Research

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

Hearing soundboard
Hearing soundboard

New model mimics progression of pediatric bone marrow failure

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude scientists have created the first model that faithfully recapitulates details of pediatric bone marrow failure.

image of cerebral organoids
image of cerebral organoids

CDK6: A well-known kinase commits a new ‘crime’ connecting outer radial glia to microcephaly

Erin Podolak, MA

Microcephaly is a rare neurodevelopmental condition in which a baby’s head is much smaller than expected because the brain did not develop properly or stopped developing during pregnancy. St. Jude researchers identified cells in the outer radial glia in the developing brain that play an important role in microcephaly.

Group of people in lab
Group of people in lab

Environment helps fuel hepatoblastoma in premature infants

Erin Podolak, MA

The incidence of pediatric and adult liver cancer is increasing worldwide. Research suggests how premature birth may influence the risk for children.

Melissa Hudson video screenshot
Melissa Hudson video screenshot

It’s in the genes: research reveals obstacles on the road to health for cancer survivors

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude scientists are leading research into the genetics of childhood cancer survivorship to understand and prevent the risk of chronic disease in survivors.

Peter McKinnon, Kathryn Stephenson, Richard Finkel
Peter McKinnon, Kathryn Stephenson, Richard Finkel

Two Years of the Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude initiative aims to change the outlook for children with catastrophic neurological diseases.

Xu Yang and Yizhen Li in a laboratory
Xu Yang and Yizhen Li in a laboratory

T cells are key to maintaining cancer remissions from chemotherapy

Erin Podolak, MA

Stimulating the adaptive immune response can improve outcomes for ALL treated with chemotherapy.

Paul Thomas and Joshua Wolf
Paul Thomas and Joshua Wolf

St. Jude researchers answer COVID questions

Erin Podolak, MA

St. Jude research has advanced understanding of the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination. Here is what the findings mean for you.

Fabio Demontis
Fabio Demontis

Research points to a way to reduce cachexia, a cancer-induced muscle wasting disorder

Erin Podolak, MA

Muscle signaling provide clues for treatment of the muscle-wasting disorder cachexia, which affects cancer patients.

Stephen Mack, MD, PhD
Stephen Mack, MD, PhD

Metabolic processes may yield a new therapeutic window for hard-to-treat brain tumors

Erin Podolak, MA

In his laboratory at St. Jude, Stephen Mack, PhD, is researching how metabolic and epigenetic pathways might be perturbed to help treat DIPG, a lethal childhood brain tumor.

Hippocampus illustration
Hippocampus illustration

St. Jude symposium to focus on hippocampus imaging in childhood cancer patients and survivors

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital’s Department of Diagnostic Imaging is hosting their 3rd Annual Scientific Symposium, “Imaging Structure and Functions of the Hippocampus” on February 25.