Careers & training

Answer your calling at St. Jude

St. Jude is a community of diverse faculty, staff, and trainees who strive to ask bold questions, create innovative solutions, and strengthen the robust scientific enterprise. St. Jude investigators have the freedom to focus on making big discoveries, backed by extraordinary resources and support teams. 

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Progress: A Digital Magazine

Sharing stories of impact and discovery across the St. Jude research enterprise.
Clinical

What’s the right way to talk about prognosis?

Heather Johnson

Researchers at St. Jude are investigating how to approach difficult conversations about prognosis with patients and their families.

Research

Your fatty acid delivery is on the way: studying cellular logistics provides disease insights

Paige Brown Jarreau, PhD

A paper from the laboratory of Chi-Lun Chang, PhD, details their new toolkit, FABCON, for detecting contact sites where organelles exchange material.

Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Cat Willis, PhD

Erin Podolak, MA and Cat Willis, PhD

In the Children’s GMP, LLC, Cat Willis, PhD, is the quality control “gatekeeper” making sure cell products are of the highest quality.

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Research

The ticking ‘epigenetic’ clock measures true biological age

 Alex Generous, PhD

Dive into research on the ‘epigenetic clock’ and learn how understanding it can help childhood cancer survivors.

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An extraordinary academic institution

Learn how a degree from the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences can help you further your science and make a difference.

With world-class basic and translational research, mentorship from internationally renowned faculty and exceptional support and resources, our degree programs offer a unique experience for all our students.

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