Producing the cancer reference book for central nervous system tumors
This St. Jude researcher is an editor and expert advisor on the definitive text of central nervous system tumors.
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Category: Research
How to calm the cytokine storm in COVID-19 and beyond
COVID-19 infections can become life-threatening for some as a result of an overactive immune response, called a cytokine storm. Recent discoveries have shown that current medications can prevent this from occurring.
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New clues about the machinery of brain development
New insights into neuronal formation and migration that are key to brain development show potential therapeutic targets for childhood brain cancer.
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Why do many promising experimental drugs fail? Data-driven research may hold the answer
Although G-protein-coupled receptors are an important target, much remains to be learned about them, including why some drugs that target them succeed while others fail.
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Changing the trajectory of flu for the sickest patients
When fighting the flu virus, your body’s immune system has to balance eliminating the virus without causing collateral damage.
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COVID-19 vaccine development: better safe than fast
The rush to develop a COVID-19 vaccine isn’t unprecedented, but it’s important to remember the clinical trials process of vaccine development is in place to help ensure safety.
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Can common nasal bacteria be targeted to slow flu transmission? Maybe.
Study suggests that modifying the make-up of the respiratory microbiome, including through vaccination, may profoundly affect flu transmission.
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SMARCB1: Genetic ‘canary in a coal mine’ sparks research
This genetic mutation has guided this scientist’s cancer research for more than a decade.
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Nobel laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier’s major impact on science and medicine
This Nobel laureate took her first steps in research at St. Jude as a postdoctoral fellow.
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Childhood Solid Tumor Network moves to the cloud with additional data and analytic tools
Information from patient-derived childhood solid tumors is now available through an interactive data portal on St. Jude Cloud.
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Unraveling the ambiguity of risk for childhood cancer survivors
Learning more about childhood cancer survivorship and the risk of late effects means clinicians can help cancer survivors assess and manage their risk.
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Bringing Chemistry to Medicine: Experts in transcription therapy and chemical biology share research though St. Jude symposia
To promote dialogue and collaboration among researchers in the wider biomedical community, St. Jude is hosting two virtual events that will bring together a dynamic lineup of speakers around transcription, chemical biology and therapeutics.
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