2021 Archive

Machine learning and bone marrow transplantation combine to improve survival predictions.

Explore new research delving into pediatric immune responses to vaccination

The St. Jude Global Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Transversal aims to improve diagnostic testing worldwide.

The St. Jude Vector Laboratory advances gene therapy through viral vectors, advancing scientific and therapeutic innovation.

A new rapid budgeting tool increases the likelihood pediatric cancer will be included in national cancer control plans globally.

Meet St. Jude radiation therapist Laura Jolovic and learn how she provides care for children with cancer as well as mentors students interested in a career in pediatric radiation oncology.

A CRISPR screen reveals a potential combination therapy for relapsed neuroblastoma.

St. Jude Global helps provide a framework for rebuilding health care capacity after a crisis.

Explore how tumor-associated macrophages shape CAR T-cell therapy efficacy in high-grade gliomas.

Meet St. Jude senior scientist Alaa Refaat, PhD, and learn about his work to develop treatments for childhood brain tumors using chemical biology approaches.

For Jasmine Turner, resilience and tenacity were required to enter a field with very few Black women. There weren’t many women or teachers of color in her scientific courses—no one with similar experiences to help guide her or focus her talents. She turned to her mother for encouragement and inspiration.

This study, to our knowledge, is the first to objectively measure hearing and neurocognitive function in a large cohort of long-term survivors of childhood cancer stratified by treatment exposures.

Andrea Stubbs shares her experiences that shaped her career in community outreach to raise awareness for both HIV and HPV.

Women of St. Jude highlights the influences and events that shaped the career of Pat Keel, who shares lessons she’s learned about teamwork and leadership.

Survival and quality of life for many with sickle cell disease depends upon where they live. Here’s what a doctor wants to do to fix that.

Fathers express grief through keeping busy or focusing on work – different than a mother’s grief. But fathers may not be getting the support they need after the loss of a child.

Nehali Patel, MD, grew up helping those in need. Read how working with HIV-infected children has shaped her medical career.

There’s a global push to increase HPV vaccination rates, and if successful, there are these future benefits everyone can enjoy.

St. Jude highlights Jane Hankins, who offers insights into how the artistic side of medicine shaped her education to become a hematologist.

Genetic changes in the biology of blood cells can lead them down a path to cancer. This researcher is figuring out how that happens.