2021 Archive

See how the St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences trains students in the Applied Biomedical Data Science MS program.

See how St. Jude scientists turn research into strategies for drugging key cancer pathways.

Two St. Jude efforts independently uncovered the predisposition gene’s role.

See how St. Jude chemists approach drug discovery and development to make the therapies of tomorrow.

Investigate the decades-long cold case that St. Jude researchers finally cracked.

Explore the ingenuity behind therapeutic optimization

Neurosurgeon Paul Klimo, MD, explains posterior fossa syndrome, and how surgeons can work to reduce its risk.

See how combining sequencing approaches provides a ‘one-stop shop’ for diagnosing AML.

Discover how researchers find ways to improve treatments with genetic information.

The work of St. Jude Global was on display at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

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.

For Jasmine Turner, resilience and tenacity were required to enter a field with very few Black women. There weren’t many women or teachers of color in her scientific courses—no one with similar experiences to help guide her or focus her talents. She turned to her mother for encouragement and inspiration.

This study, to our knowledge, is the first to objectively measure hearing and neurocognitive function in a large cohort of long-term survivors of childhood cancer stratified by treatment exposures.

Andrea Stubbs shares her experiences that shaped her career in community outreach to raise awareness for both HIV and HPV.

Women of St. Jude highlights the influences and events that shaped the career of Pat Keel, who shares lessons she’s learned about teamwork and leadership.

Survival and quality of life for many with sickle cell disease depends upon where they live. Here’s what a doctor wants to do to fix that.

Fathers express grief through keeping busy or focusing on work – different than a mother’s grief. But fathers may not be getting the support they need after the loss of a child.