Heather Mefford, MD, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Cell & Molecular Biology at St. Jude.
Learning more about how the body attacks itself in Type 1 diabetes offers insights into how to harness the power of T cells to treat cancer.
Read how oxygen’s role neuron development is critical for brain health in infants.
Clinical research and precision medicine are changing health care, and nursing as a profession can play this critical role with patients and families.
A newly found fossil may help us learn more about histiocytosis, a rare disorder of the immune system. Read how scientists are collaborating on new therapies.
Understanding more about childhood cancer raises ethical issues related to cancer predisposition not just for current patients, but for generations after.
Even though he treated patients and conducted research until 1978, little was known about John W. Smith, the first African American physician at St. Jude.
Read how a 20-year wait for technology shows key insights in brain proteins’ role in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s.
Teens have unique psychosocial needs: Read how clinicians and support staff are meeting those needs for teens and young adults who have cancer.
Staff scientist in Charles Mullighan’s pathology lab praised for new experimental approaches to leukemia pathogenesis and for helping others.
Patient navigators help ease the transition from the familiar hospital to an unfamiliar hospital close to home.