stjuderesearchJun 23, 2023
The risk of #infections and other complications is pronounced in the weeks after a #pediatric #BoneMarrowTransplant. Read about a new #StJude study identifying those at the highest risk, which may help protect these vulnerable #children. https://bit.ly/3PmEIx1 #StJudeResearch #ChildhoodCancer #Microbiome
Spilling their guts: patient microbiomes may hold the secret to predicting outcomes after transplant

Infections & complications after pediatric patients receive bone marrow transplants are dangerous. Discover how St. Jude microbiome research predicted risk.

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stjuderesearchJun 13, 2023
When people think of #virology, they rarely think of a week at the beach. But for the last 38 years, #StJude #avianflu hunters have traveled to #DelawareBay to collect #birdpoop which, this year, will help provide context for the ongoing #pandemic. https://bit.ly/43DRV8K #StJudeResearch #FluResearch
St. Jude avian flu hunters’ annual data collection provides context for ongoing pandemic

The ongoing avian influenza pandemic is infecting wild & domestic birds. Discover how St. Jude scientists are staying ahead of the virus & assessing its risk.

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stjuderesearchJun 12, 2023
We proudly welcome Dr. Victor J. Torres as chair of the newly formed #StJude Department of Host-Microbe Interactions, which will focus on treating and preventing #diseasecausing #infections in children. Torres, who starts in July, is actively #recruiting world-class investigators to undertake #research to learn key information about fundamental #biological, #molecular and #chemical processes of #infectiousdiseases. https://bit.ly/43Rrr3m #StJudeResearch
Victor J. Torres, Ph.D., named chair of newly formed Department of Host-Microbe Interactions at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Dr. Victor J. Torres is leading a newly-formed department called the St. Jude Department of Host-Microbe Interactions, which will focus on treating and preventing disease-causing infections in children.

stjuderesearchJun 4, 2023
The #H5N1 #fluvirus poses a great unknown threat to birds and humans. For decades, #StJude #virologists have been mining #DelawareBay each year to expand their knowledge and to help thwart possible #influenza outbreaks. Learn how: http://bit.ly/3IVn1AA @emilyanthes @nytimes #StJudeResearch #FluResearch
For These Bird Flu Researchers, Work Is a Day at the Very ‘Icky’ Beach

The H5N1 virus poses “a great unknown threat” to birds and humans alike. Understanding and thwarting it begins with excrement collection.

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stjuderesearchMay 19, 2023
Developing new treatments for #ChildhoodCancer requires creative solutions. #StJude #scientists are pushing the boundaries of what is possible by designing compounds that degrade proteins. Read about the #technology and discoveries. https://bit.ly/3NP9GNs #StJudeON #StJudeResearch
Targeted protein degradation to treat cancer

St. Jude scientists are identifying targets and designing drugs to degrade proteins implicated in hard-to-treat cancers. Learn about creating PROTACs.

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stjuderesearchMay 10, 2023
Join us in congratulating #StJude #scientist Dr. M. Madan Babu, just named a #RoyalSocietyFellow for his pioneering data science-based strategies to reveal fundamental principles in #BiologicalSystems. Discover more about his #DataDiscovery work. https://bit.ly/42I8yPN #StJudeResearch #RoyalSociety
St. Jude scientist M. Madan Babu elected to the Royal Society of London

Director of the St. Jude Center of Excellence for Data-Driven Discovery named a fellow of the 360-year-old British scientific organization.

stjuderesearchMay 2, 2023
Like comparing apples to apples, comparing similar #proteins can be challenging. #Scientists at #StJude developed a tool to help, which garnered new insights into the #ChaperoneProtein #HSP90—an essential target in #cancer. Read about their work. https://bit.ly/3LMhQVf #StJudeResearch #StructuralBiology #ChemicalBiology #DrugDiscovery
It’s the little things that count – so let’s count the little things

St. Jude scientists in the Fischer lab have published Flexr a tool for studying protein conformations, making new discoveries about HSP90. Read the blog post.

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stjuderesearchMay 1, 2023
#StJude may have set the new #GoldStandard for pediatric #craniopharyngioma treatment. Explore the phase 2 #ClinicalTrial showing how #ProtonTherapy improved #NeurocognitiveOutcomes over historical #PhotonTherapy. https://bit.ly/3mIESCO #StJudeResearch #LancetOncology #BrainTumor #BTAM #BrainTumorAwarenessMonth
Clinical trial improves neurocognitive outcomes for childhood craniopharyngioma

Proton therapy for craniopharyngioma had better neurocognitive than & similar survival outcomes as historical photon therapy. Read the phase 2 clinical trial.

stjuderesearchApr 28, 2023
Social determinants of health predict #CognitiveOutcomes in children. Read about the new #StJude study linking neighborhood economic hardship and cognitive outcomes in #pediatric #BrainTumor survivors treated with #RadiationTherapy. https://bit.ly/3oTMGCi #StJudeResearch #ChildhoodCancer
Study shines light on impact of environment on neurocognitive outcomes

Find how the neighborhood economic hardship index predicts baseline and long-term outcomes in pediatric brain tumor patients treated with radiation therapy.

stjuderesearchApr 27, 2023
Like a musical ensemble, a #scientific enterprise needs members who can integrate their expertise with others. Explore how #computationalist Dr. Brian Abraham conducts #ComputationalResearch as part of a larger scientific orchestra at #StJude. https://bit.ly/40Eydri #StJudeResearch #CompBio
Investigator Insights: Conducting Computational Research with Brian Abraham, PhD

St. Jude scientist Brian Abraham, PhD, conducts computational research leveraging relationships and expertise to make discoveries. Read his story.

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