Heather Mefford, MD, PhD
Faculty, Department of Cell & Molecular Biology
Heather Mefford, MD, PhD, is a faculty member in the Department of Cell & Molecular Biology at St. Jude.
Stories by Heather Mefford
Cell Seek provides a path to understanding the cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors
What if scientists shared data about brain development to find the origins of brain tumors and disorders? These scientists did, and it changed everything.
10,000 reasons St. Jude Cloud can help advance science
10,000 reasons St. Jude Cloud can help advance science
Bereaved parents reflect on difficult conversations
Remember these three things when you’re about to have a conversation with parents of a sick or dying child.
Bereaved parent mentors use their past to assist patients, parents and clinical team
Read how surviving parents are working with St. Jude to help guide health care and quality of life for future St. Jude patients.
Sleep is the third pillar of health — stop overlooking its importance
Read how parents and officials are neglecting one of the most important aspects of teenage health – and it happens almost every day.
Obesity: the side effect of therapy we don’t consider
Cancer drugs can make pediatric cancer patients gain weight. Read how researchers found the key to helping ensure children-survivors live healthier lives.
HPV vaccination begins with family health care providers
HPV cancer prevention begins with you.
Medulloblastoma therapy may get better thanks to ‘key’ technology
In testing a new treatment for a deadly brain tumor, read what these researchers did to figure out how to make exact duplicates of the cancer.
‘There’s no bad weather, only bad clothes’
It wasn’t that big of a culture shock to come from Sweden to Memphis, and then she experienced the heat and humidity and reconsidered everything.
Innate immunity: the body’s first line of defense against a dangerous fungus
Innate immunity is your body’s first line of defense. What happens when it’s weakened? Researchers are using this common fungus to find out how to help.