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Laura Jolovic

Radiation Therapist

Laura Jolovic is a radiation therapist in the St. Jude Department of Radiation Oncology

Stories by Laura Jolovic

HPV vaccination is cancer prevention
HPV vaccination is cancer prevention
Outreach

HPV vaccination is cancer prevention

Heather Brandt, PhD

HPV is a common virus that can cause cancer. There is one simple way to prevent that from happening.

Are scientific citations meaningful? Scientific progress from a larger perspective
Are scientific citations meaningful? Scientific progress from a larger perspective
Research

Are scientific citations meaningful? Scientific progress from a larger perspective

Lindsey Montefiori, PhD

Scientific citations identify valuable research. Here’s what it’s like to be a part of a lab ranked in the top 1% of citations.

Leukemia diagnosis sets path for Browne to become a nurse practitioner
Leukemia diagnosis sets path for Browne to become a nurse practitioner
Investigator Insights

Leukemia diagnosis sets path for Browne to become a nurse practitioner

Mary Powers

St. Jude highlights these women in science and clinical care who offer insights and tips for those interested in pursuing a scientific or clinical career.

Deanna Tremblay credits mother with inspiration to pursue scientific career
Deanna Tremblay credits mother with inspiration to pursue scientific career
Investigator Insights

Deanna Tremblay credits mother with inspiration to pursue scientific career

St. Jude Progress

Women in science and clinical care offer insights and tips for those interested in pursuing a scientific or clinical career.

Word to the wise: Don’t let the genomic data fool you
Word to the wise: Don’t let the genomic data fool you
Research

Word to the wise: Don’t let the genomic data fool you

Mary Powers

In the world of genomics, this computational biologist recommends these simple things before interpreting the data.

Sickle cell disease and COVID-19: What we’re telling patients
Sickle cell disease and COVID-19: What we’re telling patients
Clinical

Sickle cell disease and COVID-19: What we’re telling patients

Jane Hankins, MD

Sickle cell disease patients face additional dangers if they become infected with COVID-19. Here’s what this physician specialist is telling her patients.

Clinical hypnosis: the mind’s suggestion box
Clinical hypnosis: the mind’s suggestion box
Clinical

Clinical hypnosis: the mind’s suggestion box

Elyse Heidelberg, PsyD

St. Jude psychologists use clinical hypnosis to help children and adolescents manage pain, nausea and distress during and after cancer treatment.

Communicating science to tell the story of discovery
Communicating science to tell the story of discovery
Outreach

Communicating science to tell the story of discovery

Kate Ayers

Teaching science can create scientists of the future. But communicating science can be difficult unless you remember these things.

The enhanced role of an infectious disease specialist
The enhanced role of an infectious disease specialist
Investigator Insights

The enhanced role of an infectious disease specialist

Diego R. Hijano, MD, MSc

The pandemic has highlighted the critical role of these physicians – and how there is a critical need for more.

It’s time for patient guidelines for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
It’s time for patient guidelines for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Clinical

It’s time for patient guidelines for pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD

Leukemia patients and families can get the information they need through this new publication that breaks down diagnosis and treatment.