Investigator Insights

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

image of painting of Martine Roussel
image of painting of Martine Roussel

Portrait of Martine F. Roussel, Ph.D., unveiled at St. Jude

St. Jude Progress

A portrait of this researcher marks a half-a-century of scientific discovery and her contribution to scientific discovery.

Clara Mason: Humble nursing and research pioneer
Clara Mason: Humble nursing and research pioneer

Clara Mason: Humble Pioneer

Elizabeth Jane Walker

As one of the first advanced practice nurses at St. Jude, Clara Mason contributed to clinical trials that helped save countless lives.

image of Nobel medal
image of Nobel medal

Nobel laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier's major impact on science and medicine

Mike O’Kelly

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has ties to this year’s co-recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry.

Lennie Lott: Opening Doors, Saving Lives
Lennie Lott: Opening Doors, Saving Lives

Lennie Lott: Opening Doors, Saving Lives

Summer Freeman

Read how this African American clinician and researcher has broken medical and community barriers down for the past 40 years.

Surviving the edge of life: My journey with ICU recovery
Surviving the edge of life: My journey with ICU recovery

Surviving the edge of life: My journey with ICU recovery

Kristin Canavera, PhD

Read how this psychologist's admission to the ICU after complications from a surgery shaped her work with ICU patients.

Photo of Brad Heckmann
Photo of Brad Heckmann

What I discovered during my postdoctoral fellowship shaped my scientific steps

Brad Heckmann, PhD

After being a part of a significant scientific discovery, this postdoctoral fellow offers these tips for others to succeed in science.

My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist
My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist

My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist

Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH

Read how this place is perfect for physicians to pursue research to enhance pediatric health care throughout the world.

Newly elected National Academy of Sciences member talks about his research and how it continues despite a global pandemic
Newly elected National Academy of Sciences member talks about his research and how it continues despite a global pandemic

Newly elected National Academy of Sciences member talks about his research and how it continues despite a global pandemic

St. Jude Progress

This St. Jude researcher has spent his career studying cell death – and was recently elected to a select group, the National Academy of Sciences.

Legendary flu hunter offers tips to stay healthy during a pandemic
Legendary flu hunter offers tips to stay healthy during a pandemic

Legendary flu hunter offers tips to stay healthy during a pandemic

Mary Powers

This researcher's recommendations on coronavirus are based on 65 years of infectious diseases and viral research.

A neuroscientist finds a niche at a cancer research hospital
A neuroscientist finds a niche at a cancer research hospital

A neuroscientist finds a niche at St. Jude

Mary Powers

A neuroscientist studying the brain’s fight-or-flight response is learning more about developing brains and this about pediatric brain tumors.