Disease Information

Hospital Resources

Bench to Bedside

Gerard Zambetti, PhD
St. Jude investigators have found that a protein called Puma, which normally protects the body by triggering cancer cells to commit suicide through a process called apoptosis, is suppressed in Burkitt lymphoma.
 

Clinical Science

Our mission - to find cures for children with catastrophic diseases through research and treatment - is a constant driving force. It is through the pursuit of that mission that we seize every opportunity to help the children who come to us for care and, in so doing, to create new knowledge that will help children throughout the world.

Why refer a patient to St. Jude for treatment?

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The Research Behind the Cures

Hiroto Inaba, MD, PhD

Vigilant care saves children with early leukemia complications

The supportive care of children suffering from early complications of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has greatly reduced their death rate, according to a new St. Jude study.

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Scientific Report 2008

Scientific Report

Key research activities and publications by the investigators at St. Jude during 2007 are summarized in the Scientific Report 2008.