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Anna Jones, PhD

Anna Jones, PhD

Anna Jones, PhD, is an instructor in the Psychology Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
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Stories by Anna Jones

Truly exceptional: Ranking reflects commitment to addressing cancer’s questions
Truly exceptional: Ranking reflects commitment to addressing cancer’s questions
Outreach

Truly exceptional: Ranking reflects commitment to addressing cancer’s questions

 Charles Roberts, MD, PhD

Read what happens when you get scientists and doctors together to help children.

For some childhood cancer survivors, new hardships await
For some childhood cancer survivors, new hardships await
Clinical

For some childhood cancer survivors, new hardships await

 I-Chan Huang, PhD

Overcoming childhood cancer is only the beginning of the journey – a whole new set of problems await.

Parenting teens with chronic illness
Parenting teens with chronic illness
Clinical

Even teens with chronic medical illnesses need to be allowed to be teens

 Kendra Parris, PhD

Raising a teen is hard enough without the added stress of a medical condition — here’s nine ways you can help them and foster their development.

Occupational therapy helps restore normal childhood
Occupational therapy helps restore normal childhood
Clinical

Occupational therapy: how all work and more play restores some “normal” to childhood

 Jessica Sparrow, OTD, OTR L, BCP

Making pizza sounds fun, but it’s a practical example of how we help kids regain the skills to do the activities that are important to them.

The SILver Lining: The yin-yang balance of proteins in Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome
The SILver Lining: The yin-yang balance of proteins in Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome
Research

The SILver Lining: The yin-yang balance of proteins in muscle disease

 Viraj Ichhaporia

Ever heard of Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome? A St. Jude lab found the mutation that causes it.

Central line infections: How ETHEL helped us to bust a myth
Central line infections: How ETHEL helped us to bust a myth
Clinical

Central line infections: How ETHEL helped us to bust a myth

 Josh Wolf, PhD, MBBS

A simple line drawing helped uncover something unexpected about central line infections. Read how it will save lives.

New studies raise concerns with CRISPR-Cas9, but there's more to the story
New studies raise concerns with CRISPR-Cas9, but there's more to the story
Research

New studies raise warnings with CRISPR-Cas9, but there's more to the story

 Shondra Pruett-Miller, PhD

Recent studies highlight efficacy and safety issues of CRISPR. While the results are important, read why we should wait before drawing conclusions.

59,000 Volunteers and a team of scientists uncover inherited gene mutations for medulloblastoma
59,000 Volunteers and a team of scientists uncover inherited gene mutations for medulloblastoma
Research

All in the family: How 59,000 volunteers and a team of scientists helped uncover six inherited gene mutations for medulloblastoma

 Paul Northcott, PhD

There were 110 suspect genes. We found the six that could lead to childhood brain tumors.

New discoveries are simply that and must withstand the test of time
New discoveries are simply that and must withstand the test of time
Research

New discoveries are simply that and must withstand the test of time

 Charles Rock, PhD

You really trust the ‘latest and greatest?’ Over-hyped scientific discoveries that haven’t been thoroughly tested create false hope for cures.

Continuing medical education is a vital part of translating research to patient care
Continuing medical education is a vital part of translating research to patient care
Outreach

Continuing medical education is a vital part of translating research to patient care

 Jennifer Alessi

Continuing medical education at St. Jude means our physicians are always in school.