Author Profile

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Elizabeth Walker is a medical content editor in the Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Stories by Elizabeth Jane Walker

Investigator Insights

Donald P. Pinkel, MD

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Donald Pinkel, MD, the founding medical director of St. Jude, has died in San Luis Obispo, California.

Research

Gene therapy pioneer led St. Jude through unprecedented growth

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Leader, mentor, scientist, physician and gene therapy pioneer: Arthur Nienhuis' extensive legacy of science and medicine.

Investigator Insights

Science begets science: Betty Mortimer Roberts, PhD

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Betty Roberts researched the science of hockey’s slap shot and football’s field goal kick – and it changed both sports forever.

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

Clara Mason: Humble Pioneer

Elizabeth Jane Walker

As one of the first advanced practice nurses at St. Jude, Clara Mason contributed to clinical trials that helped save countless lives.

Investigator Insights

Searching for John Smith: Out of the Shadows

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Even though he treated patients and conducted research until 1978, little was known about John W. Smith, the first African American physician at St. Jude.

Clinical

Pediatric otolaryngology: Taking care of ears, noses and throats

Elizabeth Jane Walker

Pediatric cancers cause many problems above the neck. Pediatric otolaryngology seeks to repair cancer’s damage to children’s ears, noses and throats.