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Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Scientific Writer

Brian O’Flynn, PhD, is a Scientific Writer in the Strategic Communications, Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude.

Stories by Brian O'Flynn

Research

Bacterial protein structures bridge the gap between host and pathogen

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Learn about Susan Lea’s research on how bacteria interact with their hosts.

Research

Center of Excellence for Structural Cell Biology provides the blueprints to the cell interior

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Learn how St. Jude is embracing another frontier in structural biology

Research

Combination therapy research strategy comes full circle

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how drug activity, not drug synergy should guide preclinical drug combination discovery such as for leukemia including antagonistic drug combos

Research

AI-driven μPharma platform accurately predicts leukemia drug sensitivity

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how an artificial intelligence single-cell microfluidics pharmacotyping tool helps identify drugs for T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Research

Browsing tumor library sparks understanding of drug resistance in childhood kidney cancer

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how a patient-derived xenograft library is shaping Wilms tumor treatments.

Clinical

Targeted therapy improvements cap a decade of innovation in spinal muscular atrophy care

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how clinicians are working to bring the best SMA treatment to more patients.

St. Jude On

Safeguarding futures by mapping the developing brain

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Learn how discoveries in brain development are shaping brighter futures.

Research

Technology advances unlock the mystery of mitochondrial DNA — our “other” genome

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

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

Outreach

St. Jude visual artists bring research to life

Brian O'Flynn, PhD and Jake Hopkins, MBA

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

St. Jude On

The turbulent chemistry behind smarter, safer therapeutics

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Explore the ingenuity behind therapeutic optimization