Dr. Mullighan is a member of the Department of Pathology and Co-Leader of the Hematological Malignancies Program at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. His research uses genomic approaches and experimental modeling to understand the genetic factors driving the pathogenesis and outcome of acute leukemia. His work has identified multiple new subtypes of ALL and genetic alterations contributing to pathogenesis, several of which have entered the clinic as new diagnostic and therapeutic targets. Dr. Mullighan earned his undergraduate degrees from University of Adelaide in Australia. He earned a M.Sc. from the University of London prior to earning his M.D. from the University of Adelaide. He is the recipient of several awards, including the American Society of Hematology Joanne Levy, MD, Memorial Award for Outstanding Achievement, being named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences, induction into the American Society of Clinical Investigation, and the Meyenburg Prize for Cancer Research. | Member, Department of Pathology [email protected] PGRN Group: CPML Faculty page Lab web page ResearchGate Orcid Page |