Elizabeth Jane Walker
Elizabeth Walker is a medical content editor in the Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Stories by Elizabeth Jane Walker
Donald P. Pinkel, MD
Donald Pinkel, MD, the founding medical director of St. Jude, has died in San Luis Obispo, California.
Gene therapy pioneer led St. Jude through unprecedented growth
Leader, mentor, scientist, physician and gene therapy pioneer: Arthur Nienhuis' extensive legacy of science and medicine.
Science begets science: Betty Mortimer Roberts, PhD
Betty Roberts researched the science of hockey’s slap shot and football’s field goal kick – and it changed both sports forever.
The life and legacy of Joseph Simone, MD
St. Jude pays homage to a physician scientist who helped lead the first curative treatment for childhood leukemia.
Clara Mason: Humble Pioneer
As one of the first advanced practice nurses at St. Jude, Clara Mason contributed to clinical trials that helped save countless lives.
Searching for John Smith: Out of the Shadows
Even though he treated patients and conducted research until 1978, little was known about John W. Smith, the first African American physician at St. Jude.
Pediatric otolaryngology: Taking care of ears, noses and throats
Pediatric cancers cause many problems above the neck. Pediatric otolaryngology seeks to repair cancer’s damage to children’s ears, noses and throats.