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Alex Generous, PhD

Alex Generous, PhD

Senior Scientific Writer

Alex Generous, PhD, is a Senior Scientific Writer in the Strategic Communications, Education and Outreach Department at St. Jude.

Stories by Alex Generous

(L to R) First author Prahalathan Pichavaram, PhD, corresponding author Andrew Murphy, MD, St. Jude Department of Surgery and co-author Carolyn Jablonowski, PhD.
(L to R) First author Prahalathan Pichavaram, PhD, corresponding author Andrew Murphy, MD, St. Jude Department of Surgery and co-author Carolyn Jablonowski, PhD.
Research

Ribosome production presents a new therapeutic opportunity against Wilms tumor

 Alex Generous, PhD

Discover how disruption ribosomes creation provides promise for “undruggable” cancers.

People sitting around a table
People sitting around a table
Outreach

St. Jude Mentorship Roundtable

 Alex Generous, PhD

Watch scientific mentors discuss the value of mentorship.

St. Jude On Bird Flu graphic
St. Jude On Bird Flu graphic
St. Jude On

Field-changing bird flu research has a long history — and bright future — at St. Jude

 Alex Generous, PhD

Explore the long legacy St. Jude avian influenza research.

St. Jude on influenza illustration
St. Jude on influenza illustration
St. Jude On

St. Jude flu fighters: Researchers tackle influenza virus

 Alex Generous, PhD

Learn about St. Jude’s progress against influenza in basic and vaccine biology through the Center of Excellence for Influenza Research & Response.

Stephanie Dixon
Stephanie Dixon
Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Stephanie Dixon, MD, MPH

 Stephanie Dixon MD, MPH and Alex Generous, PhD

Meet survivorship researcher Stephanie Dixon and learn how she studies the impact of modifiable lifestyle factors in childhood cancer survivors.

metastasis
metastasis
St. Jude On

Tracing the threads of metastasis to achieve better treatment outcomes

 Alex Generous, PhD

Learn how St. Jude research is unraveling metastasis.

Thalassemia illustration
Thalassemia illustration
Research

Missed connection no more: Science and serendipity solve a microRNA mystery

 Alex Generous, PhD

Find how a St. Jude discovery holds new promise for beta-thalassemia.

Genome Editing illustration
Genome Editing illustration
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Shifting the PARADIGM towards individualized gene editing therapies

 Alex Generous, PhD

Learn more about the new PARADIGM in curing genetic bone marrow failure syndromes.

Nicholas Phillips
Nicholas Phillips
Research

Healthy lifestyles: mitigating the risk of cognitive impairment in childhood cancer survivors

 Alex Generous, PhD

Discover how healthy lifestyles may protect cognitive abilities in childhood cancer survivors.

Gabriela Maron, Ellie Margolis and Li Tang at an anerobic hood
Gabriela Maron, Ellie Margolis and Li Tang at an anerobic hood
Research

Spilling their guts: patient microbiomes may hold the secret to predicting outcomes after transplant

 Alex Generous, PhD

Gut microbiome predicts pediatric bone marrow transplant infections and other complications.