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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

Xu Yang and Yizhen Li in a laboratory
Xu Yang and Yizhen Li in a laboratory
Research

T cells are key to maintaining cancer remissions from chemotherapy

Erin Podolak, MA

Stimulating the adaptive immune response can improve outcomes for ALL treated with chemotherapy.

Paul Thomas and Joshua Wolf
Paul Thomas and Joshua Wolf
Research

St. Jude researchers answer COVID questions

Erin Podolak, MA

St. Jude research has advanced understanding of the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination. Here is what the findings mean for you.

Medicine bottle labeled HPV Prevention
Medicine bottle labeled HPV Prevention
Outreach

Take the prevent HPV pledge and let’s stop cancer before it starts

Heather Brandt, PhD and Melissa Hudson, MD

HPV vaccination rates dipped during the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Jude is working with more than 100 organizations, health experts and others to highlight vaccination as cancer prevention.

Paul Wise giving a lecture
Paul Wise giving a lecture
Clinical

SAFER Ukraine: a framework for responding to global conflicts

Erin Podolak, MA

What lessons can be learned from the remarkable success of SAFER Ukraine?

Fabio Demontis
Fabio Demontis
Research

Research points to a way to reduce cachexia, a cancer-induced muscle wasting disorder

Erin Podolak, MA

Muscle signaling provide clues for treatment of the muscle-wasting disorder cachexia, which affects cancer patients.

Ewelina Mamcarz with colleagues and patient
Ewelina Mamcarz with colleagues and patient
Clinical

Five years later: gene therapy for ‘bubble boy’ disease

Alex Generous, PhD

Interim results point to enduring immune function following gene therapy for Infants with ‘bubble boy’ disease

Amar Gajjar, MD., with patient Charlotte and her mother
Amar Gajjar, MD., with patient Charlotte and her mother
Clinical

Reflecting on nearly 40 years of progress against pediatric brain tumors

Erin Podolak, MA

May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month and a good time to learn more about the diverse group of diseases that make up the most common childhood solid tumor.

The Unicorn Clinic
The Unicorn Clinic
Outreach

A doctor’s journey fueled life-saving work at SAFER Ukraine for children with cancer

Mary Powers

“SAFER Ukraine works because we have human connections with our partners,” explains Asya Agulnik, MD, MPH.

Marcin Wlodarski at Unicorn Clinic staff meeting
Marcin Wlodarski at Unicorn Clinic staff meeting
Outreach

Marcin Wlodarski, MD, PhD, dropped everything to help children fleeing Ukraine

Alex Generous, PhD

Marcin Wlodarski, MD, PhD, was new to international humanitarian work prior to volunteering with SAFER Ukraine. “I learned so much I cannot every describe it in words,” he said.

Globe with connections
Globe with connections
Outreach

Protecting the mental health of Ukrainian families experiencing childhood cancer

Alex Generous, PhD

Global health care providers gathered virtually for SAFER Conversations, a webinar created to share information and support to those working with Ukrainian children and families displaced by the war.