2021 Archive

St. Jude scientists are empowering high school students to explore data science and STEMM disciplines through an interactive seminar series.

Meet St. Jude data analyst Eric Rivera-Peraza, MS, and explore his journey from medical school to data science.

See the long-term impact a hemophilia B gene therapy trial had on one of its participants

Find out how hospitals worldwide identify how to improve patient care when collaborating with St. Jude Global.

See how a treatment combo propels Ewing sarcoma radiation therapy to new heights

3D printing of pharmaceuticals is making it easier for pediatric patients to take their medicine.

Treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma led student Evan Moore to a summer spent studying infectious diseases in the laboratory of Victor Torres, PhD.

See how Melissa Hudson, MD, ensures patients have the best quality of life possible after treatment

Find out why cholera pandemics aren’t more common.

Learn how the Gait and Mobility Lab at St. Jude is helping study and care for patients with neurologic disease.

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.