diff --git a/src/views/clinicalGenomic/clinicalGenomicSearch.js b/src/views/clinicalGenomic/clinicalGenomicSearch.js
index b65955a..27df959 100644
--- a/src/views/clinicalGenomic/clinicalGenomicSearch.js
+++ b/src/views/clinicalGenomic/clinicalGenomicSearch.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import SearchHandler from './search/SearchHandler';
 import GenomicData from './widgets/genomicData';
 import { SearchIndicator } from 'ui-component/LoadingIndicator/SearchIndicator';
 import AuthorizationSections from './widgets/authorizationSections';
+import SearchExplainer from './widgets/searchExplainer';
 
 const PREFIX = 'ClinicalGenomicSearch';
 
@@ -22,9 +23,11 @@ const classes = {
     sidebarOffset: `${PREFIX}-sidebarOffset`,
     noSidebarOffset: `${PREFIX}-noSidebarOffset`,
     headerSpacing: `${PREFIX}-headerSpacing`,
+    headerSize: `${PREFIX}-headerSize`,
     anchor: `${PREFIX}-anchor`,
     navigationLink: `${PREFIX}-navigationLink`,
-    mainContent: `${PREFIX}-mainContent`
+    mainContent: `${PREFIX}-mainContent`,
+    toolbar: `${PREFIX}-toolbar`
 };
 
 // TODO jss-to-styled codemod: The Fragment root was replaced by div. Change the tag if needed.
@@ -39,24 +42,28 @@ const Root = styled('div')(({ _ }) => ({
     },
 
     [`& .${classes.sidebarOffset}`]: {
-        width: 'calc(100% - 320px)',
+        width: 'calc(100% - 300px)',
         left: 280
     },
 
     [`& .${classes.noSidebarOffset}`]: {
-        width: 'calc(100% - 80px)',
-        left: 40
+        width: 'calc(100% - 35px)',
+        left: 18
+    },
+
+    [`& .${classes.headerSize}`]: {
+        height: 110
     },
 
     [`& .${classes.headerSpacing}`]: {
-        height: 50
+        height: 70
     },
 
     [`& .${classes.anchor}`]: {
         display: 'block',
         position: 'relative',
         visibility: 'hidden',
-        top: -150
+        top: -250
     },
 
     [`& .${classes.navigationLink}`]: {
@@ -66,6 +73,13 @@ const Root = styled('div')(({ _ }) => ({
 
     [`& .${classes.mainContent}`]: {
         padding: '16px !important'
+    },
+
+    [`& .${classes.toolbar}`]: {
+        padding: 5,
+        paddingLeft: 20,
+        paddingRight: 20,
+        minHeight: 58
     }
 }));
 
@@ -82,8 +96,8 @@ const StyledMainCard = styled(MainCard)((_) => ({
 const sections = [
     {
         id: 'cohorts summary',
-        header: 'Cohorts Summary',
-        component: <AuthorizationSections title="Cohorts Summary" />
+        header: undefined,
+        component: <AuthorizationSections title="All Cohorts" />
     },
     {
         id: 'counts',
@@ -97,7 +111,7 @@ const sections = [
     },
     {
         id: 'authorized cohorts',
-        header: 'Authorized Cohorts',
+        header: undefined,
         component: <AuthorizationSections title="Authorized Cohorts" />
     },
     {
@@ -129,30 +143,34 @@ function ClinicalGenomicSearch() {
             {/* Top bar */}
             <AppBar
                 component="nav"
-                className={`${classes.stickytop} ${classes.headerSpacing} ${
-                    sidebarOpened ? classes.sidebarOffset : classes.noSidebarOffset
-                }`}
+                className={`${classes.stickytop} ${classes.headerSize} ${sidebarOpened ? classes.sidebarOffset : classes.noSidebarOffset}`}
             >
-                <Toolbar sx={{ padding: '5px' }}>
+                <Toolbar className={classes.toolbar}>
                     <Typography variant="h4" sx={{ flexGrow: 1 }}>
                         Federated Search
                     </Typography>
-                    {sections.map((section) => (
-                        <Button
-                            onClick={() => {
-                                window.location.href = `#${section.id}`;
-                            }}
-                            sx={{ my: 2, display: 'block' }}
-                            key={section.id}
-                            className={classes.navigationLink}
-                            variant="text"
-                        >
-                            {section.header}
-                        </Button>
-                    ))}
+                    {sections
+                        .map((section) =>
+                            section.header !== undefined ? (
+                                <Button
+                                    onClick={() => {
+                                        window.location.href = `#${section.id}`;
+                                    }}
+                                    sx={{ my: 2, display: 'block' }}
+                                    key={section.id}
+                                    className={classes.navigationLink}
+                                    variant="text"
+                                >
+                                    {section.header}
+                                </Button>
+                            ) : undefined
+                        )
+                        .filter((obj) => obj !== undefined)}
                 </Toolbar>
+                <SearchExplainer />
             </AppBar>
             {/* Empty div to make sure the header takes up space */}
+            <div className={classes.headerSpacing} />
             <SearchHandler setLoading={setLoading} />
             <MainCard sx={{ minHeight: 830, position: 'relative', borderRadius: customization.borderRadius * 0.25, marginTop: '2.5em' }}>
                 {sections.map((section) => (
diff --git a/src/views/clinicalGenomic/search/SearchHandler.js b/src/views/clinicalGenomic/search/SearchHandler.js
index 954cc16..bb640d8 100644
--- a/src/views/clinicalGenomic/search/SearchHandler.js
+++ b/src/views/clinicalGenomic/search/SearchHandler.js
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function SearchHandler({ setLoading }) {
         summaryFetchAbort.current = newAbort;
     }, [reader.reqNum]);
 
