Charles Rock, PhD †
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Charles Rock, PhD, was a member of the Department of Infectious Diseases and later the Department of Host-Microbe Interactions at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital until his passing in 2023. Learn about Dr. Rock's research career.
Stories by Charles Rock
New discoveries are simply that and must withstand the test of time
You really trust the ‘latest and greatest?’ Over-hyped scientific discoveries that haven’t been thoroughly tested create false hope for cures.
Statistical hypothesis testing: minimize bias and help ensure your results are significant
Don’t fall for the trap: Follow these 4 steps to help ensure your experimental results are statistically significant.
A hypothesis can’t be right unless it can be proven wrong
Always being right is wrong — Learn how science can be corrupted by poor experiments and theories that cannot be disproven.
Five ways to take confirmation bias out of your experimental results
The most important part of research is that you must not fool yourself — and you’re the easiest person to fool.
A researcher’s look at Rigor Mortis: Are motivators and incentives to find a cure hurting scientific research?
St. Jude researchers take a look at Rigor Mortis, Richard Harris’ exposé of how the drive to find results hampers scientific progress.
Understanding fatty acids as signaling molecules for virulence factor production
Fatty acids are critical in destructive capacity of bacterial infections. Learn more.