Category: Outreach

WHO meeting

Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer CureAll Country Showcase

Posted by Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD | Feb 9, 2023

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

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Graduation Night

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

Posted by Portia Knowlton | Jan 26, 2023

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.

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Joy Wright

Powerful Voices: Preventing HPV Cancers through Survivor Perspectives

Posted by Julia Neely | Jan 12, 2023

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.

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2023 Global Alliance meetng

’Amazing effort’ brings Global Alliance to new heights at 2022 Convening

Posted by Matt Gaschk | Nov 10, 2022

The 2022 St. Jude Global Alliance Convening brought together researchers from around the globe working to advance cures for children with catastrophic childhood diseases.

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Stacey Ogden

Lessons Learned: How to Mentor Scientists

Posted by Stacey Ogden, PhD | Nov 9, 2022

Stacey Ogden, PhD, shares mentoring advice for scientists setting up their first laboratory as a principal investigator.

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stem in classroom

Learning environments shape views of STEM

Posted by Kate Ayers and Robyn Pennella | Oct 26, 2022

Research suggests the influence of STEM teachers on the STEM identities and attitudes of elementary school students extend to after-school STEM clubs.

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Child holding stuffed unicorn

SAFER Ukraine offers a new model for global emergency response

Posted by Mary Powers | Sep 29, 2022

SAFER Ukraine, a global humanitarian effort to save Ukrainian children with cancer and blood disorders began spontaneously in a digital meeting room within hours of the invasion. Existing networks fueled its growth.

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Backpack

What Parents and Caregivers Should Know about HPV Vaccination

Posted by Carrie Strehlau | Aug 29, 2022

Now is a great time for kids to get vaccinated against HPV and protected against six different cancers.

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James R. Downing, MD, St. Jude president and CEO, inside St. Jude new research building

Expanding the St. Jude strategic plan to $12.9 billion helps further advance its mission

Posted by James R. Downing, MD | Jul 15, 2022

Dr. James R. Downing details how St. Jude strategic plan expansion aims to accelerate research and treatment for childhood catastrophic diseases.

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Medicine bottle labeled HPV Prevention

Take the prevent HPV pledge and let’s stop cancer before it starts

Posted by Heather Brandt, PhD, and Melissa Hudson, MD | Jun 29, 2022

HPV vaccination rates dipped during the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Jude is working with more than 100 organizations, health experts and others to highlight vaccination as cancer prevention.

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