2021 Archive

Learn what Andrea Gropman, MD, plans to achieve as the new leader of Neurometabolic Translational Research at St. Jude

Fixing DNA damage repair systems to help patients.

St. Jude is preparing future scientists through education, training pathways and STEMM initiatives, inspiring careers in biomedical research and healthcare.

 See how microscopic “bubbles” set the stage for neurological breakthroughs

Scientists at the Protein Production Facility are making high quality proteins to help support research across St. Jude.

Meet postdoctoral researcher Lisett Contreras, PhD, Department of Pathology, and learn about her research.  

See how blocking one kinase resulted in premature neuron growth

Meet St. Jude Chief of AI Renato Umeton, PhD, Office of Data Science.

The Global Critical Care Program is advancing critical care for children with cancer worldwide through innovation, collaboration and education.

Learn what associate scientist Anand Kulkarni, PhD, thinks makes doing research at St. Jude different from anywhere else.

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.