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Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Scientific Writer

Brian O’Flynn, PhD, is a Scientific Writer in the Strategic Communications, Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude.

Stories by Brian O'Flynn

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Addressing fungal infections will take a medical mycology moonshot

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how St. Jude is working to counteract the rise of antifungal resistance

Richard Finkel
Richard Finkel
Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Richard Finkel, MD

Richard Finkel, MD and Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Learn how Richard Finkel, MD, is developing the Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics to be the gold standard in pediatric neurological disease treatment development

Man in blue shirt working at a computer with large screen monitor
Man in blue shirt working at a computer with large screen monitor
Research

The “tall tail” behind ultrafast endocytosis

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

 Dive into the latest findings on synaptic vesicle dynamics

Man and woman talking while standing next to a table.
Man and woman talking while standing next to a table.
Clinical

Clinical trial disentangles immune issues and boosts anti-cancer effect of bone marrow transplantation

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Phase II clinical trial results show promise in reducing graft-versus-host disease

illustration of a brain tumor
illustration of a brain tumor
Research

Understanding the clinical outcomes of a rare but distinct low-grade glioma

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Putting patients first offers holistic view of disease

Peter McKinnon
Peter McKinnon
Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Peter McKinnon, PhD

Peter McKinnon, PhD and Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Explore how the Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research seeks to identify and understand the genes which drive neurological disease

graphic representation of math in medicine
graphic representation of math in medicine
Research

Math behind the medicine

Brian O'Flynn, PhD and Jessie Newman

Explore how mathematics influences all that we do at St. Jude

Kristin Stephenson
Kristin Stephenson
Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Kristin Stephenson, MHA, JD

Brian O'Flynn, PhD and Kristin Stephenson, MHA, JD

Learn how Kristin Stephenson, MHA, JD, has developed the Office of Strategy & Alliances as the hub of harmonization for the Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative.

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a pair of hands holding a piece of paper with dots on it, near a person wearing a medical coat with a St. Jude logo
St. Jude On

Translating lab discoveries to clinical trials in the age of personalized medicine

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how research is translated to clinical impact in addressing the most challenging ALL cases

A woman and man looking at a computer screen that shows an image of cells
A woman and man looking at a computer screen that shows an image of cells
Research

The long and the short of the cell antenna

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Explore the pathway linking Sonic Hedgehog signaling with cilium length