Investigator Insights

Meet the people who conduct research at St. Jude as they share their stories of life in science.

5 Questions for Janeala Morsby, PhD

Erin Podolak, MA and Janeala Morsby, PhD

Meet postdoctoral researcher Janeala Morsby, PhD, Department of Oncology and learn about her research.

5 Questions for Priyanka Dogra, PhD

Priyanka Dogra, PhD and Erin Podolak, MA

Meet postdoctoral researcher Priyanka Dogra, PhD, Department of Structural Biology, and learn about her research.  

5 Questions for Maowei Hu, PhD

Maowei Hu and Erin Podolak, MA

Meet postdoctoral researcher Maowei Hu, PhD, Department of Chemical Biology & Therapeutics and learn about her research.  

Alexandra Boyd
Alexandra Boyd

Alexandra Boyd’s journey from open heart surgery to clinical research nursing

Alexandra Boyd, RN

Join Alexandra Boyd, RN, as she shares her story of overcoming health challenges, pursuing a nursing career, and advancing clinical research in pediatric oncology at St. Jude.

The core of palliative care is connection with Deena Levine, MD

Deena Levine, MD

A palliative care expert explains the often misunderstood discipline.

Pioneering single-molecule imaging

Scott Blanchard, PhD

Read how necessity was the mother of invention for Scott Blanchard, PhD.

Where physics phenomena and biology breakthroughs meet

Tanja Mittag, PhD

Hear from Tanja Mittag, PhD, about the importance of biophysics in understanding biological processes and disease

Diego Hijano
Diego Hijano

Protecting children from devastating diseases through vaccination with Diego Hijano, MD

Diego R. Hijano, MD, MSc

An infectious disease physician-scientist explains the dangers of not vaccinating children.

How a surgeon from Sudan comes full circle at St. Jude with Abdelhafeez H. Abdelhafeez, MD

Abdelhafeez H. Abdelhafeez, MD

Hear from pediatric surgical oncologist Abdelhafeez H. Abdelhafeez, MD, as he reflects on his path from Sudan to St. Jude.

5 Questions for Cat Willis, PhD

Erin Podolak, MA and Cat Willis, PhD

In the Children’s GMP, LLC, Cat Willis, PhD, is the quality control “gatekeeper” making sure cell products are of the highest quality.