St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Looking to expand your perspective on pediatric cancer research? Hear why postdoctoral research associate Tuyu Zheng, PhD, recommends The Science of Childhood Cancer virtual lecture series for trainees and early-career researchers. Join upcoming lectures through Nov. 19: bit.ly/3TD4Rvy 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026St. Jude researchers attended the @theaacr.bsky.social Special Conference in Cancer Research which focused on bridging discovery and clinical impact in pediatric cancer. @cmullighan.bsky.social gave the keynote address on working toward a cure for acute leukemia through the lens of genomics. 100
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Across St. Jude, postdoctoral researchers spend countless hours conducting experiments, analyzing data and advancing the research that powers our mission. As #NPAW comes to a close, we celebrate the impact of our postdocs who help make world-class science possible at St. Jude. 000
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Proud to be ranked No. 1 on @forbes.com' 2026 list of America's Best Employers for Healthcare Professionals. We're committed to supporting the people who advance the St. Jude mission every day, from patient care and research to the many roles that make our work possible. 020
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026KDM2B is a potential therapeutic target in Group 3 and Group 4 medulloblastoma. Researchers found that removing the gene or degrading the protein slowed tumor growth and prolonged survival in preclinical models, offering a strategy for high-risk tumors that lack targeted therapies. 🧪 bit.ly/4jnzC2hbit.lyKDM2B revealed as a selective dependency in high-risk medulloblastoma subgroupsExplore a shared vulnerability in two of the childhood brain tumor's types, opening opportunities for targeted therapies in patients with high-risk disease. 000
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026At the United Nations General Assembly, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital joined global partners, including @who.int, @unicef.org, Africa CDC and the World Coalition on Sickle Cell Disease to launch OneSCD, a new initiative that will strengthen and connect sickle cell disease efforts worldwide. 110
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026St. Jude scientists identified ZMYND8 as a major regulator of CD8+ T-cell exhaustion. Targeting the gene improved immune function and enhanced immunotherapy, offering a potential new strategy to strengthen anti-tumor responses in solid tumors. 🧪 bit.ly/3TiiMrcstjude.orgTargeting ZMYND8 improves T-cell function and may boost immunotherapyExplore new St. Jude research finding how removing the immune response “brake” gene ZMYND8 led to better control of solid tumors and chronic viral infections. 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026During Postdoc Appreciation Week, St. Jude faculty are sharing messages of gratitude for the postdocs whose talent, dedication and discoveries help advance our mission. Thank you to all our postdocs! #NPAW 020
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026At #SIOP2026, Caitlyn Duffy, MD, MPH, shared how the ARIA Guide is helping expand access to evidence-based childhood cancer care worldwide. Developed through worldwide collaboration, ARIA provides resource-stratified clinical guidance designed for a wide range of care settings. Learn more: 100
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Survivorship research featured at #SIOPcongress explored how to improve life after childhood cancer. 130
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Congratulations to Michael McNeil, MD, MPH, director of the St. Jude Global Palliative Care Program, who received the 2026 SIOP North America Rising Star Award for advancing culturally relevant, sustainable approaches to pediatric palliative care through global collaboration. 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Andrew Davidoff, MD, shared lessons from 25 years of kidney-sparing surgery during a keynote at the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP). 110
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026For the 19th consecutive year, St. Jude has been recognized in the @usnews.com “Best Children’s Hospitals” list, ranking third among the best hospitals for pediatric cancer care. Read more: bit.ly/4gT6ajh 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Emily Tonorezos, MD, MPH, incoming director of the Division of Cancer Survivorship, is motivated to help shape the future of survivorship science at St. Jude. “This work should always be guided by the people we are trying to help — survivors and their families,” Tonorezos said. 100
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026St. Jude experts, Global Scholars, trainees and collaborators are heading to #SIOP2026 in San Antonio next week. 110
