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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.
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Jun J. Yang, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Division Director, Pharmacy Sciences
Vice-Chair, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Endowed Chair in Pharmacogenomics
Jun J. Yang, PhD
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Division Director, Pharmacy Sciences
Vice-Chair, Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Endowed Chair in Pharmacogenomics
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Jun J. Yang, PhD
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
MS 313, Room I5104
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Cyrine-Eliana Haidar, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FASHP
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency Coordinator
Cyrine-Eliana Haidar, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FASHP
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency Coordinator
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Cyrine-Eliana Haidar, PharmD, BCPS, BCOP, FASHP
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
MS 313, Room I5412
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Kristine Crews, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency Director
Associate Director, Center for Translational Pharmacology
Research Operations Director
Kristine Crews, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency Director
Associate Director, Center for Translational Pharmacology
Research Operations Director
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Kristine Crews, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacokinetics Shared Resource
MS 313
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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Kelly E. Caudle, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, FCCP
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementation Consortium (CPIC)
Kelly E. Caudle, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, FCCP
Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Clinical Pharmacogenomics Implementation Consortium (CPIC)
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Kelly E. Caudle, PharmD, PhD, BCPS, FCCP
Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
MS 313, Room I5106A
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
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James M. Hoffman, PharmD, MS
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Senior Vice President, Quality and Safety
James M. Hoffman, PharmD, MS
Member, St. Jude Faculty
Senior Vice President, Quality and Safety
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James M. Hoffman, PharmD, MS
Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
MS 741, Room N1073
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678