2021 Archive

The Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines is raising the profile of childhood cancer and how best to treat it in Ecuador.

Discover how a background in anthropology influences how clinical research scientist Julia Hanebrink, PhD, approaches qualitative research.

A unique St. Jude initiative is accelerating clinical CAR–T cell research in a lab-to-clinic-to-lab loop.

Find how a new statistical package is getting more out of trial analysis.

Learn how global partnerships are improving diagnosis, treatment and care for children with central nervous system tumors in resource-limited countries.

Meet Martha Wells, DMD, MS, Chief of Dentistry at St. Jude, and learn the importance of dental health in cancer treatment

A new St. Jude study uncovers genetic factors behind pediatric thyroid cancer risk.

See how tools like mitoedit and NETBID reveal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) ties to diseases such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Watch how St. Jude visual storytellers use artistry to support scientific discovery

St. Jude clinicians collaborate with fellow palliative care experts to advocate for bringing palliative care to patients with sickle cell disease.

Walter Hughes, MD, who established the St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases and initiated pediatric AIDS research at the hospital, has died.

St. Jude biostatisticians have developed a new method for designing phase 2 clinical trials with a small sample size. The approach uses a mathematical model called Bayesian probability . The researchers created free software to implement the process.

St. Jude will host the virtual Bringing Chemistry to Medicine Symposium July 22–23. The inaugural event in 2020 prompted a researcher in India to become a visiting scientist at St. Jude. Register for the event.

St. Jude researchers looked at burnout and perceived work demands among St. Jude physicians and found that emotional exhaustion and time demands are key factors in a problem that affects both provider and patient.

A pediatric psychologist expresses gratitude for interdisciplinary collaboration, which elevates patient care and provider well-being.

Martine Roussel, PhD, faculty member and endowed chair in molecular oncogenesis, shares how early work on oncogenes led to her lab’s discovery of new oncogenes.

Kristin Lyons, director of Rehabilitation Services, and Jessica Sparrow, Lead Occupational Therapist, worked as part of a team of oncology rehabilitation providers from pediatric institutions across the country to co-author a recent Seminars in Oncology Nursing article, which provides a comprehensive overview of rehabilitation screening, assessment, and intervention for children with cancer.

Posterior fossa syndrome develops in some children following surgery for the brain tumor medulloblastoma. St. Jude research offers fresh insight into the mysterious syndrome and advice on how to avoid it.

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network recently published treatment guidelines for children diagnosed with nephroblastoma. Two St. Jude physicians collaborated on the project.

As cancer survivorship changes, new benchmarks must be set to redefine survivorship research and treatment success.