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Driving discoveries and innovative treatments for childhood cancer and other diseases. Ranked #3 by USNWR. #StJude #StJudeResearch

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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Looking 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
St. 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Across 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Proud 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
KDM2B 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/4jnzC2h
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KDM2B revealed as a selective dependency in high-risk medulloblastoma subgroups
Explore a shared vulnerability in two of the childhood brain tumor's types, opening opportunities for targeted therapies in patients with high-risk disease.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
At 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
St. 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/3TiiMrc
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Targeting ZMYND8 improves T-cell function and may boost immunotherapy
Explore new St. Jude research finding how removing the immune response “brake” gene ZMYND8 led to better control of solid tumors and chronic viral infections.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
During 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
At #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:
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Survivorship research featured at #SIOPcongress explored how to improve life after childhood cancer.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Congratulations 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Andrew Davidoff, MD, shared lessons from 25 years of kidney-sparing surgery during a keynote at the International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP).
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
For 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Emily 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
St. Jude experts, Global Scholars, trainees and collaborators are heading to #SIOP2026 in San Antonio next week.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Attend 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
St. 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Where 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
St. 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/4zQuERq
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AI-informed AdaptiveFlow redefines large-scale cloud computing for drug discovery
See how a machine-learning drug discovery platform for ultra-large virtual screenings called AdaptiveFlow guides the rational selection for deeper exploration
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Mentors 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Researchers 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/4y3AHka
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Findings demonstrate how mutation disrupts cell development, driving region-specific brain tumors
Discover how St. Jude researchers uncovered how regional differences in the developing brain shape diffuse midline glioma formation.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Jeremy 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Scientists 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/4zxirRz
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Removing immune ‘brake’ improves CAR T–cell therapy for osteosarcoma
Explore a cellular immunotherapy that controlled relapsed bone cancer and prevented metastasis in model systems, setting the foundation for a clinical trial.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Inherited 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 🧪
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
St. 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Looking 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
St. 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/4g1d58f
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Single-cell atlas reveals how spinal neurons help coordinate walking and other rhythmic movements
Explore new St. Jude research uncovering a special set of interneurons that governs how the brain controls the speed of certain repetitive body movements.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A 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/4q14mHI
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MBNL1 was identified as a potential cancer drug target for a type of childhood leukemia
Discover how the RNA-binding protein MBNL1 binds single-stranded DNA to promote a difficult-to-treat childhood cancer.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
How 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Researchers 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/4hgkfb6
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Restoring the silenced Friedreich’s ataxia gene through unconventional means
See how a synthetic gene regulating SynGR system desilenced the frataxin gene in Friedreich’s ataxia by shuttling BRD4 through HP1 condensates
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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Enjoyed 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 😎 🧪 👩🏼‍🔬
Poster presentation to students.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Join @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 🧪
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
St. 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Researchers 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
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A lipid regulator of Sonic hedgehog signaling influences heart and lung development
Discover how St. Jude researchers discovered a new mechanism that enhances Sonic hedgehog signaling during heart and lung development.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
How 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.
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Shannon McKinney-Freeman @smckinneyfreeman.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Our 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...
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Premature senescence impairs hematopoietic stem cell function during sickle cell disease in mice and humans
Sickle cell disease–induced hematopoietic stem cell senescence and loss of function are reversed in SCD mice by treatments targeting senescence.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Researchers 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/4ffEwfx
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Premature blood stem cell aging in sickle cell disease may be reversible
Discover how patients with sickle cell disease have accelerated aging in their blood stem cells, but anti-aging senolytics may help, and improve gene therapy.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
St. 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/4fuWPMI
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Antibiotic-tolerant bacteria rely on a hidden survival strategy
See how bacteria survive antibiotic treatment by entering a temporary state of tolerance driven by changes in RNA regulation.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Rare 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
St. 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/4f1Flsc
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Targeting RBM5 may help disrupt ‘undruggable' MYC in childhood leukemia
Learn how RBM5 helps drive disease while being dispensable in normal blood-forming cells, offering a potential high-efficacy, low toxicity therapeutic target.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
St. 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/4bK3SzL
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Research explains how nucleolus sub-compartments drive ribosome assembly
See how RNA and SURF6 sub-compartments surrounded by NPM1 help in ribosome biogenesis within the nucleolus granular component condensate
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
St. 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/3R5c7zx
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SPOP ‘double-donut’ structure closes the loop on unexplained cancer mutations
See 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Menin 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/4yet7DW
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Inhibiting menin to treat myeloproliferative neoplasms shows preclinical promise
Find how the blood cancers without effective treatments showed a selective vulnerability to the drug, providing a new potential therapeutic avenue to explore.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Scientists 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/4ycfmph
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C1 neurons identified as a driver of prolonged fear and anxiety
See how C1 neurons within the rostral ventrolateral medulla (RVLM) connect to periaqueductal grey matter and are activated under conditions prolonged anxiety.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Congratulations 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
St. 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
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
On 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.
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital @stjuderesearch.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
St. 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
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