Year: 2020

Deanna Tremblay credits mother with inspiration to pursue scientific career

Posted by St. Jude Progress | Dec 29, 2020

Women in science and clinical care offer insights and tips for those interested in pursuing a scientific or clinical career.

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Word to the wise: Don’t let the genomic data fool you

Posted by Mary Powers | Dec 18, 2020

In the world of genomics, this computational biologist recommends these simple things before interpreting the data.

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Sickle cell disease and COVID-19: What we’re telling patients

Posted by Jane Hankins, MD | Dec 11, 2020

Sickle cell disease patients face additional dangers if they become infected with COVID-19. Here’s what this physician specialist is telling her patients.

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Clinical hypnosis: the mind’s suggestion box

Posted by Elyse Heidelberg, PsyD | Dec 11, 2020

St. Jude psychologists use clinical hypnosis to help children and adolescents manage pain, nausea and distress during and after cancer treatment.

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Communicating science to tell the story of discovery

Posted by Kate Ayers | Dec 9, 2020

Teaching science can create scientists of the future. But communicating science can be difficult unless you remember these things.

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The enhanced role of an infectious disease specialist

Posted by Diego R. Hijano, MD, MSc | Dec 3, 2020

The pandemic has highlighted the critical role of these physicians – and how there is a critical need for more.

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It’s time for patient guidelines for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Posted by Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD | Dec 1, 2020

Leukemia patients and families can get the information they need through this new publication that breaks down diagnosis and treatment.

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How to calm the cytokine storm in COVID-19 and beyond

Posted by Rebecca Tweedell, PhD | Nov 30, 2020

Some COVID-19 infections can create a molecular storm inside your body that can be fatal. This research team may have found a way to stop it.

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Producing the cancer reference book for central nervous system tumors

Posted by Chris Pennington | Nov 24, 2020

Read what this physician-researcher does to set the standard for central nervous system cancers and treatments.

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New clues about the machinery of brain development

Posted by David J. Solecki, PhD | Nov 18, 2020

The nature of brain development reveals that these two things are key – and also may hold clues to fighting childhood brain cancers.

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