Author Profile

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

Outreach

St. Jude Global builds pathology and laboratory medicine capacity and community

Alex Generous, PhD

The St. Jude Global Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Transversal aims to improve diagnostic testing worldwide.

Outreach

Bridging the pediatric cancer budgeting gap in national cancer control plans

Alex Generous, PhD

A new rapid budgeting tool increases the likelihood pediatric cancer will be included in national cancer control plans globally.

Research

CRISPR kickstarts combination drug discovery for neuroblastoma

Alex Generous, PhD

A CRISPR screen reveals a potential combination therapy for relapsed neuroblastoma.

Research

Finding the big-TIME players holding back CAR T–cell therapy for high-grade gliomas

Alex Generous, PhD

Explore how tumor-associated macrophages shape CAR T-cell therapy efficacy in high-grade gliomas.

Research

Ribosome production presents a new therapeutic opportunity against Wilms tumor

Alex Generous, PhD

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

Outreach

St. Jude Mentorship Roundtable

Alex Generous, PhD

Watch scientific mentors discuss the value of mentorship.

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

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.

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.

St. Jude On

Tracing the threads of metastasis to achieve better treatment outcomes

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn how St. Jude research is unraveling metastasis.