About Charles W. M. Roberts

In addition to his role as Principal Investigator, Dr. Charles Roberts serves as an Executive Vice President and Director of the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Roberts’ scientific journey from Madison, WI and St. Louis, MO, highlighted by a tenure at Dana Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, continues here at St. Jude where he leads the charge to bring St. Jude into the next frontier of basic and translational cancer research. Dr. Roberts' prolific basic science research lab explores the nuances of SWI/SNF complex biology and the role mutation of SWI/SNF subunits plays in oncogenesis.

Science Team

Meet the Team

Seamus Balinth, PhD
  • Seamus Balinth, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Jordan Cockfield, PhD
  • Jordan Cockfield, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Rebekah Eleazer, PhD
  • Rebekah Eleazer, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Connor Graben
  • Connor Graben
  • Researcher
Emma Gruss
  • Emma Gruss
  • Researcher
Rebecca Halliburton
  • Rebecca Halliburton
  • Researcher
Sara Kassel, PhD
  • Sara Kassel, PhD
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
Sandra Kietlinska
  • Sandra Kietlinska
  • Graduate Student
Hayden Malone
  • Hayden Malone
  • Graduate Student
Marc Morgan, PhD
  • Marc Morgan, PhD
  • Lead Scientist
Jacquelyn Myers, MS
  • Jacquelyn Myers, MS
  • Senior Bioinformatics Research Scientist
John Navarro, MS
  • John Navarro, MS
  • Senior Bioinformatics Analyst
Janet Partridge, PhD
  • Janet Partridge, PhD
  • Principal Scientist
Jordan Skorupa
  • Jordan Skorupa
  • Graduate Student
Kendall Wills
  • Kendall Wills
  • Senior Researcher, Operations