Research

Learn about published research as well as leading-edge basic and translational research initiatives from St. Jude laboratories.

Yurika Matsui, PhD, Jamy Peng, PhD, Beisi Xu, PhD,
Yurika Matsui, PhD, Jamy Peng, PhD, Beisi Xu, PhD,

The life and death of cells in early brain development

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Explore St. Jude research on neural cell life or death during brain development.

Thalassemia illustration
Thalassemia illustration

Missed connection no more: Science and serendipity solve a microRNA mystery

Alex Generous, PhD

Find how a St. Jude discovery holds new promise for beta-thalassemia.

. L to R: Gang Wu, PhD, Wojciech Rosikiewicz, PhD, Wenjie Qi, PhD, Jason Myers, Beisi Xu, PhD.
. L to R: Gang Wu, PhD, Wojciech Rosikiewicz, PhD, Wenjie Qi, PhD, Jason Myers, Beisi Xu, PhD.

Shared Resources Spotlight: Center for Applied Bioinformatics

Elizabeth Casolo

Meet the data scientists advancing research at St. Jude.

Global TRM illustration
Global TRM illustration

Addressing treatment-related mortality: Student’s research spotlights need for supportive care

Erin Podolak, MA

Gathering data increases understanding of treatment-related mortality in low- and middle-income countries.

Vevea cover art
Vevea cover art

On the Road to Discovery: How Understanding Mitochondrial Trafficking Drives Change

Jessica Gullett-Rubino, PhD

Explore how mitochondrial research in the Vevea lab sheds light on neurons.

Nicholas Phillips
Nicholas Phillips

Healthy lifestyles: mitigating the risk of cognitive impairment in childhood cancer survivors

Alex Generous, PhD

Discover how healthy lifestyles may protect cognitive abilities in childhood cancer survivors.

Gabriela Maron, Ellie Margolis and Li Tang at an anerobic hood
Gabriela Maron, Ellie Margolis and Li Tang at an anerobic hood

Spilling their guts: patient microbiomes may hold the secret to predicting outcomes after transplant

Alex Generous, PhD

Gut microbiome predicts pediatric bone marrow transplant infections and other complications.

Avian flu
Avian flu

St. Jude avian flu hunters’ annual data collection provides context for ongoing pandemic

Alex Generous, PhD

See how St. Jude collects avian influenza samples to stay a step ahead of the virus.

St. Jude Cloud
St. Jude Cloud

St. Jude Cloud visualizations empower scientist’s work

Alex Generous, PhD

One scientist’s experience making high quality visualization with the St. Jude Cloud.

Anang Shelat and Christopher Tinkle
Anang Shelat and Christopher Tinkle

Targeting DNA damage repair gives radiation therapy a boost

Erin Podolak, MA

Inhibiting DNA damage repair alongside radiation therapy can treat brain tumors.