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Erin Podolak, MA

Managing Editor

Erin Podolak

Erin Podolak, MA, is Managing Editor, Scientific Communication in the Strategic Communication Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude.

Stories by Erin Podolak

Data driven progress illustration
Data driven progress illustration
Research

Data-driven science helps researchers design new protein interactions

Erin Podolak, MA

With a comprehensive approach to thinking about data, St. Jude scientists are fueling progress.

Lab table
Lab table
Research

Liver toxicity and ALL: Genomics drive variability between patients

Erin Podolak, MA

Research reveals how inherited genetic variants can contribute to liver toxicity after chemotherapy.

St. Jude on Genetics Molecular Groups
St. Jude on Genetics Molecular Groups
St. Jude On

Genetics: The myth of the monolith: How molecular groups can improve cancer care

Erin Podolak, MA

St. Jude scientists are fueling progress by studying the molecular groups of different cancers.

Vulnerabilities graphic
Vulnerabilities graphic
St. Jude On

St. Jude scientists on the hunt for ‘holy grail’ cancer vulnerabilities

Erin Podolak, MA

Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are deploying genomic technologies to hunt for vulnerabilities in cancer.

Scientist in lab wearing gloves and with bunsen burner on
Scientist in lab wearing gloves and with bunsen burner on
Research

On the road to resistance: How bacteria can win the game of life ‘with a little help from their friends’

Erin Podolak, MA

St. Jude scientists have learned that bacteria are more successful at developing antibiotic resistance when they swap genes through recombination.

craniopharyngioma brain scan
craniopharyngioma brain scan
Clinical

Studies of rare craniopharyngioma reveal ways to improve long-term outcomes for patients

Erin Podolak, MA

A St. Jude clinical trial launched more than 25 years ago has helped to transform understanding and care for children with the brain tumor craniopharyngioma.

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.

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.