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
Tracing the threads of metastasis to achieve better treatment outcomes
Learn how St. Jude research is unraveling metastasis.
Collaborating for Care: Developing a New Global Standard for Sickle Cell Disease Treatment
Discover how St. Jude researchers are influencing sickle cell disease treatment globally.
St. Jude scientists answer the question ‘when does cancer start?’
Explore the importance of understanding the origins of disease.
Electrical engineering sparks discovery in how human nuclear receptors bind to DNA
See how nuclear receptors selectively bind to DNA.
Shared Resources Spotlight: Center for Advanced Genome Engineering
Research from the Center for Applied Genome Engineering plays a pivotal role in discovery.
Condensates: It’s not just a “phase”
Scientists are studying biomolecular condensates to better understand their contributions to disease.
The life and death of cells in early brain development
Explore St. Jude research on neural cell life or death during brain development.
Spatial omics takes off
Discover the power of understanding the spatial arrangement of cells in tumors.
St. Jude on Hematology: 5 Discoveries to Explore
Catch up on the studies from the St. Jude On Hematology series with 5 Discoveries to Explore.
Finding a path to discovery with Shengdar Tsai, PhD
Learn how Shengdar Q. Tsai, PhD, searches for new paths and discoveries in genome editing.