2021 Archive

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Risk assessment is reshaping pediatric cancer care beyond diagnosis

Kasey Belanger-Mayer, PhD

Learn how assessing risk helps tailor patient care from the moment of diagnosis.

Clinical

Nursing researchers illuminate symptom relief for mucositis

Taylor Wewel

Discover how the Division of Nursing Research supports nursing staff in clinical research.

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Molecular profiling revolution helps overcome unclear pediatric cancer diagnoses

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn how St. Jude researchers helped usher in a new era of better diagnoses.

Outreach

St. Jude trainings bring together clinical research community around the globe

Alex Generous, PhD

Find out how the collaborators are learning from each other to improve pediatric cancer care.

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Creating guidelines that turn evidence into better diagnoses and treatment

Alex Generous, PhD

Find out how St. Jude researchers are leading the way to better global standards.

Research

Antisense oligonucleotides illustrated

Briana Williams and Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Learn about the mRNA-targeting therapy

Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Layne Pullen

Layne Pullen and Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Meet Layne Pullen, a researcher within the Preclinical Therapeutics Program.

Outreach

Closing the workforce readiness gap in data science

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

See how St. Jude is bridging the gap between classroom learning and real-world workforce demands.

Investigator Insights

Earlier than early detection: A journey from research to education and training

Saikat Nandy, PhD

Meet Saikat Nandy, PhD, and learn about his journey from actuarial science to education and training. 

Research

Bacterial protein structures bridge the gap between host and pathogen

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Learn about Susan Lea’s research on how bacteria interact with their hosts.

Investigator Insights

Jasmine Turner: Overcoming obstacles, rising to meet challenges

Mike O’Kelly

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.

Clinical

What we’ve found out about hearing loss and cognitive function in children

Johnnie Bass, AuD, PhD

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.

Investigator Insights

Making purposeful connections to help others grow and develop

Chris Pennington

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

Investigator Insights

Leadership begins where the comfort zone ends

St. Jude Progress

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.

Clinical

The global burden of sickle cell disease: The quality of treatment shouldn’t depend upon where you live

Ayobami Olanrewaju, MD

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.

Clinical

How do fathers grieve the loss of a child?

Michael J. McNeil, MD

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.

Investigator Insights

A career of service to those in need

Katy Hobgood

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

Outreach

The path to cancer prevention includes HPV vaccination

Heather Brandt, PhD

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

Investigator Insights

A blend of art and math inspires Hankins’ science

Elizabeth Whittington

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

Research

Blocking the progression of pre-leukemic disorders

Erin Podolak, MA

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