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Sarah Currie, RNC, MSN, NEA-BC

Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Sarah Currie, RNC, MSN, NEA-BC, is a Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Stories by Sarah Currie

The St. Jude Psychology Clinic: When things are really hard
The St. Jude Psychology Clinic: When things are really hard
Clinical

The St. Jude Psychology Clinic: When things are really hard

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Learn how psychologists use psychological interventions to help pediatric patients with life-threatening diseases maintain positive mental health during treatment.

Sonic Hedgehog pathway – how embryonic cells broadcast growth instructions
Sonic Hedgehog pathway – how embryonic cells broadcast growth instructions
Research

Exploring the Sonic Hedgehog pathway – how embryonic cells broadcast their growth instructions

Stacey Ogden, PhD

New research of the Sonic Hedgehog pathway shows potential targets for cancer treatments. Read how this cellular pathway plays a critical role in normal and cancerous development.

Genetic testing in childhood cancer: a Pediatric Cancer Genome Project update
Genetic testing in childhood cancer: a Pediatric Cancer Genome Project update
Research

Genetic testing in childhood cancer: a Pediatric Cancer Genome Project update

James R. Downing, MD

Germline mutations can contribute to leukemia, retinoblastoma, and other pediatric cancers. Learn about advancements in the first landmark effort specifically designed to better understand these mutations and develop novel treatment methods.

There are thousands of whole genome sequences in St. Jude Cloud. And you can use them.
There are thousands of whole genome sequences in St. Jude Cloud. And you can use them.
Research

There are thousands of whole genome sequences in St. Jude Cloud. And you can use them.

Carole Weaver Clements, PhD

Because of St. Jude Cloud, terabytes of pediatric cancer genomic data can now be readily accessed, analyzed and visualized.

Creating beauty during an ugly fight
Creating beauty during an ugly fight
Outreach

Creating beauty during an ugly fight

Karina Perez-Ortiz

Teen cancer patients create artwork to share a different side of their fight against cancer.

Boosting whooping cough vaccinations
Boosting whooping cough vaccinations
Clinical

How can hospitals shield vulnerable patients from the whooping cough resurgence?

Elisabeth Adderson, MD

How can hospitals protect patients and staff from resurgent pertussis outbreaks? Learn how we boosted the vaccination rate by 55%.

Why I take part in the cancer survivorship study, St. Jude LIFE
Why I take part in the cancer survivorship study, St. Jude LIFE
Clinical

Why cancer survivors should take part in long-term follow-up studies

Dwight Tosh

The 17th patient admitted to St. Jude in 1962 was successful treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. Find out why Dwight Tosh returns to St. Jude take part in a research study for cancer survivors.

Healing suffering through compassion, presented at TEDx Memphis
Healing suffering through compassion, presented at TEDx Memphis
Clinical

Healing suffering through compassion

Justin N. Baker, MD

Dr. Justin N. Baker shares lessons on compassion from his experience at St. Jude. Watch his TEDx Memphis talk to learn how to help others through difficult times, and know why it matters.

Biostatistical model resolves questions on antibiotic side effects
Biostatistical model resolves questions on antibiotic side effects
Research

Safety in numbers: Advanced biostatistical model resolves questions on vancomycin side effects

Josh Wolf, PhD, MBBS

Dr. Josh Wolf explains how biostatistics resolved safety questions on preemptive vancomycin for acute myeloid leukemia patients after chemotherapy.

A vaccine to prevent cancer? It’s already here.
A vaccine to prevent cancer? It’s already here.
Research

A vaccine to prevent cancer? It’s already here.

Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD

Many adolescents fail to get a key vaccination that can prevent cancer. Learn what doctors know about the HPV cancer vaccine.