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 discover key genetic trigger that compromises cancer immunotherapy
T cell exhaustion has proven to be an obstacle for immunotherapy, and investigators hope their basic findings will result in techniques to prevent exhaustion.
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Study reveals function of cancer-linked MAGE genes
The research shows that MAGE genes evolved to protect inherited DNA in men from stress, focusing on a subtype of MAGE genes called MAGE-A.
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St. Jude Cloud to accelerate scientific discoveries through access to real-time clinical genome sequencing data
The platform is the first to release prospective, comprehensive clinical whole-genome sequencing data directly from the clinic to the cloud.
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.