The Science of Childhood Cancer is an interactive, weekly lecture series designed to engage the scientific community on key questions in pediatric cancer research. Invited speakers are leading experts across the spectrum of basic, translational, clinical and population science. Hosted by the St. Jude Comprehensive Cancer Center, this 15-week series will focus on four themes: Immunotherapy, Chromatin and Transcription in Pediatric Cancer, Novel Approaches to Targeted Molecular Therapies in Pediatric Cancer, and Pediatric Cancer Survivorship.

Seminars will occur each Thursday from 12 pm – 1 pm CT / 5 pm – 6 pm GMT. Available recordings will be posted in the week following the live event.

SEPTEMBER 3

Richard Kriwacki, PhD (St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital)

“Phase Separation in Gene Transcription; From the Nucleolus to Aberrant Transcription in Leukemia”