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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No substantial benefit from transplantation reported for a high-risk leukemia subtype
Children with hypodiploid acute lymphoblastic leukemia fare better when minimal residual disease is used to guide treatment.
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More accurate leukemia diagnosis expected as researchers refine leukemia classification
Research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital means more than 90 percent of the most common cases of childhood cancer can now be classified by subtype, an advance likely to fuel precision medicine.
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Research reveals machinery of a deadly childhood brain cancer
Investigators studied the effects of the H3 K27M mutation, and revealed its impact on mutations that are known drivers of DIPGs.
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.