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Attend the Knowledge in Data Science (KIDS) Symposium, Nov. 16-18 in Memphis or virtually from anywhere in the world, to explore how data science, AI and collaboration are driving advances in pediatric research and innovation. 100
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026St. Jude is leveraging survivorship expertise to study the long-term health of children treated with experimental CAR T cells, regardless of where they received care. CONQUER could help guide follow-up care and future pediatric immunotherapies. 🧪 bit.ly/46qHqsJ 000
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Where a child is born should not determine their access to sickle cell disease care. Yet for more than 7 million people living with sickle cell disease worldwide, access to timely diagnosis, treatment and comprehensive care remains far from equitable. 132
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026A decade of discovery helped advance SAGES1, a St. Jude clinical trial evaluating a novel CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing approach for sickle cell disease. The trial builds on findings from the lab of Mitchell Weiss, MD, PhD, and is led by @akshaysharma.bsky.social. #SickleCellAwarenessMonth 100
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026St. Jude researchers and collaborators developed AdaptiveFlow, an AI-informed platform, that can virtually screen 69 billion drug-like molecules with a 1,000-fold reduction in computational costs. Learn how this open-source platform could help accelerate therapeutic discovery: LINK 🧪 bit.ly/4zQuERqbit.lyAI-informed AdaptiveFlow redefines large-scale cloud computing for drug discoverySee how a machine-learning drug discovery platform for ultra-large virtual screenings called AdaptiveFlow guides the rational selection for deeper exploration 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Mentors have shaped every stage of Sarada Achyutuni, PhD's scientific journey. At St. Jude, guidance from Jian Xu, PhD, and Min Ni, PhD, helps inform her research into how lineage identity, cell of origin and genetic alterations shape leukemia metabolism. Learn more about Achyutuni 🧪 bit.ly/4qERxmM 000
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Researchers showed that brain cells respond differently to the H3.3 K27M mutation depending on their location in the developing brain. The findings help explain why diffuse midline glioma (DMG) develops where it does and identify potential therapeutic targets. bit.ly/4y3AHkabit.lyFindings demonstrate how mutation disrupts cell development, driving region-specific brain tumorsDiscover how St. Jude researchers uncovered how regional differences in the developing brain shape diffuse midline glioma formation. 011
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Jeremy Slone, MD, MPH, has been named medical director of the St. Jude Affiliate Program Office. In this role, he will lead a network of six affiliate sites and one satellite across six states that helps expand access to clinical trials and allows patients to receive care closer to home. 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Scientists found that CAR T cells lacking the gene for Regnase-1 are more effective at treating osteosarcoma in preclinical models, controlling tumor growth and preventing lung metastasis. The findings support the development of an early-phase St. Jude clinical trial. bit.ly/4zxirRzstjude.orgRemoving immune ‘brake’ improves CAR T–cell therapy for osteosarcomaExplore a cellular immunotherapy that controlled relapsed bone cancer and prevented metastasis in model systems, setting the foundation for a clinical trial. 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Inherited genetic changes can shape cancer risk across families. Kim Nichols, MD, and the St. Jude Cancer Predisposition Clinic are using genomic research to identify risk earlier and inform screening, surveillance and prevention. Learn more: bit.ly/4ieBgTp 🧪 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026St. Jude has named Charles W.M. Roberts, MD, PhD, internationally recognized physician-scientist and director of the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center, as its seventh president and CEO. The announcement is part of a planned leadership transition. 194
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Looking to take the next step in your research career? 🧪 Join the St. Jude Research Career, Education & Training Virtual Fair on Sept. 22. Connect with faculty, recruiters, postdocs, trainees and program leaders while exploring career opportunities, advanced education pathways and life at St. Jude. 110
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026St. Jude scientists created a single-cell atlas of V1 spinal interneurons and identified a subgroup that helps control the speed of rhythmic movement. The resource offers new targets for studying spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative disease. bit.ly/4g1d58fbit.lySingle-cell atlas reveals how spinal neurons help coordinate walking and other rhythmic movementsExplore new St. Jude research uncovering a special set of interneurons that governs how the brain controls the speed of certain repetitive body movements. 061
