2021 Archive

In the Children’s GMP, LLC, Cat Willis, PhD, is the quality control “gatekeeper” making sure cell products are of the highest quality.

Dive into research on the ‘epigenetic clock’ and learn how understanding it can help childhood cancer survivors.

St. Jude is collaborating to expand access to palliative care worldwide. 

St. Jude scientists contributed to a phase 3 clinical trial showing that blinatumomab added to chemotherapy is effective against leukemia in adults.

Graduate students team up to design more effective flu vaccine.

Watch the video interview with Robby Teis, a student in the St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences to learn how his brother’s cancer inspired his current research.

Through decades of research Elaine Tuomanen, MD, made crucial contributions to the creation of the first universal vaccine for pneumonia – now in clinical trials.

See how the CAP Fellowship is emerging as a competitive full-time career training experience for St. Jude postdocs.

See how St. Jude is working to counteract the rise of antifungal resistance

Translational research from Suzanne Baker, PhD, and colleagues shows that targeted MET inhibitor capmatinib effectively crosses the blood-brain-barrier, synergizing with radiation to treat pediatric high-grade glioma.

Researchers are focusing on treatment-related pain as another way to reduce the risk of learning and memory problems in survivors of childhood leukemia.

The Rising Stars of Cancer Research program is a new to the Science of Childhood Cancer lecture series. The program highlights the work of emerging leaders in the cancer research community.

Empower Everyone was the theme of the St. Jude Global Alliance Convening, a virtual meeting that attracted participants from around the world.

St. Jude scientists have created an algorithm to help group T-cells by their function by evaluating two different types of data, T-cell receptor sequences and gene expression.

Walter Hughes, MD, who established the St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases and initiated pediatric AIDS research at the hospital, has died.

St. Jude biostatisticians have developed a new method for designing phase 2 clinical trials with a small sample size. The approach uses a mathematical model called Bayesian probability . The researchers created free software to implement the process.

St. Jude will host the virtual Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium July 22–23. The inaugural event in 2020 prompted a researcher in India to become a visiting scientist at St. Jude. Register for the event.

St. Jude researchers looked at burnout and perceived work demands among St. Jude physicians and found that emotional exhaustion and time demands are key factors in a problem that affects both provider and patient.

A pediatric psychologist expresses gratitude for interdisciplinary collaboration, which elevates patient care and provider well-being.

Martine Roussel, PhD, faculty member and endowed chair in molecular oncogenesis, shares how early work on oncogenes led to her lab’s discovery of new oncogenes.