St. Jude Research

Investigator Insights

Meet the people who conduct research at St. Jude as they share their stories of life in science.

Robby Teis
Robby Teis

Researching brain tumors to honor his brother’s legacy with Robby Teis

 Robby Teis

Watch the video interview with Robby Teis, a student in the St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences to learn how his brother’s cancer inspired his current research.

Richard Finkel
Richard Finkel

5 Questions for Richard Finkel, MD

Richard Finkel, MD and Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Learn how Richard Finkel, MD, is developing the Center for Experimental Neurotherapeutics to be the gold standard in pediatric neurological disease treatment development

Peter McKinnon
Peter McKinnon

5 Questions for Peter McKinnon, PhD

Peter McKinnon, PhD and Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Explore how the Center for Pediatric Neurological Disease Research seeks to identify and understand the genes which drive neurological disease

Kristin Stephenson
Kristin Stephenson

5 Questions for Kristin Stephenson, MHA, JD

 Brian O'Flynn, PhD and Kristin Stephenson, MHA, JD

Learn how Kristin Stephenson, MHA, JD, has developed the Office of Strategy & Alliances as the hub of harmonization for the Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative.

Paul Taylor standing in front of a wood-paneled wall
Paul Taylor standing in front of a wood-paneled wall

5 Questions for J. Paul Taylor, MD, PhD

Brian O'Flynn, PhD and J. Paul Taylor, MD, PhD

Learn how J. Paul Taylor, MD, PhD, leveraged the unique infrastructure at St. Jude to launch the Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative

image of Sarah Currie
image of Sarah Currie

Core values underlie nursing excellence with Sarah Currie, RNC, MSN, NEA-BC

 Sarah Currie, RNC, MSN, NEA-BC

Learn about the values that shape nursing research and care at St. Jude.

Headshot of a man smiling with a blue shirt on
Headshot of a man smiling with a blue shirt on

5 Questions for Hongbo Chi, PhD

 Erin Podolak, MA and Hongbo Chi, PhD

Learn about Hongbo Chi, PhD, St. Jude Department of Immunology.

photo of Kelsey Bertrand
photo of Kelsey Bertrand

Bringing science into the clinic with Kelsey Bertrand, MD

Kelsey Bertrand, MD

Kelsey Bertrand, MD, is building bridges between the lab and the clinic to better treat childhood brain tumors.

From patient to physician-scientist with St. Jude Fellow Bradley Muller, MD

 Bradley Muller, MD

Meet pediatric hematology/oncology fellow Bradley Muller, MD.

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD

5 Questions for Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD

 Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD and Alex Generous, PhD

Meet St. Jude faculty member Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD, and learn about her unique path to becoming a leader in the inflammation research field