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026A new study from St. Jude and collaborators shows MBNL1, an RNA-binding protein, plays a key role in leukemia caused by changes in the KMT2A gene by sustaining FLT3 expression. These findings highlight new opportunities for targeted therapies. bit.ly/4q14mHIstjude.orgMBNL1 was identified as a potential cancer drug target for a type of childhood leukemiaDiscover how the RNA-binding protein MBNL1 binds single-stranded DNA to promote a difficult-to-treat childhood cancer. 032
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026How can clinicians use a patient's diagnosis to better predict treatment response, relapse risk and long-term health outcomes? St. Jude researchers are helping answer that question by developing more personalized approaches to risk assessment across pediatric cancer care. 🧪 bit.ly/4chqub5 130
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Researchers found that a synthetic gene-regulating compound called SynGR1 can recruit BRD4 to bypass gene-silencing structures without disrupting them and reactivate silenced genes. The findings point to new strategies for diseases like Friedrich’s ataxia and Huntington’s disease. 🧪 bit.ly/4hgkfb6bit.lyRestoring the silenced Friedreich’s ataxia gene through unconventional meansSee how a synthetic gene regulating SynGR system desilenced the frataxin gene in Friedreich’s ataxia by shuttling BRD4 through HP1 condensates 051
Reposted by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalStacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Enjoyed meeting some of the new @stjuderesearch.bsky.social grad students at the meet and greet faculty poster session! Here I am trying to convince some of the new students that Hedgehog signaling is the coolest pathway to study 😎 🧪 👩🏼🔬 3315
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The 2026 Scientific Report brings science to life through engaging features of discovery, innovation and collaboration. Learn about the people, technology and breakthroughs advancing research in pediatric catastrophic disease. 🧪 Explore this year’s Scientific Report: bit.ly/4xkQQRS 021
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Join @cmullighan.bsky.social, MBBS, MSc, MD, and leading experts for the 13th season of The Science of Childhood Cancer virtual lecture series beginning Aug. 13. The free 15-week series explores the latest discoveries in pediatric cancer research. Register now: bit.ly/4wDHCQJ 🧪 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026St. Jude is proud to host the @nature.com Conference, "Accelerating Pediatric Cancer Innovation: From Research to Real-World Impact," Nov. 11-12. Global experts will share advances in pediatric cancer research, innovative therapies and strategies to strengthen health systems worldwide. 1104
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Researchers uncovered a lipid-based mechanism that fine-tunes Sonic hedgehog (SHH) signaling during development. This reveals how heart and lung formation are regulated and may inform future strategies for developmental disorders and cancers linked to SHH signaling. bit.ly/4xqCSOv bit.lyA lipid regulator of Sonic hedgehog signaling influences heart and lung developmentDiscover how St. Jude researchers discovered a new mechanism that enhances Sonic hedgehog signaling during heart and lung development. 031
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026How do clinicians turn a growing body of biomedical evidence into accurate diagnoses and effective treatment decisions? St. Jude researchers are helping answer that question by writing and updating international guidelines across pediatric diseases. 121
Reposted by St. Jude Children's Research HospitalShannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Our paper on the potential of senescence-targeting therapies to restore function to the bone marrow in sickle cell disease is finally out! Congrats to all the amazing people who worked on this story! @stjuderesearch.bsky.social www.science.org/eprint/CUFEJ...science.orgPremature senescence impairs hematopoietic stem cell function during sickle cell disease in mice and humansSickle cell disease–induced hematopoietic stem cell senescence and loss of function are reversed in SCD mice by treatments targeting senescence. 271
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Researchers found blood stem cells from patients ages 6 to 23 with sickle cell disease show markers of premature aging. Targeting these senescent cells with senolytics restored blood-forming function, suggesting an approach to strengthen gene therapy outcomes. bit.ly/4ffEwfxbit.lyPremature blood stem cell aging in sickle cell disease may be reversibleDiscover how patients with sickle cell disease have accelerated aging in their blood stem cells, but anti-aging senolytics may help, and improve gene therapy. 031
