St. Jude unlocks gold mine of virus data
Early in the pandemic, St. Jude leaders knew that to keep the hospital open they had to know the status of every front-line worker, every week. So, it put together a testing regime big enough to test and analyze hundreds of employee samples a day — providing a gold mine for immunology research. (Daily Memphian file)
As St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital tested every front-line worker, every week, it put together a testing regime big enough to test and analyze hundreds of employee samples a day — providing a gold mine for immunology research.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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