Charles Rock, PhD †
Member, Faculty
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Charles Rock, PhD, was a member of the Department of Infectious Diseases and later the Department of Host-Microbe Interactions at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital until his passing in 2023. Learn about Dr. Rock's research career.
POSTS By Charles Rock, PhD
New discoveries are simply that and must withstand the test of time
| Jul 17, 2018You really trust the ‘latest and greatest?’ Over-hyped scientific discoveries that haven’t been thoroughly tested create false hope for cures.
Learn moreStatistical hypothesis testing: minimize bias and help ensure your results are significant
| Jul 10, 2018Don’t fall for the trap: Follow these 4 steps to help ensure your experimental results are statistically significant.
Learn moreA hypothesis can’t be right unless it can be proven wrong
| May 10, 2018Always being right is wrong — Learn how science can be corrupted by poor experiments and theories that cannot be disproven.
Learn moreFive ways to take confirmation bias out of your experimental results
| Jan 17, 2018The most important part of research is that you must not fool yourself — and you’re the easiest person to fool.
Learn moreA researcher’s look at Rigor Mortis: Are motivators and incentives to find a cure hurting scientific research?
| Nov 9, 2017St. Jude researchers take a look at Rigor Mortis, Richard Harris’ exposé of how the drive to find results hampers scientific progress.
Learn moreUnderstanding fatty acids as signaling molecules for virulence factor production
| Oct 26, 2017Fatty acids are critical in destructive capacity of bacterial infections. Learn more.
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