Outreach

Discover how ideas born at St. Jude reach well beyond the hospital walls, influencing STEMM education, global health and more.

WHO meeting
WHO meeting

Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer CureAll Country Showcase

Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD

This International Childhood Cancer Day St. Jude Global shines a spotlight on the Global Initiative collaboration with WHO.

Graduation Night
Graduation Night

Your Future, Your Decision: Tigers VAX Now HPV Vaccination Student Ambassador Program

Portia Knowlton

The St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program and the University of Memphis created Tigers VAX Now, a student ambassador program to empower college students to advocate for HPV vaccination as cancer prevention among their peers.

Joy Wright
Joy Wright

Powerful Voices: Preventing HPV Cancers through Survivor Perspectives

Julia Neely

Participants in the St. Jude HPV Cancer Prevention Program’s HPV Cancer Survivors School are using their powerful voices to advocate for HPV vaccination during January which is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month.

2023 Global Alliance meetng
2023 Global Alliance meetng

’Amazing effort’ brings Global Alliance to new heights at 2022 Convening

Matt Gaschk

The 2022 St. Jude Global Alliance Convening brought together researchers from around the globe working to advance cures for children with catastrophic childhood diseases.

Stacey Ogden
Stacey Ogden

Lessons Learned: How to Mentor Scientists

Stacey Ogden, PhD

Stacey Ogden, PhD, shares mentoring advice for scientists setting up their first laboratory as a principal investigator.

stem in classroom
stem in classroom

Learning environments shape views of STEM

Robyn Pennella and Kate Ayers

Research suggests the influence of STEM teachers on the STEM identities and attitudes of elementary school students extend to after-school STEM clubs.

Child holding stuffed unicorn
Child holding stuffed unicorn

SAFER Ukraine offers a new model for global emergency response

Mary Powers

SAFER Ukraine, a global humanitarian effort to save Ukrainian children with cancer and blood disorders began spontaneously in a digital meeting room within hours of the invasion. Existing networks fueled its growth.

Backpack
Backpack

What Parents and Caregivers Should Know about HPV Vaccination

Carrie Strehlau

Now is a great time for kids to get vaccinated against HPV and protected against six different cancers.

James R. Downing, MD, St. Jude president and CEO, inside St. Jude new research building
James R. Downing, MD, St. Jude president and CEO, inside St. Jude new research building

Expanding the St. Jude strategic plan to $12.9 billion helps further advance its mission

James R. Downing, MD

Dr. James R. Downing details how St. Jude strategic plan expansion aims to accelerate research and treatment for childhood catastrophic diseases.

Medicine bottle labeled HPV Prevention
Medicine bottle labeled HPV Prevention

Take the prevent HPV pledge and let’s stop cancer before it starts

Heather Brandt, PhD and Melissa Hudson, MD

HPV vaccination rates dipped during the COVID-19 pandemic. St. Jude is working with more than 100 organizations, health experts and others to highlight vaccination as cancer prevention.