St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital opens Marlo Thomas Center

ST. JUDE CHILDREN’S RESEARCH HOSPITAL dedicated and opened The Marlo Thomas Center for Global Education & Collaboration on the St. Jude campus in Memphis, Tenn., Nov. 20. The center will focus on childhood cancer.

The center will also become the hub for the St. Jude International Outreach Program, which has 25 official partner sites in 17 countries. The center also will support the training of St. Jude’s postdoctoral and graduate fellows.

The center is named for St. Jude National Outreach Director Marlo Thomas. Both she and Hillary Clinton were scheduled to attend the dedication, with Clinton as honored guest and featured speaker. Clinton also attended the 1994 dedication of the St. Jude Patient Care Center when she served as first lady.

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