2019 Archive

Outreach

The St. Jude Affiliate Clinic at Mercy Children’s Hospital celebrates a decade of life-saving care

Francisca Fasipe, MD

Read how the Mercy hospital in Springfield, Missouri, has grown since becoming a St. Jude affiliate clinic.

Research

Rare childhood disorders widen window on diseases of aging

Mary Powers

Read how extremely rare genetic childhood diseases offer clues about understanding neurodegenerative disorders common with aging.

Clinical

How do you tackle a rare cancer?

Alberto Pappo, MD

The rarest pediatric cancers are poorly understood, and more information can inform progress on disorders that plague children.

Outreach

Adult pediatric cancer survivor represents St. Jude on Capitol Hill

St. Jude Progress

Medical student and pediatric cancer survivor goes to Washington D.C., to advocate for children’s health.

Clinical

This proposed solution to a long-standing cellular mystery comes with a visual aid

Eric Enemark, PhD

It may look like some sort of strange modern art – but it’s a simple machine describing a very complicated, and mysterious, process.

Research

PeCanPIE offers powerful tools for discovering inherited cancer genes

Jinghui Zhang, PhD

Powerful cancer data portal gets an upgrade to identify the genetic culprit for inherited cancer and possibly other genetic diseases.

Outreach

Psychology’s 10th anniversary: Department chair remembers modest beginnings, remarkable growth

Sean Phipps, PhD

Learn how psychologists use their clinical and research expertise to help children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.

Outreach

The St. Jude School Program’s new principal has learned a thing or two

Barry Wolverton

It’s difficult to do school when you’re fighting cancer, but this new approach to learning may make learning fun again for cancer patients.

Research

Pediatric immunotherapy: How two immunologists are paving the way for improved treatments

Caleigh Morr

Two friends and research colleagues are looking at different stages of the immune response to pave the way for enhanced cancer treatments.

Investigator Insights

How my global journey led to St. Jude

Shaloo Puri, MD

An early dream of being an astronaut planted the seeds of exploration and making a difference in this college dean.