Investigator Insights

Meet the people who conduct research at St. Jude as they share their stories of life in science.

Cholera research provides lessons about how bacteria cause pandemics

Find out why cholera pandemics aren’t more common.

Stepping toward understanding: Gait analysis to advance neuroscience and cancer survivorship

Learn how the Gait and Mobility Lab at St. Jude is helping study and care for patients with neurologic disease.

Giving survivors of childhood cancer a chance at hearing

Expanding access to cochlear implants could have large benefits for survivors.

Turning genetic discoveries into answers for children with epilepsy

Scientists at St. Jude are utilizing genetic research to transform diagnosis and treatment for children with severe epilepsies.

Fundamental research sets the stage for immuno-oncology collaboration

Learn how St. Jude is accelerating immunotherapy’s path to the clinic.

Putting together the puzzle of effective Ataxia treatment

Through the Pediatric Translational Neuroscience Initiative St. Jude investigators are gaining new understanding and learning how to better treat ataxias.

Rare disease detectives go all in on metabolic disorders

Learn what Andrea Gropman, MD, plans to achieve as the new leader of Neurometabolic Translational Research at St. Jude

Genomic instability is a risk for neurological disease and an opportunity for intervention

Fixing DNA damage repair systems to help patients.

Finding your footing for a future in biomedical research

St. Jude is preparing future scientists through education, training pathways and STEMM initiatives, inspiring careers in biomedical research and healthcare.

Biomolecular organization holds tantalizing clues for neurological disease treatment

 See how microscopic “bubbles” set the stage for neurological breakthroughs