Portia Knowlton
Portia Knowlton is a program coordinator for the St. Jude HPV cancer prevention program.
Lessons 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 moreWe Envision a Bright Future for Children
| Mar 16, 2022St. Jude is strengthening its HPV cancer prevention measures – and calling on partners to join the Path to a Bright Future campaign.
Learn morePromoting Cervical Health Awareness at St. Jude
| Jan 31, 2022The Living Well program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the HPV Cancer Prevention Program are working together to promote cervical health, including HPV vaccination.
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 moreVaccination is prevention: The HPV vaccine is effective against cancer
| Jan 14, 2022January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Read about the important role HPV vaccination plays in cervical health and cancer prevention.
Learn moreSt. Jude symposium to focus on hippocampus imaging in childhood cancer patients and survivors
| Feb 3, 2022St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Department of Diagnostic Imaging is hosting their 3rd Annual Scientific Symposium, “Imaging Structure and Functions of the Hippocampus” on February 25.
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 morePromoting HPV vaccination among childhood cancer survivors
| Jan 28, 2022The Transition Oncology Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the HPV Cancer Prevention Program are working together to promote HPV vaccination for childhood cancer survivors.
Learn moreBuilding a platform to bring cancer drugs to children worldwide
| Jan 6, 2022St. Jude and WHO announce plans to dramatically improve global access to pediatric cancer drugs
Learn moreAre HPV cancer prevention messages reaching their target audiences?
| Jan 21, 2022January is Cervical Health Awareness, so help spread the word about HPV vaccines as a way to improve cervical health and prevent cancer.
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