St. Jude Scientists Discover a New Mechanism Controlling Neuronal Migration
Understanding how neurons migrate to their proper place during brain development will offer insights into how malfunctions in the machinery cause epilepsy and mental retardation MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The molecular machinery that helps brain cells migra...St. Jude Virologist Honored by the Royal Society
MEMPHIS, Tenn., July 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Renowned virologist Robert Webster, Ph.D., of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, has been invited to give the 2010 Leeuwenhoek Lecture by the Royal Society in London. The Leeuwenhoek Lecture, named after microscopist A...St. Jude Scientist Named Pew Scholar
Charles Mullighan, M.D., Ph.D., becomes fourth St. Jude scientist honored MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Charles Mullighan, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant member in the Pathology Department at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, has been named a 2009 Pew Scholar in the Bio...ALSAC/St. Jude Names Richard C. Shadyac, Jr. as CEO
-Fundraising Arm of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Announces New Leadership- MEMPHIS, Tenn., June 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ALSAC/St. Jude, the fundraising organization of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, today announced Richard C. Shadyac, Jr. as Chief Executive Officer ef...Photos: Tommy & Thalia Mottola Honored at 7th Annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala
MIAMI, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R) celebrated its 7th annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala by honoring Tommy and Thalia Mottola on May 16th, at the InterContinental Hotel in Miami, Florida. Lili Estefan , co-host of the popular Univision show El Gor...Trusted Translations Launches "Translation for St. Jude" Initiative at St. Jude Gala in New York
Trusted Translations, Inc. Launches "Translation for St. Jude" Initiative at "A Chocolat au Vin Affair," St. Jude Inaugural Gala with Tony Bennett and Honorary Chair Kristin Davis on Thursday, May 28th 2009, 8:00pm, New York City. (PRWEB) May 27, 200...7th Annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala Announces 2009 Honorees Tommy Mottola & Thalia
MIAMI, April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 7th annual FedEx/St. Jude Angels & Stars Gala will be held Saturday, May 16, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the InterContinental Miami Hotel benefiting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital(R), one of the world's premier pediatric cancer research center...Analyzing Jim Cramer's St. Jude Medical (STJ) Pick - www.ONN.tv Reports
CHICAGO, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest "Mad About Options" clip analyzes Jim Cramer's take on St. Jude Medical (STJ). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090323/AQM046LOGO ) "Mad About Options" co-hosts, www.ONN.tv CEO E. Matthew "Whiz" Buckley and Chief Investment S...St. Jude Finds More Than 100 Gene Variations Linked With Response to Leukemia Treatment
Scan of thousands of inherited genetic changes reveal specific variations linked to treatment failure and the fate of chemotherapy drugs in the body for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia MEMPHIS, Tenn., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists from St. Jude Children's Research H...St. Jude Identifies Genomic Causes of a Certain Type of Leukemia Relapse
New study finds the majority of acute lymphoblastic leukemia relapse cases arise from a cell already present at the time of diagnosis MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the c...St. Jude Study Gives New Insights Into How Cells Accessorize Their Proteins
Researchers have determined how an enzyme that stitches all-important molecular adjustments onto proteins contorts itself to regulate its own function MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have gained new insight into how the ...St. Jude Study Finds Treatment With New Drug Might Make Tumor Cells More Sensitive to Therapy
Study shows treatment with a newly discovered drug could be useful in sensitizing tumor cells to therapeutic irradiation and potentially some chemotherapies MEMPHIS, Tenn., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have shown that it might be pos...St. Jude Finds Young Age May Give Survival Advantage to Children With Certain Brain Tumors
The improved survival of children under 3 years old with diffuse pontine glioma compared to older children suggests that the biological properties of this cancer may be distinct in young patients MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investiga...St. Jude Study Shows How T Cell's Machinery Dials Down Autoimmunity
Immune cells adjust their function like a radio dial, not an on/off light switch; a discovery that hints at how autoimmune disease may develop late in life MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A St. Jude Children's Research Hospital study shows that T cells, the body's master ...St. Jude Finds 'Dancing' Hair Cells Are Key to Humans' Acute Hearing
A new study shows how sounds are amplified in the inner ear, a finding that could explain how hearing loss can result from genetic mutation or overdose of drugs MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have found that an electrica...St. Jude Gene Study Reveals Basis of Anti-Cancer Drug Resistance in Childhood Leukemia
The findings provide new insights into genomic basis of methotrexate resistance and differences in methotrexate response MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The first analysis of the genetic determinants of resistance to the anti-cancer drug methotrexate in childhood acute ...St. Jude Study Offers New Hope for Children With Kidney Tumors Deemed Inoperable
Surgeons were able to save part of each kidney in patients with bilateral Wilms tumor, regardless of how the tumors appear on preoperative scans MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital physicians have demonstrated that children with bilater...ORNL, St. Jude track neurons to predict and prevent disease
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital are looking at how developing nerve cells may hold a key to predicting and preventing diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. St. Jude scientists have linked m...St. Jude identifies genomic causes of a certain type of leukemia relapse
