2017 Archive

Supercharging T Cells to Fight Cancer
Supercharging T Cells to Fight Cancer
Research

Supercharging T cells to fight cancer

Ben Youngblood, PhD

St. Jude researchers are combining therapeutic methods that induce epigenetic reprogramming with immune checkpoint blockade to enhance cancer treatments.

Students learn more about Child Life
Students learn more about Child Life
Outreach

Child Life course offers students first glimpse of the profession

Shawna Grissom

Twice a year, students get a first-hand look into what it means to specialize in child life.

Skipping the flu vaccine? It’s not just about you
Skipping the flu vaccine? It’s not just about you
Investigator Insights

Skipping the flu vaccine? It’s not just about you

Richard Webby, PhD

The flu can be devastating for those most at-risk. It’s also highly contagious. You still think getting the flu is just about you?

A researcher’s look at Rigor Mortis: Are motivators and incentives to find a cure hurting scientific research?
A researcher’s look at Rigor Mortis: Are motivators and incentives to find a cure hurting scientific research?
Research

A researcher’s look at Rigor Mortis: Are motivators and incentives to find a cure hurting scientific research?

Charles Rock, PhD

St. Jude researchers take a look at Rigor Mortis, Richard Harris’ exposé of how the drive to find results hampers scientific progress.

Understanding fatty acids as signaling molecules for virulence factor production
Understanding fatty acids as signaling molecules for virulence factor production
Research

Understanding fatty acids as signaling molecules for virulence factor production

Charles Rock, PhD

Fatty acids are critical in destructive capacity of bacterial infections. Learn more.

Apoptosis or necroptosis? The caspase-8 protein decides
Apoptosis or necroptosis? The caspase-8 protein decides
Research

Apoptosis or necroptosis? The caspase-8 protein decides

Douglas R. Green, PhD

Programmed cell death can affect immune response to diseases such as cancer. Learn how caspase-8 chooses cell death and how that decision can be stopped.

Secrets of aggressive, deadly cancers revealed in African yeast
Secrets of aggressive, deadly cancers revealed in African yeast
Research

Secrets of aggressive, deadly cancers revealed in African yeast

Janet Partridge, PhD

Learn how a deadly pediatric cancer mutates a protein to cause a series of cellular malfunctions.

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD, honored for discoveries in immunology
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD, honored for discoveries in immunology
Investigator Insights

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD, honored for discoveries in immunology

Terrence L. Geiger, MD, PhD

Read how work by Dr. Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD, in immune response is being recognized by top professional organizations.

Experimental cancer drug shows early promise against flu
Experimental cancer drug shows early promise against flu
Research

Experimental cancer drug shows early promise against flu

Paul Thomas, PhD

The flu hijacks upper lung cells and turns them into flu factories. Read how an experimental cancer drug targets the flu’s fuel and shuts the factory down.

In times of grief, be present to offer comfort and support
In times of grief, be present to offer comfort and support
Clinical

In times of sorrow, being present to offer comfort and support often matters more than the right words or actions

Lisa Clark, PhD

Being present after the death of a friend or loved one often matters more to those suffering grief than the right words or actions.