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026St. Jude researchers discovered that S. pneumoniae can survive antibiotics through an RNA-based tolerance strategy rather than traditional resistance. These findings provide insight into persistent infections and potential approaches to improve antibiotic effectiveness. bit.ly/4fuWPMIbit.lyAntibiotic-tolerant bacteria rely on a hidden survival strategySee how bacteria survive antibiotic treatment by entering a temporary state of tolerance driven by changes in RNA regulation. 010
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Rare inherited diseases can result from many different mutations in the same gene, which makes traditional drug development difficult. Learn how antisense oligonucleotides, or ASOs, offer a more flexible path by targeting RNA before a harmful protein is made. 100
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026St. Jude researchers and collaborators identified RBM5 as a key driver of leukemia caused by changes in the KMT2A gene through its interaction with MYC, a cancer-driving protein. The findings present RBM5 as an attractive target for more precise, lower-toxicity treatments. bit.ly/4f1Flscbit.lyTargeting RBM5 may help disrupt ‘undruggable' MYC in childhood leukemiaLearn how RBM5 helps drive disease while being dispensable in normal blood-forming cells, offering a potential high-efficacy, low toxicity therapeutic target. 021
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026St. Jude scientists identified sub-compartments in the nucleolus that help lock ribosome building blocks in place. These findings highlight the role played by phase separation, shedding light on diseases linked to increased ribosome production. bit.ly/4bK3SzLstjude.orgResearch explains how nucleolus sub-compartments drive ribosome assemblySee how RNA and SURF6 sub-compartments surrounded by NPM1 help in ribosome biogenesis within the nucleolus granular component condensate 021
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026St. Jude researchers discovered that the tumor suppressor SPOP switches between an inactive "double-donut" structure and active filaments. The findings reveal how certain cancer mutations alter SPOP activity and may inform new therapeutic strategies. bit.ly/3R5c7zxstjude.orgSPOP ‘double-donut’ structure closes the loop on unexplained cancer mutationsSee how an inactive tumor suppressor SPOP ‘double-donut’ state is converted to an active filament state with Cullin-3 to ubiquitinate key proteins like BRD4 0102
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Menin inhibition extended survival, normalized blood counts and reduced fibrosis in preclinical models of myeloproliferative neoplasms, supporting further study of menin inhibitors for these difficult-to-treat blood cancers. bit.ly/4yet7DWstjude.orgInhibiting menin to treat myeloproliferative neoplasms shows preclinical promiseFind how the blood cancers without effective treatments showed a selective vulnerability to the drug, providing a new potential therapeutic avenue to explore. 040
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Scientists identified epinephrine-producing C1 neurons as drivers of prolonged fear and anxiety in models, revealing a neural pathway that can keep anxiety elevated after stress has passed. Targeting these neurons may offer a more precise approach to treating anxiety disorders. bit.ly/4ycfmphbit.lyC1 neurons identified as a driver of prolonged fear and anxietySee how C1 neurons within the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) connect to periaqueductal grey matter and are activated under conditions prolonged anxiety. 040
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Congratulations to Amar Gajjar, MD, on receiving the ISPNO Lifetime Achievement Award. His pioneering work in childhood brain tumors has helped transform care, improve outcomes and inspire a generation of neuro-oncology leaders. #ISPNO2026 030
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 29/06/2026St. Jude welcomes Heather Currier Hunt as senior vice president for the St. Jude Leadership Academy (SJLA), which manages leadership development programs. She will help evolve SJLA to support the institution’s growing workforce and global impact. ow.ly/s7Ws50Zirb0 100
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026On World Sickle Cell Day, we are sharing Donte’s story. Donte has lived with the disease since infancy, but after Akshay Sharma, MD, introduced him to gene therapy, a new path forward became possible. 130
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 17/06/2026St. Jude has been redesignated as the first and only WHO Collaborating Centre dedicated to childhood cancer. The milestone advances joint work with WHO to expand access to quality cancer care, strengthen health systems and improve outcomes for children worldwide. Learn more: ow.ly/jcj250ZcMJn 100