2021 Archive

Profiles

Cancer survivor returns to St. Jude to pursue infectious disease research

Ashley DuMont, PhD

Treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma led student Evan Moore to a summer spent studying infectious diseases in the laboratory of Victor Torres, PhD.

Profiles

Pushing the boundaries of care to ensure survival lasts a lifetime

Melissa Hudson, MD

See how Melissa Hudson, MD, ensures patients have the best quality of life possible after treatment

Research

Cholera research provides lessons about how bacteria cause pandemics

Alex Generous, PhD

Find out why cholera pandemics aren’t more common.

Survivorship

Stepping toward understanding: Gait analysis to advance neuroscience and cancer survivorship

Karen Helgeson

Learn how the Gait and Mobility Lab at St. Jude is helping study and care for patients with neurologic disease.

Clinical Research

Giving survivors of childhood cancer a chance at hearing

Alex Generous, PhD

Expanding access to cochlear implants could have large benefits for survivors.

Neurologic Disease

Turning genetic discoveries into answers for children with epilepsy

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

Scientists at St. Jude are utilizing genetic research to transform diagnosis and treatment for children with severe epilepsies.

Immunotherapy

Fundamental research sets the stage for immuno-oncology collaboration

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn how St. Jude is accelerating immunotherapy’s path to the clinic.

Clinical Research

Putting together the puzzle of effective Ataxia treatment

Heather Johnson

Through the Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative St. Jude investigators are gaining new understanding and learning how to better treat ataxias.

Profiles

Rare disease detectives go all in on metabolic disorders

Andrea Gropman, MD

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

Developmental Biology

Genomic instability is a risk for neurological disease and an opportunity for intervention

Alex Generous, PhD

Fixing DNA damage repair systems to help patients.

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.

Research

The current landscape and promising future of sickle cell disease therapy

Jeremie Estepp, MD

Major advancements in sickle cell disease therapy hold a promising future for patients, including organ preservation and a possible cure.

Investigator Insights

Paramedic training framed career decision to become a physician

Chris Pennington

St. Jude highlights Holly Spraker-Perlman, MD, who credits working as a paramedic as inspiring her medical career.

Outreach

HPV: Prevention is Key

Rhonda Davis

Doing this one simple thing can prevent 90% of these cancers from developing by preventing the infections that can cause them.

Investigator Insights

For Erica Kaye, MD, the privilege of caring for a patient and family is sacred

Elizabeth Whittington

St. Jude highlights women in science and clinical care who offer insights for those interested in pursuing a scientific or clinical career. Click here for tips from Erica Kaye.

Outreach

HPV vaccination is cancer prevention

Heather Brandt, PhD

HPV is a common virus that can cause cancer. There is one simple way to prevent that from happening.