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Research
Learn about published research as well as leading-edge basic and translational research initiatives from St. Jude laboratories.
Genetic variations in a fourth gene linked to elevated leukemia risk in Hispanic children
Read how ancestry plays a role in determining your risk for cancer. In the case of Hispanic children, researchers found an increased risk of leukemia.
Gene therapy: Scientific breakthrough and a legacy of a cure
Read about the work from a goal – to a treatment – to a cure – and one scientist’s legacy.
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.