2021 Archive

Meet Emily Tonorezos, MD, MPH, incoming Division of Cancer Survivorship director, and learn her plans for continuing St. Jude excellence in survivorship research.

Learn how CONQUER is creating the future of survivorship research.

See how a global genetic search led to an ultrarare epilepsy diagnosis.

Meet Arun Solanki, MD, whose career journey has taken him from a private pediatric neurology practice to caring for patients with rare neurologic diseases.

Discover the work of the Global Transversal Pharmacy Program.

Learn how providing psychological support improves markers of inflammation.

Learn about the tools ushering in a new age of radiology research

Find out how the nutrient is central to preventing autoreactive T cells from causing autoimmune attacks.

Discover how St. Jude researchers are advancing our understanding of inherited genetic risk factors to improve cancer detection, prevention and personalized treatment.

Explore the work and achievements of Mengzhao (Lucy) Xue, PhD, as she shares her research journey and what receiving the 2026 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award means for her career path.

Kristin Lyons, director of Rehabilitation Services, and Jessica Sparrow, Lead Occupational Therapist, worked as part of a team of oncology rehabilitation providers from pediatric institutions across the country to co-author a recent Seminars in Oncology Nursing article, which provides a comprehensive overview of rehabilitation screening, assessment, and intervention for children with cancer.

Posterior fossa syndrome develops in some children following surgery for the brain tumor medulloblastoma. St. Jude research offers fresh insight into the mysterious syndrome and advice on how to avoid it.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network recently published treatment guidelines for children diagnosed with nephroblastoma. Two St. Jude physicians collaborated on the project.

As cancer survivorship changes, new benchmarks must be set to redefine survivorship research and treatment success.

It’s essential to provide an accurate, science-based website for vaccine information. The St. Jude Global COVID-19 Working Group plans to provide accurate COVID-19 information, including answering questions and providing vaccine news as it emerges.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is launching the largest strategic investment in its nearly 60-year history, committing $11.5 billion during the next six years to accelerate research and treatment globally for children with catastrophic diseases.

Cancer treatments can result in damage to the heart both during treatment and years following completion of therapy. As many cancer survivors are now living longer into adulthood, we’re gaining a better understanding of some of the late effects of cancer treatments that we weren’t able to observe before.

Scientists are learning more about antibody production in response to flu, including how they develop from helper T cells and monocytes.

The pandemic exposed shortcomings in health care. But this study revealed more than expected in this type of children’s treatment.

Tangie Thomas, MPH, is vice president of Clinical Trials Operations at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.