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.
-
Comprehensive Cancer Center
St. Jude is the first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children.
-
Research Resources & Data
Superb shared resources at St. Jude are designed to accelerate research and foster innovation.
-
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
-
Childhood cancer survivorship data portal in St. Jude Cloud launched at ASHG
A St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital online portal into pediatric cancer survivorship data debuts at the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting.
-
Pharmacogenetics of thiopurine and NUDT15 mutations presented at ASHG
Researchers have uncovered a relationship between the gene NUDT15 and how thiopurine drugs function. These findings support the use of NUDT15 to guide thiopurine dose to limit treatment related toxicity.
-
Study of telomere length and chronic health conditions presented at ASHG
St. Jude researchers compared telomere length and age-dependent telomere attrition between childhood cancer survivors and adult control subjects.
News & Publications
-
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.