2021 Archive

Outreach

Bridging the gap in access to diagnostic testing for pediatric cancer in Mexico

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

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.

St. Jude On

High-performance computing team powers scientific discovery at St. Jude

Alex Generous, PhD

Democratized access to computational power fuels research.

Investigator Insights

Pioneering single-molecule imaging

Scott Blanchard, PhD

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

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Pioneering 3D printing to advance pediatric cancer research

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

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

Investigator Insights

Where physics phenomena and biology breakthroughs meet

Tanja Mittag, PhD

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

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Technology tidalwave: How artificial intelligence is shaping the future of radiology

Taylor Wewel

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

Clinical

Shared Resource Spotlight: Solving complex biological puzzles with the Center for Proteomics and Metabolomics

Paige Brown Jarreau, PhD

Discover how the Proteomics and Metabolomics Shared Resource helps advance research at St. Jude.

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Capitalizing on the resolution revolution in structural and cell biology with cryo-electron tomography

Paige Brown Jarreau, PhD

Discovery how scientists at St. Jude are leveraging novel cryo-ET capabilities to advance their research.

Clinical

When the only direction is forward: St. Jude patient travels the globe to find first-of-its-kind cure

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Using genetic information to inform clinical care, researchers and clinicians at St. Jude identified a new treatment for Maria Tangonan that led to a first-of-its-kind cure for pediatric refractory high-risk neuroblastoma.

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Climbing the spatial omics ladder to biology’s unpicked fruit

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how spatial omics builds on transcriptomics, genomics and proteomics for multimodal analysis of tissues by barcoding genes for in-situ hybridization

Investigator Insights

A lifetime dedicated to nursing care

St. Jude Progress

St. Jude highlights these women in science and clinical care who offer insights and tips for those interested in pursuing a scientific or clinical career.

Research

Gene therapy pioneer led St. Jude through unprecedented growth

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Leader, mentor, scientist, physician and gene therapy pioneer: Arthur Nienhuis' extensive legacy of science and medicine.

Research

Common astrovirus can lead to serious health problems

Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

This viral infection is so common nearly everyone has had it - and it can become deadly serious for those who have compromised immune systems.

Investigator Insights

Science begets science: Betty Mortimer Roberts, PhD

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Betty Roberts researched the science of hockey’s slap shot and football’s field goal kick – and it changed both sports forever.

Research

Learning the connection between research and the people it helps

Chris Pennington

St. Jude highlights Regina Kolaitis, PhD, who shares the moment she learned about the connection between her research and the people it helped.

Outreach

Engaging partners to achieve HPV vaccination increases

Andrea Stubbs

St. Jude is partnering with the community to increase awareness and understanding of HPV vaccinations to prevent HPV-related cancers.

Research

Reducing deep sequencing errors to find residual cancer cells

Xiaotu Ma, PhD

This new computational tool pinpoints errors in ultra deep sequencing to identify residual cancer cells that normal sequencing misses.

Investigator Insights

The life and legacy of Joseph Simone, MD

Elizabeth Jane Walker

St. Jude pays homage to a physician scientist who helped lead the first curative treatment for childhood leukemia.

Investigator Insights

Life-changing experience helped forge Jurbergs’ career in pediatric oncology

St. Jude Progress

Niki Jurbergs, PhD, shares how her health care career was shaped by an intense moment with a patient and family.

Outreach

COVID and HPV: Getting back on track with HPV vaccination

Melissa Hudson, MD and Kari Bjornard, MD

The COVID pandemic has halted the progress of preventive health care for teens. Most importantly, this one vaccine that can prevent cancer.