2017 Archive

Advice for new graduates from a pediatric oncologist - St. Jude Progress
Advice for new graduates from a pediatric oncologist - St. Jude Progress
Outreach

Advice for new graduates from a pediatric oncologist

Ching-Hon Pui, MD

Ching-Hon Pui, MD, shares how he became a leading pediatric leukemia researcher. He has advice for those pursuing their dreams.

Latin American clinicians attend Global Pediatric Cancer course
Latin American clinicians attend Global Pediatric Cancer course
Outreach

Latin American clinicians attend global medicine course

Mike O’Kelly

The St. Jude Global program hosted clinicians from 17 Latin American countries to enhance the quality of pediatric cancer care around the world.

NIH grant-funding seminar highlights rigor, reproducibility and resources
NIH grant-funding seminar highlights rigor, reproducibility and resources
Research

Rigor, reproducibility and resources take center stage

Clay Christian, PhD

NIH seminar elucidates new guidelines for grant-funded research as well as allocation of monies to more labs.

CCSS Offers GWAS Opportunities for Researchers
CCSS Offers GWAS Opportunities for Researchers
Research

Childhood cancer survivorship gains offers GWAS opportunities for researchers

Greg Armstrong, MD, MSCE

Find out how to access GWAS data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, to help answer how genetics.

2017 NCCN Young Investigator Award granted to Stewart
2017 NCCN Young Investigator Award granted to Stewart
Investigator Insights

Stewart receives 2017 NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Award

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Dr. Beth Stewart studies specific pediatric cancer mutations. Read how she’ll use an NCCN Young Investigator Award to improve cancer treatment outcomes.

Creating perfect blood stem cells to treat blood disorders
Creating perfect blood stem cells to treat blood disorders
Research

Zebrafish teach us how to make blood stem cells

Wilson Clements, PhD

Zebrafish and humans are surprisingly alike when it comes to blood stem cells. Find out how studying zebrafish led to advancements in treating blood disorders.

AACR, St. Jude highlight collaboration and resources for pediatric cancer researchers
AACR, St. Jude highlight collaboration and resources for pediatric cancer researchers
Research

AACR, St. Jude highlight collaboration and resources for pediatric cancer researchers

Michael Dyer, PhD

Learn how AACR and St. Jude offer opportunities for pediatric cancer researchers to collaborate and share resources.

St. Jude Hosts National Graduate Student Symposium
St. Jude Hosts National Graduate Student Symposium
Outreach

St. Jude hosts National Graduate Student Symposium

Clay Christian, PhD

PhD students presented original research at this year’s NGSS. A former participant and current St. Jude postdoc gives his perspective on the experience.

Medulloblastoma Study Reveals Warning for Ezh2 Inhibitor - St. Jude Progress Blog
Medulloblastoma Study Reveals Warning for Ezh2 Inhibitor - St. Jude Progress Blog
Research

Status update for a nasty oncogene: It’s complicated

Carole Weaver Clements, PhD

Recent research uncovers new information regarding the role Ezh2 plays in medulloblastoma development. Learn more about the study results.

Why does the risk of pediatric leukemia relapse vary by race? - St. Jude Progress Blog
Why does the risk of pediatric leukemia relapse vary by race? - St. Jude Progress Blog
Research

Why does the risk of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapse vary by race?

Mary Powers

These inherited gene variations may help explain why the risk of relapse for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia varies by race.