Cutting Edge research happens every day at St. Jude.
St. Jude has the largest protocol-based pediatric brain tumor program in the country.
St. Jude is the operations and scientific center of the national Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium, formed by the National Cancer Institute.
St. Jude pioneered the use of 3-D radiation technology to treat pediatric brain tumors. The technique targets the tumor while significantly reducing damage to healthy tissue and protecting the intellectual development of the child.
St. Jude is the first center to receive government approval for a unique bone marrow transplant procedure that makes it possible for parents who are not exact matches to be donors for their children.
St. Jude was the first institution to cure sickle cell disease with a bone marrow transplant and has one of the largest pediatric sickle cell programs in the country.
St. Jude is a leader in pediatric AIDS research and has pioneered the development of a novel three-tiered vaccine designed to provide protection against the wide diversity of AIDS viruses.The vaccine is now in FDA-approved clinical trials.
Alejandro's family was on Christmas vacation when he began to suffer from nausea. His mother, Inés, had a feeling it was something serious so she took him to the nearest hospital in Florida.
