2021 Archive

Clinical

St. Jude calculators crunch the numbers to empower survivors of childhood cancer

Alex Generous, PhD

Find about these free resources, which scientists keep current with the most current survivorship research.

Investigator Insights

Finding my path from baseball to biomedical science

Jordan Bondrowski

A chance encounter at a baseball game as a child set Jordan Bondrowski on the path toward becoming a student in the St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Research

Demystifying a methylation mystery at the fetal hemoglobin gene promoter

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn how St. Jude scientists answered a decades-old mystery with implications for sickle cell anemia and beta thalassemia treatment.

Clinical

Harnessing the power of PET to diagnose infectious disease

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

In a first-in-human trial, investigators at St. Jude are using the power of PET paired with novel radiotracer, [18F]fluoromannitol, to diagnose bacterial infections in patients.

Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Vivian Lawrence, RN

Vivian Lawrence, RN and Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Meet Vivian Lawrence, RN, Department of Pediatric Medicine, and learn about her career path in clinical research at St. Jude.

Research

Center of Excellence in Pediatric Immuno-Oncology fast-tracks progress from the lab to the clinic

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn how St. Jude is accelerating immunotherapy research through communication.

St. Jude On

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.

Investigator Insights

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.

St. Jude On

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.

Investigator Insights

Connections with colleagues: A St. Jude pediatric psychologist has renewed appreciation for an overlooked benefit of interdisciplinary collaboration.

Elyse Heidelberg, PsyD

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

Investigator Insights

Roussel’s early discovery shaped a career of cancer research

St. Jude Communications Department

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.

Research

Identifying risks and restrictions: Rehabilitation and cancer survivorship

St. Jude Communications Department

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.

Research

Getting to the bottom of a medulloblastoma mystery

Erin Podolak, MA

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.

Clinical

NCCN publishes guidelines for standardized treatment of Wilms tumor

St. Jude Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach Department

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

Research

For the growing number of childhood cancer survivors, five-year survival is just the beginning

AnnaLynn Williams, PhD

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

Outreach

Advocating globally for a COVID-19 vaccine

Miguela Caniza, MD, MPH

It’s essential to provide an accurate, science-based website for vaccine information. The St. Jude Global COVID-19 Working Group plans to provide accurate COVID-19 information, including answering questions and providing vaccine news as it emerges.

Outreach

We can – we will – accelerate progress globally

James R. Downing, MD

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is launching the largest strategic investment in its nearly 60-year history, committing $11.5 billion during the next six years to accelerate research and treatment globally for children with catastrophic diseases.

Research

The heart of the matter – cancer survivors and heart disease

Matthew J. Ehrhardt, MD

Cancer treatments can result in damage to the heart both during treatment and years following completion of therapy. As many cancer survivors are now living longer into adulthood, we’re gaining a better understanding of some of the late effects of cancer treatments that we weren’t able to observe before.

Research

Immune markers offer clues to antibody production in response to flu

Mary Powers

Scientists are learning more about antibody production in response to flu, including how they develop from helper T cells and monocytes.