About the Program

    For more than three decades, the pharmacogenomics program has been a flagship pillar of the Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at St. Jude. Scientists and clinicians within this program have pioneered pharmacogenomics discovery research and clinical implementation on a global scale. Our work focuses on elucidating the genetic basis of inter-patient variation in drug effects and then using this information to individualize pharmacotherapy therby ensuring maximal efficacy and minimal toxicity. Our discovery research uncovered a plethora of pharmacogenetic variants influencing common anti-cancer drugs, as described in our high-impact publications (NEJM, JAMA, Nature Medicine, Nature Genetics), and our implementation efforts have served as a model for others including housing the Clinical Pharmacogenetic Implementation Consortium (CPIC) and our work in this space serves as a model for others across the world. These efforts have enabled the clinical implementation of pharmacogenomics, shifting the paradigm of precision medicine in pediatric oncology and beyond.   


Program Priorities


Leadership

  • Jun J. Yang, PhD

    Director, Pharmacogenomics Program

    Vice Chair, Dept of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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  • Cyrine Haidar, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP

    Clinical Pharmacogenomics Coordinator

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  • Kristine Crews, PharmD, BCPS

    Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency Director

    Co-Director, Pharmacokinetics Shared Resource

    Translational Research Lab Director

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  • Kelly Caudle, PharmD, PhD

    Director, CPIC