Author Profile

Laura Jolovic

Radiation Therapist

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

Stories by Laura Jolovic

Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures
Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures
Clinical

Physician partnerships and telemedicine advance treatments and cures

Ibrahim Qaddoumi, MD, MS

Telemedicine, identified in 1879 as a way to reduce patient office visits, has become a necessary way to enhance the quality of care throughout the world.

Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care
Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care
Clinical

Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care

James Hoffman, PharmD, MS

These communications programs have a significant impact in helping ensure patient care is consistent across care teams.

St. Jude School Program uses technology to connect teachers to students amid a pandemic
St. Jude School Program uses technology to connect teachers to students amid a pandemic
Outreach

St. Jude School Program uses technology to connect teachers to students amid a pandemic

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Read how teachers work to make school as normal as possible for these pediatric cancer patients – first, get some toothpicks and gummies...

My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist
My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist
Investigator Insights

My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist

Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH

Read how this place is perfect for physicians to pursue research to enhance pediatric health care throughout the world.

Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery
Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery
Research

Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery

Gary Bridgman

These labs are highly specialized and deliver researchers access to advanced and speedy scientific results.

CHANGE-seq: a novel, simple and scalable method to understand genome editors
CHANGE-seq: a novel, simple and scalable method to understand genome editors
Research

CHANGE-seq: a novel, simple and scalable method to understand genome editors

Shengdar Tsai, PhD

Making DNA into a circle, called molecular circularization, has revealed a whole new way to look at genome editing.

Searching for the next pandemic flu virus? There’s another factor to keep in mind.
Searching for the next pandemic flu virus? There’s another factor to keep in mind.
Research

Searching for the next pandemic flu virus? There’s another factor to keep in mind.

Mary Powers

Researchers find the stability of this protein is key to the pandemic potential of swine flu.

Five steps to help your teens make the most of teletherapy
Five steps to help your teens make the most of teletherapy
Clinical

Five steps to help your teens make the most of teletherapy

Megan Wilkins, PhD

COVID-19 gave rise to a new mental health care option for teens: telehealth video visits. Use these tips to help your teen maximize the benefits.

Nine tips to talk with teens about COVID-19
Nine tips to talk with teens about COVID-19
Clinical

Nine tips to talk with teens about COVID-19

Jennifer Allen, PhD

Even during a pandemic, teens may avoid discussing feelings with their parents. Use these 9 tips to help your teen open up about COVID-19-related angst.

Searching for answers to rare cancers in the TP53 gene
Searching for answers to rare cancers in the TP53 gene
Research

TP53: One important gene in rare cancers - an update

Emilia Modolo Pinto, PhD

St. Jude clinicians and researchers seek answers to some of the rarest pediatric tumors and diseases, including adrenocortical tumors. Read more about their work uncovering the TP53 gene.