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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

Researchers identify new necroptosis triggers
Researchers identify new necroptosis triggers
Research

Researchers identify new molecular triggers for cell’s 'executioner'

Chris Pennington

Read how this molecule rips the “skin” of the cell to kill it, and how research is learning how this power is unleased.

Why should you care about the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine?
Why should you care about the cancer-preventing HPV vaccine?
Outreach

The HPV vaccine can prevent more than 31,000 cancer cases a year. This is why I care so much.

Robin Mutz, MPPM, BSN, RNC, NEA-BC

The HPV vaccine can prevent more than 31,000 cancer cases a year. After losing a friend to cancer, I made sure her children were protected from the virus.

Bring your science out of the journal and into the world
Bring your science out of the journal and into the world
Investigator Insights

Bringing your science out of the journal and into the world

Daniel Bastardo-Blanco

Using these five tips in communicating science will lead to positive feelings, more awareness and credibility.

What hidden hazards lie beneath the surface of genome editing?
What hidden hazards lie beneath the surface of genome editing?
Research

What hidden hazards lie beneath the surface of genome editing?

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Are you sure? Understanding the possible traps and dangers with gene editing.

Commitment to excellence: Building a world-class Structural Biology Department at St. Jude
Commitment to excellence: Building a world-class Structural Biology Department at St. Jude
Research

Commitment to excellence: Building a world-class Structural Biology Department at St. Jude

Charalampos Kalodimos, PhD

Read how this rapidly evolving area of science seeks to change the way we look at the world.

With Brian Sorrentino, it was always about more than just the science
With Brian Sorrentino, it was always about more than just the science
Investigator Insights

With Brian Sorrentino, it was about more than just the science

Arthur Nienhuis, MD

His work to discover a cure for SCID revealed his talent as a scientist and collaborator. Read about his discovery and why it’s bittersweet.

Keeping MLK’s spirit of hope alive in a unique way
Keeping MLK’s spirit of hope alive in a unique way
Outreach

Keeping MLK’s spirit of hope alive in a unique way

Cornelius Johnson Jr.

Read how this employee keeps the spirit of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. alive.

St. Jude Science Scholars of Tomorrow symposium: A learning experience
St. Jude Science Scholars of Tomorrow symposium: A learning experience
Outreach

St. Jude Science Scholars of Tomorrow symposium: A learning experience

Aaron Hervey

Learn about science and medicine, but read how this teen’s experience made a real difference in how he looks at his future.

Cell Seek provides a path to understanding the cellular origins of brain tumors
Cell Seek provides a path to understanding the cellular origins of brain tumors
Research

Cell Seek provides a path to understanding the cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors

Lee Morgan

What if scientists shared data about brain development to find the origins of brain tumors and disorders? These scientists did, and it changed everything.

Research

10,000 reasons St. Jude Cloud can help advance science

Chris Pennington

10,000 reasons St. Jude Cloud can help advance science