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Erin Podolak, MA
Managing Editor
Erin Podolak, MA, is Managing Editor, Scientific Communication in the Strategic Communication Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude.
Stories by Erin Podolak
Getting to the bottom of a medulloblastoma mystery
Posterior fossa syndrome develops in some children following surgery for the brain tumor medulloblastoma. St. Jude research offers fresh insight into the mysterious syndrome and advice on how to avoid it.
Blocking the progression of pre-leukemic disorders
Genetic changes in the biology of blood cells can lead them down a path to cancer. This researcher is figuring out how that happens.
Why do many promising experimental drugs fail? Data-driven research may hold the answer
G-protein-coupled receptors are a popular target for drug therapies. This researcher is finding out why some drugs targeting GPCRs fail.
SMARCB1: Genetic ‘canary in a coal mine’ sparks research
Scientist spent more than a decade finding out how this genetic mutation causes different cancers.
Unraveling the ambiguity of risk for childhood cancer survivors
Clinical specialists are learning this about the future for childhood cancer survivors and how to help them.
Bringing Chemistry to Medicine: Experts in transcription therapy and chemical biology share research though St. Jude symposia
There are new ways to fight diseases fueled by abnormal transcription and gene regulation. Find out more about it during these two symposia.