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Helen Chen, PhD

Lead Researcher

Helen Chen, PhD

Helen Chen, PhD, is a lead researcher in the Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research.

Stories by Helen Chen

WHO meeting
WHO meeting
Outreach

Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer CureAll Country Showcase

Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD

This International Childhood Cancer Day St. Jude Global shines a spotlight on the Global Initiative collaboration with WHO.

Data analysis illustration
Data analysis illustration
St. Jude On

Visualization and analysis tools break down barriers for big data

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude is at the forefront of creating tools to visualize and analyze genomic data.

St. Jude on Genetics Molecular Groups
St. Jude on Genetics Molecular Groups
St. Jude On

Genetics: The myth of the monolith: How molecular groups can improve cancer care

Erin Podolak, MA

St. Jude scientists are fueling progress by studying the molecular groups of different cancers.

Graduation Night
Graduation Night
Outreach

Your Future, Your Decision: Tigers VAX Now HPV Vaccination Student Ambassador Program

Portia Knowlton

The St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program and the University of Memphis created Tigers VAX Now, a student ambassador program to empower college students to advocate for HPV vaccination as cancer prevention among their peers.

Cancer Predisposition
Cancer Predisposition
St. Jude On

Genetic predispositions can drive cancer but are not destiny for patients

Alex Generous, PhD

Scientists at St. Jude are leading the way on understanding cancer predisposition and the way that inherited genetics can inform patient care.

Vulnerabilities graphic
Vulnerabilities graphic
St. Jude On

St. Jude scientists on the hunt for ‘holy grail’ cancer vulnerabilities

Erin Podolak, MA

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are deploying genomic technologies to hunt for vulnerabilities in cancer.

Joy Wright
Joy Wright
Outreach

Powerful Voices: Preventing HPV Cancers through Survivor Perspectives

Julia Neely

Participants in the St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program’s HPV Cancer Survivors School are using their powerful voices to advocate for HPV vaccination during January which is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

Cancer Genetics video
Cancer Genetics video
St. Jude On

Childhood cancer genetics: A legacy of groundbreaking work drives St. Jude forward

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has a rich history of research on genetics stemming from the Pediatric Cancer Genome Project and reverberating through laboratories today.

Lily Guenther, MD
Lily Guenther, MD
Investigator Insights

Investigator Insights: Taking a Leap with Lily Guenther, MD

Lily Guenther, MD

Sometimes a scientist’s next step isn’t a step, but more of a career-defining leap. Early-career investigator Lily Guenther, MD, shares her experience of taking that leap and starting a laboratory at St. Jude.

Qingfei Pan and Jiyang Yu
Qingfei Pan and Jiyang Yu
Research

Math test points metastatic breast cancer treatment in the right direction

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude computational biologists created a computational score predicting cancer drug sensitivity to HDAC6 inhibitors in a promising phase Ib clinical trial.