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Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Kathryn McCullough

Scientific Writer 

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA, is a scientific writer in the Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Stories by Kathryn J. McCullough

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.

St. Jude On

Six decades of innovative milestones in research and care at St. Jude

Jake Hopkins, MBA and Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Explore innovative research and clinical care milestones in pediatric leukemias, sickle cell disease, HIV, radiation oncology and cancer genomics from the past six decades at St. Jude.

Clinical

When the only direction is forward: St. Jude patient travels the globe to find first-of-its-kind cure

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Using genetic information to inform clinical care, researchers and clinicians at St. Jude identified a new treatment for Maria Tangonan that led to a first-of-its-kind cure for pediatric refractory high-risk neuroblastoma.

Clinical

Narrating medicine: Experiences of HIV treatment and prevention

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Through art and audio, three patients and research participants narrate their experiences with HIV treatment and prevention at St. Jude.

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.

St. Jude On

Evaluating care for ‘the forgotten population’: Factors affecting sickle cell care

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

St. Jude researchers examine factors that affect access to care for patients with sickle cell disease.

Clinical

‘It was the right time’: A bench-to-bedside journey for the targeted treatment of pediatric low-grade gliomas

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Over a decade of research brings a treatment to the forefront for children with low-grade gliomas. For Olivia Thatcher, that treatment came at the right time.

Clinical

Molecular diagnostics bring treatment opportunities to infants with brain tumors

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Research in integrated, molecular diagnostics gave Fletcher Fazenbaker’s family something they thought they’d never get — a diagnosis and treatment plan.

St. Jude On

Like seed and soil: the interplay between cells and their environment affects health

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Learn how work at St. Jude is illuminating the interplay between blood stem cells and the bone marrow microenvironment to further understand hematologic malignancies.