Research
Learn about published research as well as leading-edge basic and translational research initiatives from St. Jude laboratories.
Pediatric melanoma mystery solved by genome sequencing research
Two pediatric melanoma cases diagnosed a year apart reveal a new genetic driver of the disease. Read more about this spitzoid melanoma work.
From evolutionary biology to immunology via bioinformatics
Immunologists turn to Jeremy Crawford, PhD, when planning complex experiments or re-analyzing collected data. Learn about his bioinformatics career.
Researchers identify new molecular triggers for cell’s 'executioner'
Read how this molecule rips the “skin” of the cell to kill it, and how research is learning how this power is unleased.
What hidden hazards lie beneath the surface of genome editing?
Are you sure? Understanding the possible traps and dangers with gene editing.
Commitment to excellence: Building a world-class Structural Biology Department at St. Jude
Read how this rapidly evolving area of science seeks to change the way we look at the world.
Cell Seek provides a path to understanding the cellular origins of pediatric brain tumors
What if scientists shared data about brain development to find the origins of brain tumors and disorders? These scientists did, and it changed everything.
10,000 reasons St. Jude Cloud can help advance science
10,000 reasons St. Jude Cloud can help advance science
Medulloblastoma therapy may get better thanks to ‘key’ technology
In testing a new treatment for a deadly brain tumor, read what these researchers did to figure out how to make exact duplicates of the cancer.
Innate immunity: the body’s first line of defense against a dangerous fungus
Innate immunity is your body’s first line of defense. What happens when it’s weakened? Researchers are using this common fungus to find out how to help.
Medulloblastoma and microirradiation: Tiny treatments for the most common malignant pediatric brain tumor
Medulloblastoma may soon be treated by a microirradiator - a machine the size of two refrigerators that beams radiation down to half the width of a credit card.