Laura Jolovic
Radiation Therapist
Laura Jolovic is a radiation therapist in the St. Jude Department of Radiation Oncology
Stories by Laura Jolovic
mTORC1, the ‘Sorting Hat’ of the thymic school
House of blood or house of guts? Read how this internal Sorting Hat decides where cells go.
Postural balance is an issue with pediatric leukemia survivors
Think balance is simply staying upright? It’s much more complicated than that, especially if you’re a survivor.
Pediatric otolaryngology: Taking care of ears, noses and throats
Pediatric cancers cause many problems above the neck. Pediatric otolaryngology seeks to repair cancer’s damage to children’s ears, noses and throats.
Truly exceptional: Ranking reflects commitment to addressing cancer’s questions
Read what happens when you get scientists and doctors together to help children.
For some childhood cancer survivors, new hardships await
Overcoming childhood cancer is only the beginning of the journey – a whole new set of problems await.
Even teens with chronic medical illnesses need to be allowed to be teens
Raising a teen is hard enough without the added stress of a medical condition — here’s nine ways you can help them and foster their development.
Occupational therapy: how all work and more play restores some “normal” to childhood
Making pizza sounds fun, but it’s a practical example of how we help kids regain the skills to do the activities that are important to them.
The SILver Lining: The yin-yang balance of proteins in muscle disease
Ever heard of Marinesco-Sjögren syndrome? A St. Jude lab found the mutation that causes it.
Central line infections: How ETHEL helped us to bust a myth
A simple line drawing helped uncover something unexpected about central line infections. Read how it will save lives.
New studies raise warnings with CRISPR-Cas9, but there's more to the story
Recent studies highlight efficacy and safety issues of CRISPR. While the results are important, read why we should wait before drawing conclusions.