Outreach

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

Tangie Thomas, vice president of Clinical Trials Operations at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, shares the importance of mentors and advocates during her career.
Tangie Thomas, vice president of Clinical Trials Operations at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, shares the importance of mentors and advocates during her career.

Learning the value of mentors, champions and building a strong network

St. Jude Progress

Tangie Thomas, MPH, is vice president of Clinical Trials Operations at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The path to cancer prevention Includes HPV vaccination
The path to cancer prevention Includes HPV vaccination

The path to cancer prevention includes HPV vaccination

Heather Brandt, PhD

There’s a global push to increase HPV vaccination rates, and if successful, there are these future benefits everyone can enjoy.

COVID-19 vaccine FAQ: Infectious disease and virus experts weigh in
COVID-19 vaccine FAQ: Infectious disease and virus experts weigh in

COVID-19 vaccine FAQ: Infectious disease and virus experts weigh in

Diego R. Hijano, MD, MSc

Just how effective are COVID vaccines? Should you get one? A virologist and an infectious diseases physician have answers to those questions and more.

Engaging partners to achieve HPV vaccination increases
Engaging partners to achieve HPV vaccination increases

Engaging partners to achieve HPV vaccination increases

Andrea Stubbs

St. Jude is partnering with the community to increase awareness and understanding of HPV vaccinations to prevent HPV-related cancers.

COVID and HPV: Getting back on track with HPV vaccination
COVID and HPV: Getting back on track with HPV vaccination

COVID and HPV: Getting back on track with HPV vaccination

Melissa Hudson, MD and Kari Bjornard, MD

The COVID pandemic has halted the progress of preventive health care for teens. Most importantly, this one vaccine that can prevent cancer.

HPV: Prevention is Key
HPV: Prevention is Key

HPV: Prevention is Key

Rhonda Davis

Doing this one simple thing can prevent 90% of these cancers from developing by preventing the infections that can cause them.

HPV vaccination is cancer prevention
HPV vaccination is cancer prevention

HPV vaccination is cancer prevention

Heather Brandt, PhD

HPV is a common virus that can cause cancer. There is one simple way to prevent that from happening.

Communicating science to tell the story of discovery
Communicating science to tell the story of discovery

Communicating science to tell the story of discovery

Kate Ayers

Teaching science can create scientists of the future. But communicating science can be difficult unless you remember these things.

Bringing Chemistry to Medicine: Experts in transcription therapy and chemical biology share research though St. Jude symposia
Bringing Chemistry to Medicine: Experts in transcription therapy and chemical biology share research though St. Jude symposia

Bringing Chemistry to Medicine: Experts in transcription therapy and chemical biology share research though St. Jude symposia

Erin Podolak, MA

There are new ways to fight diseases fueled by abnormal transcription and gene regulation. Find out more about it during these two symposia.

photo of James Downing
photo of James Downing

Wear a mask: You play a part in covering for the kids

Mike O’Kelly

Wearing a mask is a small thing to help protect St. Jude patients and those who care for them. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, masked patients were a common sight on the hospital’s campus. This is an opportunity to step into their shoes.