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) that cause relapse. The finding offers a pathway to designing treatments for ALL relapse in children and, ultimately, in adults. ...St. Jude study gives new insights into how cells accessorize their proteins
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital investigators have gained new insight into how the cell's vast array of proteins would instantly be reduced to a confusion of lethally malfunctioning molecules without a system for proteins to "accessorize" in order to regulate their function. Just as eyeg...St. Jude defines eye cancer gene's role in retinal development
A genetic discovery led by scientists at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital helps answer a long-standing mystery about the eyes of vertebrates, and may translate into a deeper understanding of how genes coordinate the complex process of eye formation and how a rare pediatric eye cancer progresse...St. Jude identifies the specific cell that causes eye cancer, disproving long-held theory
Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have identified the cell that gives rise to the eye cancer retinoblastoma, disproving a long-standing principle of nerve growth and development. The finding suggests for the first time that it may one day be possible for scientists to induce f...St. Jude settles century-old debate on origin of mammalian network of lymphatic vessels
Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital settled a century-old debate on the origin of the mammalian lymphatic vasculaturethe network of vessels and capillaries critical to various essential housekeeping functions in the body. The finding holds the promise for the development of new ...St. Jude finds factors that accelerate resistance to targeted therapy in lymphoblastic leukemia
Results of a study by investigators at St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital provide strong evidence for why the targeted therapy drug, imatinib, or Gleevec, which has revolutionized the treatment of chronic myelogenous leukemia, (CML) is often unable to prevent relapse of a particularly aggressive...St. Jude influenza survey uncovers key differences between bird flu and human flu
Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found key features that distinguish influenza viruses found in birds from those that infect humans. The St. Jude team used a mathematical technique to identify specific amino acid building blocks that are statistically more likely to app...St. Jude study solves mystery of mammalian ears
Protein motor in cochlea hair cells dominates the process of sound amplification in the mammalian ear, while movement of the cilia atop those cells dominates the response in non-mammals A 30-year scientific debate over how specialized cells in the inner ear amplify sound in mammals appears to h...St. Jude study shows genes play an unexpected role in their own activation
Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have discovered how a single molecular “on switch” triggers gene activity that might cause effects ranging from learning and memory capabilities to glucose production in the liver. The “on switch,” a protein called CREB, is a transcription ...St. Jude Medical to Expand Puerto Rico Operations
With purchase of Arecibo plant, St. Jude Medical will add up to 1,200 new jobs within 36 months of initiating operations in its second facility in Puerto Rico ARECIBO, Puerto Rico, Sept. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE: STJ ) today annou...GE, St. Jude to collaborate on visualization technology
Waukesha, Wis. - Two healthcare giants, GE Healthcare and St. Jude Medical , will enter into a collaboration agreement to develop a state-of-the-art cardiovascular ultrasound imaging system for patients with heart rhythm disease. Under terms of the agreement, the health organizations will dev...Kensey Nash Announces Agreement to Acquire Rights to OsseoFit Product
...per of the Angio-Seal(TM) Vascular Closure Device, which is licensed to St. jude Medical, Inc. Cautionary Note for Forward-Looking Statements. This...into the marketplace, the Company's dependence on four major customers (St. jude Medical, Arthrex, Orthovita and Spectranetics) and their success in selling...Sanford Rose Associates Opens Minneapolis Office
...nths. Most recently, John served as Chief Technology Officer at CircuLite, Inc. With a 30-year career in the medical device industry that began at St. jude Medical, John is a natural fit to spearhead the Life Science industry practice which will be the predominant focus of the Minneapolis office. ...Industry Professionals Get Schooled in Real-World Oncology Issues at NCCN Academy
...Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY; Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO; St. jude Children's Research Hospital/ University of Tennessee Cancer Institute, Memphis, TN; Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Center, Stanford, CA; University ...Follica Appoints Drug Development and Dermatology Veteran, William D. Ju, as Chief Executive Officer
...a Pharmaceuticals), Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Epicor Medical (acquired by St. jude Medical, STJ), Inspire Pharmaceuticals (ISPH), IntraLase, Myogen, Spinal Dy...), TheraSense (acquired by Abbott Labs, ABT) and Ventritex (acquired by St. jude Medical, STJ). About Polaris Venture Partners: A national ventu...Kensey Nash Reports Strong Second Quarter and First Six Month Fiscal Year 2009 Results
...ales of vascular closure product components to St. jude Medical, increased 48%, from $3.5 million in the p...he manufacture of the Angio-Seal(TM) device by St. jude Medical. Orthopaedic sales were essentially flat y...ales of vascular closure product components to St. jude Medical, increased 26%, from $7.4 million in the p...Victhom announces the completion of the second phase of the apnea therapy development
...onics Inc. Other new treatments are under investigation by various medical device companies such as Medtronic Inc., Boston Scientific Corporation, St. jude Medical, in addition to new start-up companies. About Victhom Victhom discovers, develops and manufactures bionic devices involved in the tr...Delcath Adds Senior Pharmaceutical Professional to Its Board of Directors
...Dr. Stoll was a member of the Board of Directors of the BOC Group, Plc, the parent company of Ohmeda, and also served on the Board of directors of St. jude Medical. From 1986 to 1991, Dr. Stoll held several executive management positions at Bayer, AG including Executive Vice President and General Manager...