2021 Archive

Sickle Cell

Overcoming the medical communication ‘telephone game’ for patients with sickle cell disease

Alex Generous, PhD

Explore how St. Jude researchers are listening to patients to learn how to improve outreach.

Profiles

Going the distance to advance lifesaving leukemia discoveries

Nicole Michmerhuizen, PhD

Meet former postdoctoral researcher Nicole Michmerhuizen, PhD, and learn how her research drives advances in leukemia.

Survivorship

Conversations with survivors of cancer guide therapeutic interventions

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how St. Jude gives power to the voices of long-term survivors of childhood cancer

Research

Improvement science removes the ‘pebbles’ from clinicians’ shoes

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn more about how St. Jude systematically improves clinical care across the hospital.

Science Education

Combining data and stories to evaluate education and training programs

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

The St. Jude program evaluation team uses qualitative research to uncover insights and improve education and training initiatives.

Profiles

5 Questions for Evadnie Rampersaud, PhD

Erin Podolak, MA and Evadnie Rampersaud, PhD

Hear from principal bioinformatics research scientist Evadnie Rampersaud, PhD, to learn about her path to a data science career at St. Jude.

St. Jude On

Palliative care researchers use qualitative data to understand the full picture of patients' lives

Heather Johnson

Qualitative research plays an important role in palliative care, shedding light on patient’s needs and how to best meet them.

Vaccinations

50 years of the WHO Collaborating Center for Influenza at St. Jude

Alex Generous, PhD

Celebrating 50 years of global influenza research leadership.

Global Health

Qualitative research turns stories into science

Taylor Wewel

Discover what factors drive a person to share their story in qualitative research.

Outreach

Datasets inspire mindsets for future scientists

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

St. Jude scientists are empowering high school students to explore data science and STEMM disciplines through an interactive seminar series.

Profiles

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.

Profiles

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.

Profiles

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.

Profiles

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.

Vaccinations

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.

Profiles

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.

Profiles

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.

Vaccinations

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.