Research

Learn about published research as well as leading-edge basic and translational research initiatives from St. Jude laboratories.

Can common nasal bacteria be targeted to slow flu transmission? Maybe.
Can common nasal bacteria be targeted to slow flu transmission? Maybe.

Can common nasal bacteria be targeted to slow flu transmission? Maybe.

Mary Powers

This new study shows that flu transmission and infection could be slowed or prevented by this simple technique.

T-Cell therapy may bridge treatment gap for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia
T-Cell therapy may bridge treatment gap for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

T-Cell therapy may bridge treatment gap for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia

Paulina Velasquez, MD

This clinical trial may be the key for leukemia patients getting a curative bone marrow transplant.

SMARCB1: Genetic ‘canary in a coal mine’ sparks research
SMARCB1: Genetic ‘canary in a coal mine’ sparks research

SMARCB1: Genetic ‘canary in a coal mine’ sparks research

Erin Podolak, MA

Scientist spent more than a decade finding out how this genetic mutation causes different cancers.

Childhood Solid Tumor Network moves to the cloud with additional data and analytic tools
Childhood Solid Tumor Network moves to the cloud with additional data and analytic tools

Childhood Solid Tumor Network moves to the cloud with additional data and analytic tools

Mary Powers

Scientists interested in studying pediatric solid tumors now have this comprehensive, interactive online shop for patient-derived tumor information.

Unraveling the ambiguity of risk for childhood cancer survivors
Unraveling the ambiguity of risk for childhood cancer survivors

Unraveling the ambiguity of risk for childhood cancer survivors

Erin Podolak, MA

Clinical specialists are learning this about the future for childhood cancer survivors and how to help them.

Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery
Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery

Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery

Gary Bridgman

These labs are highly specialized and deliver researchers access to advanced and speedy scientific results.

CHANGE-seq: a novel, simple and scalable method to understand genome editors
CHANGE-seq: a novel, simple and scalable method to understand genome editors

CHANGE-seq: a novel, simple and scalable method to understand genome editors

Shengdar Tsai, PhD

Making DNA into a circle, called molecular circularization, has revealed a whole new way to look at genome editing.

Searching for the next pandemic flu virus? There’s another factor to keep in mind.
Searching for the next pandemic flu virus? There’s another factor to keep in mind.

Searching for the next pandemic flu virus? There’s another factor to keep in mind.

Mary Powers

Researchers find the stability of this protein is key to the pandemic potential of swine flu.

Searching for answers to rare cancers in the TP53 gene
Searching for answers to rare cancers in the TP53 gene

TP53: One important gene in rare cancers - an update

Emilia Modolo Pinto, PhD

St. Jude clinicians and researchers seek answers to some of the rarest pediatric tumors and diseases, including adrenocortical tumors. Read more about their work uncovering the TP53 gene.

Cloud redesign offers enhanced user experience
Cloud redesign offers enhanced user experience

Cloud redesign offers enhanced user experience

Clay McLeod

Read how this redesign offers computational scientists an edge when it comes to genomics and other omics.