2021 Archive

St. Jude is using Florence Nightingale’s data science legacy to inspire students to explore careers in STEMM, especially data science and statistics.

A palliative care expert explains the often misunderstood discipline.

Identifying how to help survivors that lose bone density during treatment.

Novel plasma test shows promise.

St. Jude Global and Mexico in Alliance with St. Jude are leading the Bridge Project to improve access to crucial diagnostic testing for children with cancer in the region.

Democratized access to computational power fuels research.

Read how necessity was the mother of invention for Scott Blanchard, PhD.

Discover how researchers at St. Jude are using innovative 3D printing techniques to push the boundaries of cancer research.

Hear from Tanja Mittag, PhD, about the importance of biophysics in understanding biological processes and disease

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next transformative wave in radiology.

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.