-    // Query 2: when the search query changes, re-query the server
+    // Query 3: when the search query changes, re-query the server
     useEffect(() => {
         // First, we abort any currently-running search promises
         clinicalFetchAbort.current.abort('New request started');
diff --git a/src/views/clinicalGenomic/widgets/searchExplainer.js b/src/views/clinicalGenomic/widgets/searchExplainer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1821f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/clinicalGenomic/widgets/searchExplainer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import { useEffect, useMemo } from 'react';
+import { styled } from '@mui/material/styles';
+import { Box, Chip } from '@mui/material';
+import { useSearchQueryReaderContext, useSearchResultsWriterContext } from '../SearchResultsContext';
+
+const PREFIX = 'SearchExplainer';
+
+const Root = styled('div')(({ theme }) => ({
+    [`& .${PREFIX}-chiptext`]: {
+        textTransform: 'capitalize'
+    },
+    [`& .${PREFIX}-background`]: {
+        backgroundColor: theme.palette.primary.light,
+        color: 'black',
+        paddingLeft: 15,
+        paddingBottom: 20
+    },
+    [`& .${PREFIX}-chip`]: {
+        backgroundColor: 'white',
+        marginRight: 5,
+        marginLeft: 5,
+        marginTop: 20
+    },
+    [`& .${PREFIX}-bold`]: {
+        position: 'relative',
+        top: 10
+    }
+}));
+
+function SearchExplainer() {
+    const reader = useSearchQueryReaderContext();
+    const writer = useSearchResultsWriterContext();
+    const query = reader.query;
+    const queryChips = [];
+
+    // Decompose the query into its roots: what are we searching on?
+    if (query !== undefined) {
+        Object.keys(query).forEach((key) => {
+            if (key !== undefined && query[key] !== undefined) {
+                const onDelete = () => {
+                    writer((old) => ({ ...old, clear: key }));
+                };
+                const splitQuery = query[key].split('|');
+                const newVal = splitQuery.flatMap((value) => [<b key={value}> OR </b>, value]).slice(1);
+                const formattedKey = key.replaceAll('_', ' ');
+                newVal.splice(
+                    0,
+                    0,
+                    <span className={`${PREFIX}-chiptext`} key={`${key} span`}>
+                        {formattedKey}:{' '}
+                    </span>
+                );
+                queryChips.push([key, newVal, onDelete]);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        writer((old) => ({ ...old, clear: '' }));
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    }, [reader.reqNum]);
+
+    if (queryChips.length === 0) {
+        queryChips.push(['all', 'All results', undefined]);
+    }
+
+    return useMemo(
+        () => (
+            <Root>
+                <Box className={`${PREFIX}-background`}>
+                    {queryChips
+                        /* NB: FlatMap+slice(1) to insert ANDs between entries */
+                        .flatMap((chip) => [
+                            <span className={`${PREFIX}-bold`} key={`${chip[0]} and`}>
+                                <b>&nbsp;AND&nbsp;</b>
+                            </span>,
+                            <Chip
+                                key={`${chip[0]} chip`}
+                                label={chip[1]}
+                                onDelete={chip[2]}
+                                variant="outlined"
+                                color="primary"
+                                className={`${PREFIX}-chip`}
+                            />
+                        ])
+                        .slice(1)}
+                </Box>
+            </Root>
+        ),
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+        [reader.reqNum]
+    );
+}
+
+export default SearchExplainer;
diff --git a/src/views/clinicalGenomic/widgets/sidebar.js b/src/views/clinicalGenomic/widgets/sidebar.js
index 7b0b7a4..582af3d 100644
--- a/src/views/clinicalGenomic/widgets/sidebar.js
+++ b/src/views/clinicalGenomic/widgets/sidebar.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 
 import {
+    Chip,
     Checkbox,
     FormControl,
     FormControlLabel,
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ function StyledCheckboxList(props) {
             options={options}
             disableCloseOnSelect
             renderOption={(props, option, { selected }) => (
-                <li {...props} value={option}>
+                <li {...props} key={option}>
                     <Checkbox
                         icon={icon}
                         checkedIcon={checkedIcon}
@@ -205,6 +206,9 @@ function StyledCheckboxList(props) {
                 </li>
             )}
             renderInput={(params) => <TextField {...params} label={groupName} />}
+            renderTags={(tagValue, getTagProps) =>
+                tagValue.map((option, index) => <Chip {...getTagProps({ index })} key={option} label={option} />)
+            }
             // set width to match parent
             sx={{ width: '100%', paddingTop: '0.5em', paddingBottom: '0.5em' }}
             onChange={(_, value, reason) => {
@@ -424,6 +428,67 @@ function Sidebar() {
         writerContext(() => ({ reqNum: 0 }));
     }, [writerContext]);
 
