2021 Archive

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.

St. Jude scientists are making progress in the treatment of pediatric cancer by translating new drug findings from the lab to the clinic.

Meet Andew Kleist, MD, PhD, a 2025 STAT Wunderkind early career scientist.

Learn how GEMINI addresses the challenges of rare genetic diseases

Meet graduate student Matthew Fisher to learn about his atypical scientific career progression.

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.

Nehali Patel, MD, grew up helping those in need. Read how working with HIV-infected children has shaped her medical career.

There’s a global push to increase HPV vaccination rates, and if successful, there are these future benefits everyone can enjoy.

St. Jude highlights Jane Hankins, who offers insights into how the artistic side of medicine shaped her education to become a hematologist.

Genetic changes in the biology of blood cells can lead them down a path to cancer. This researcher is figuring out how that happens.