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Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

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Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD, is a faculty member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She is also the deputy director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Studies on the Ecology of Influenza in Animals and Birds. View full bio.

Stories by Stacey Schultz-Cherry

Common astrovirus can lead to serious health problems
Common astrovirus can lead to serious health problems
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Common astrovirus can lead to serious health problems

 Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

This viral infection is so common nearly everyone has had it - and it can become deadly serious for those who have compromised immune systems.

It is better to be safe than fast when it comes to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
It is better to be safe than fast when it comes to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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COVID-19 vaccine development: better safe than fast

 Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

This is the most important thing to remember about vaccines for COVID-19 and other diseases going through clinical trials.

Does obesity give influenza more time to spread and impair flu vaccines?
Does obesity give influenza more time to spread and impair flu vaccines?
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Can obesity give influenza more time to spread and make vaccines less effective?

 Stacey Schultz-Cherry, PhD

St. Jude researchers, led by Dr. Stacey Schultz-Cherry, are asking questions about potential association between flu severity and the obesity epidemic.