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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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St. Jude avian flu hunters’ annual data collection provides context for ongoing pandemic

Alex Generous, PhD

See how St. Jude collects avian influenza samples to stay a step ahead of the virus.

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St. Jude Cloud visualizations empower scientist’s work

Alex Generous, PhD

One scientist’s experience making high quality visualization with the St. Jude Cloud.

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Gene editing holds the promise of a sickle cell cure

Alex Generous, PhD

Explore genome editing approaches to cure sickle cell disease.

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Ramilo brings RSV expertise to St. Jude

Alex Generous, PhD

Discover Ramilo's plans for St. Jude RSV research.

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Visualization and analysis tools break down barriers for big data

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude is at the forefront of creating tools to visualize and analyze genomic data.

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Genetic predispositions can drive cancer but are not destiny for patients

Alex Generous, PhD

Scientists at St. Jude are leading the way on understanding cancer predisposition and the way that inherited genetics can inform patient care.