+    // Certain webpage components can cause the sidebar to clear a particular entry (e.g. the search explanation)
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (readerContext.clear === 'nodes') {
+            setSelectedNodes({});
+            writerContext((old) => ({
+                ...old,
+                filter: {
+                    ...old.filter,
+                    node: [readerContext?.programs?.map((loc) => loc.location.name) || []]
+                },
+                reqNum: old.reqNum + 1
+            }));
+        } else if (readerContext.clear === 'cohorts') {
+            setSelectedCohorts({});
+            writerContext((old) => ({
+                ...old,
+                filter: {
+                    ...old.filter,
+                    exclude_cohorts: [
+                        readerContext?.programs?.map((loc) => loc?.results?.items?.map((cohort) => cohort.program_id)).flat(1) || []
+                    ]
+                },
+                reqNum: old.reqNum + 1
+            }));
+        } else if (readerContext.clear === 'gene' || readerContext.clear === 'chrom' || readerContext.clear === 'assembly') {
+            setSelectedGenes('');
+            setSelectedChromosomes('');
+            setStartPos('0');
+            setEndPos('0');
+            writerContext((old) => {
+                const retVal = { ...old, reqNum: old.reqNum + 1 };
+                delete retVal.query.chrom;
+                delete retVal.query.gene;
+                delete retVal.query.assembly;
+                return retVal;
+            });
+        } else if (readerContext.clear === 'treatment') {
+            setSelectedTreatment({});
+            writerContext((old) => {
+                const retVal = { ...old, reqNum: old.reqNum + 1 };
+                delete retVal.query.treatment;
+                return retVal;
+            });
+        } else if (readerContext.clear === 'primary_site') {
+            setSelectedPrimarySite({});
+            writerContext((old) => {
+                const retVal = { ...old, reqNum: old.reqNum + 1 };
+                delete retVal.query.primary_site;
+                return retVal;
+            });
+        } else if (readerContext.clear === 'drug_name') {
+            setSelectedSystemicTherapy({});
+            writerContext((old) => {
+                const retVal = { ...old, reqNum: old.reqNum + 1 };
+                delete retVal.query.drug_name;
+                return retVal;
+            });
+        }
+        // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+    }, [readerContext.clear]);
+
     const triggerSearch = () => {
         writerContext((old) => ({ ...old, reqNum: 'reqNum' in old ? old.reqNum + 1 : 0 }));
     };