Plummer Lab Team

About Jasmine Plummer, PhD

Jasmine Plummer received a master’s degree in neuroscience from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and a PhD in molecular genetics from the University of Toronto. She then studied as a postdoctoral fellow at the Saban Research Institute at the Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. . Before joining St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as an Associate Member of the Department of Developmental Neurobiology, Dr. Plummer was an Assistant Professor of Biomedical Sciences as well as Co-Director of the PhD Genomics Core and Associate Director of the Applied Genomics, Computational and Translational Core at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Plummer is also the Director of the Center for Spatial Omics at St. Jude. Her research focuses on using a multi-omics approach to examine genetic risk as a factor of oncogenesis.

Dr. Plummer has received several awards including the OSOTF James Crothers Peripheral Nerve Damage Fellowship Award, the Zilkha Neurogenetics Institute Young Scholars Award, the Autism Speaks Meixner Post-Doctoral Fellow Award, T.E.A.L Foundation Award and the Tina’s Wish award.

Affiliations

Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance
African Caribbean Single-Cell Network (Chan Zuckerberg Initiative)
Human Cell Atlas

Faculty bio

Meet the Team

Jasmine Plummer, PhD

Principal Investigator

Associate Member, St. Jude Faculty
Director, Center for Spatial Omics

Hannah Chasteen, MS
Lead Researcher

Felipe Segato Dezem
Sr. Bioinformatics Analyst

Yutian Liu, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst

Maycon Marção, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst

Jieun See, PhD
Postdoctoral Research Associate

Arjumand Wani, PhD
Associate Scientist

Luke Zhang, MS
Bioinformatics Analyst

Artwork by Arjumand Wani awarded second place in Art of Science competition

The Scientific Communications team in the Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach (SCEO) Department hosted its annual Art of Science Competition, calling upon St. Jude employees to submit original artistic renderings of scientific concepts related to this year’s theme, Illustrating the Stories of Science. Arjumand Wani’s acrylic painting, titled “Mapping hope: The art of spatial omics” was awarded second place.

This vibrant piece of science art portrays the interconnection between biology, genetics, and microscopy through colorful, abstract visuals. On the left, a stylized human profile incorporates imagery of DNA, a microscope, and data charts, symbolizing human curiosity and discovery. The right-side features tissue microarray (TMA) circles in rich, contrasting colors, representing the diversity of tissue samples and the power of high-throughput analysis in biomedical research. The use of gradients from pink to deep blue signifies the transition from imagination to discovery, while precise linework and chemical structures highlight the intricate beauty of scientific research. 