Erin Podolak
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Erin Podolak is a science writer in the Department of Strategic Communication, Education and Outreach.
POSTS By Erin Podolak
Reflecting on nearly 40 years of progress against pediatric brain tumors
| May 16, 2022May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month and a good time to learn more about the diverse group of diseases that make up the most common childhood solid tumor.
Learn morePolish roots led Marta Salek, M.D., to a leading role in SAFER Ukraine effort
| May 2, 2022Dr. Marta Salek of St. Jude was in Poland visiting family when Russia invaded Ukraine. She jumped in to help launch the humanitarian effort SAFER Ukraine.
Learn moreMetabolic processes may yield a new therapeutic window for hard-to-treat brain tumors
| Apr 22, 2022In his laboratory at St. Jude, Stephen Mack, PhD, is researching how metabolic and epigenetic pathways might be perturbed to help treat DIPG, a lethal childhood brain tumor.
Learn moreLessons from Lebanon: St. Jude Global reacts to war in Ukraine
| Mar 30, 2022Lessons learned from previous global crises inform the St. Jude Global response to childhood cancer patients displaced by the war in Ukraine.
Learn moreGetting to the bottom of a medulloblastoma mystery
| May 26, 2021Posterior fossa syndrome develops in some children following surgery for the brain tumor medulloblastoma. St. Jude research offers fresh insight into the mysterious syndrome and advice on how to avoid it.
Learn moreBlocking the progression of pre-leukemic disorders
| Feb 25, 2021Genetic changes in the biology of blood cells can lead them down a path to cancer. This researcher is figuring out how that happens.
Learn moreWhy do many promising experimental drugs fail? Data-driven research may hold the answer
| Nov 5, 2020G-protein-coupled receptors are a popular target for drug therapies. This researcher is finding out why some drugs targeting GPCRs fail.
Learn moreSMARCB1: Genetic ‘canary in a coal mine’ sparks research
| Oct 15, 2020Scientist spent more than a decade finding out how this genetic mutation causes different cancers.
Learn moreUnraveling the ambiguity of risk for childhood cancer survivors
| Sep 21, 2020Clinical specialists are learning this about the future for childhood cancer survivors and how to help them.
Learn moreBringing Chemistry to Medicine: Experts in transcription therapy and chemical biology share research though St. Jude symposia
| Sep 16, 2020There are new ways to fight diseases fueled by abnormal transcription and gene regulation. Find out more about it during these two symposia.
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