Baker Lab Team

Dr. Suzanne Baker earned her PhD in Molecular Biology and Human Genetics from The Johns Hopkins University where she trained with Dr. Bert Vogelstein. After postdoctoral training with Dr. Tom Curran at the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology, she joined the faculty at St. Jude and currently holds the Endowed Chair in Brain Tumor Research. Her research is directed toward understanding normal and cancerous growth in the brain, with a specific focus on the underlying molecular, cellular and genetic mechanisms driving pediatric high-grade glioma. Dr. Baker is the Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center.