2019 Archive

Research

Blazing through new territory to fight a devastating neurodegenerative disease

St. Jude Communications Department

Read how researchers have found a path to control coenzyme A and possibly prevent a devastating neurodegenerative disease.

Outreach

Why I strive to be like my mentor

Dillon Robinson

Read how mentoring transformed a small-town college student into an epidemiologist.

Investigator Insights

Postdoc survival guide: On the road to big discovery, you’re allowed to stumble on your first steps

Anthony Zamora, PhD

New lab, new investigators, new personalities, new team – learn how to make it in your first year as a postdoc.

Research

Can obesity give influenza more time to spread and make vaccines less effective?

Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

St. Jude researchers, led by Dr. Stacey Schultz-Cherry, are asking questions about potential association between flu severity and the obesity epidemic.

Research

Gut microbiome sequencing opens new possibilities for predicting infection in leukemia patients

St. Jude Communications Department

Researchers identify intestinal microbiota that may predict infection risk during chemotherapy in pediatric ALL patients. Learn about the gut microbiome.

Research

New drug for a rare disorder: How will Gamifant’s approval affect HLH treatment?

Melissa Hines, MD

HLH, a rare disorder of the immune system, is caused by a buildup of proteins responding to infection. Read about a new treatment that limits that buildup.

Research

Tumor microenvironment switches from homely to hostile when this process is turned off

Douglas R. Green, PhD

Researchers learn how this housekeeper for cancer cells turns into a cancer house killer. Learn how targeting LAP could promote an anti-tumor response and slow tumor growth.