2021 Archive

Investigator Insights

Protecting children from devastating diseases through vaccination with Diego Hijano, MD

Diego R. Hijano, MD, MSc

An infectious disease physician-scientist explains the dangers of not vaccinating children.

St. Jude On

St. Jude On Microbes: 5 Discoveries to Explore

Ellie Margolis MD, PhD

Watch as Ellie Margolis, MD, PhD, breaks down 5 Discoveries to Explore from the series St. Jude On Microbes.

Research

Working from the same playbook to characterize rare sarcoma

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how pooling rhabdomyosarcoma datasets uncovered new insights into the rare pediatric cancer

Clinical

Creating community to support community: Empowering adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding at the EAGER Clinic

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

The EAGER Clinic offers holistic care for adolescents in Memphis and surrounding communities who experience heavy menstrual bleeding and iron-deficiency anemia.

Research

Shared Resources Spotlight: Cytogenetics

Emilia Asante, PhD

The St. Jude Cytogenetics Shared Resource uses advanced imaging techniques to visualize DNA, RNA, and protein interactions within cells.

Investigator Insights

How a surgeon from Sudan comes full circle at St. Jude with Abdelhafeez H. Abdelhafeez, MD

Abdelhafeez H. Abdelhafeez, MD

Hear from pediatric surgical oncologist Abdelhafeez H. Abdelhafeez, MD, as he reflects on his path from Sudan to St. Jude.

Clinical

What’s the right way to talk about prognosis?

Heather Johnson

Researchers at St. Jude are investigating how to approach difficult conversations about prognosis with patients and their families.

Research

Your fatty acid delivery is on the way: studying cellular logistics provides disease insights

Paige Brown Jarreau, PhD

A paper from the laboratory of Chi-Lun Chang, PhD, details their new toolkit, FABCON, for detecting contact sites where organelles exchange material.

Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Cat Willis, PhD

Erin Podolak, MA and Cat Willis, PhD

In the Children’s GMP, LLC, Cat Willis, PhD, is the quality control “gatekeeper” making sure cell products are of the highest quality.

Research

The ticking ‘epigenetic’ clock measures true biological age

Alex Generous, PhD

Dive into research on the ‘epigenetic clock’ and learn how understanding it can help childhood cancer survivors.

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.

Research

Are scientific citations meaningful? Scientific progress from a larger perspective

Lindsey Montefiori, PhD

Scientific citations identify valuable research. Here’s what it’s like to be a part of a lab ranked in the top 1% of citations.

Investigator Insights

Leukemia diagnosis sets path for Browne to become a nurse practitioner

Mary Powers

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 Emily Browne.