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Daniel Blair, PhD

Assistant Member, St. Jude Faculty

Daniel Blair, PhD, is an assistant faculty member in the Department of Chemical Biology and Therapeutics at St. Jude. View full bio.

Stories by Daniel Blair

Premiasiones
Premiasiones
Clinical

Latin American hospitals implement tool to identify kids whose condition is deteriorating

Mary Powers

Flexible and tailored implementation strategies helped pediatric cancer centers across Latin America scale up a proven quality improvement strategy.

stem in classroom
stem in classroom
Outreach

Learning environments shape views of STEM

Robyn Pennella and Kate Ayers

Research suggests the influence of STEM teachers on the STEM identities and attitudes of elementary school students extend to after-school STEM clubs.

Hearing soundboard
Hearing soundboard
Research

New model mimics progression of pediatric bone marrow failure

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude scientists have created the first model that faithfully recapitulates details of pediatric bone marrow failure.

Child holding stuffed unicorn
Child holding stuffed unicorn
Outreach

SAFER Ukraine offers a new model for global emergency response

Mary Powers

SAFER Ukraine, a global humanitarian effort to save Ukrainian children with cancer and blood disorders began spontaneously in a digital meeting room within hours of the invasion. Existing networks fueled its growth.

image of cerebral organoids
image of cerebral organoids
Research

CDK6: A well-known kinase commits a new ‘crime’ connecting outer radial glia to microcephaly

Erin Podolak, MA

Microcephaly is a rare neurodevelopmental condition in which a baby’s head is much smaller than expected because the brain did not develop properly or stopped developing during pregnancy. St. Jude researchers identified cells in the outer radial glia in the developing brain that play an important role in microcephaly.

Group of people in lab
Group of people in lab
Research

Environment helps fuel hepatoblastoma in premature infants

Erin Podolak, MA

The incidence of pediatric and adult liver cancer is increasing worldwide. Research suggests how premature birth may influence the risk for children.

Melissa Hudson video screenshot
Melissa Hudson video screenshot
Research

It’s in the genes: research reveals obstacles on the road to health for cancer survivors

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude scientists are leading research into the genetics of childhood cancer survivorship to understand and prevent the risk of chronic disease in survivors.

Peter McKinnon, Kathryn Stephenson, Richard Finkel
Peter McKinnon, Kathryn Stephenson, Richard Finkel
Research

Two Years of the Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude initiative aims to change the outlook for children with catastrophic neurological diseases.

Backpack
Backpack
Outreach

What Parents and Caregivers Should Know about HPV Vaccination

Carrie Strehlau

Now is a great time for kids to get vaccinated against HPV and protected against six different cancers.

James R. Downing, MD, St. Jude president and CEO, inside St. Jude new research building
James R. Downing, MD, St. Jude president and CEO, inside St. Jude new research building
Outreach

Expanding the St. Jude strategic plan to $12.9 billion helps further advance its mission

James R. Downing, MD

Dr. James R. Downing details how St. Jude strategic plan expansion aims to accelerate research and treatment for childhood catastrophic diseases.