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

Doctor talking to patient in hospital room
Doctor talking to patient in hospital room
Clinical

Boot camp trains sickle cell disease ‘pain crises champions’ to improve patient care

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude and UTHSC are training nurses worldwide how to better care for people with sickle cell disease.

Clinical

Long-acting injectable HIV drugs safe for treating adolescents

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn how long-lasting drugs offer hope for adolescent with HIV.

Research

Influenza virus provides first evidence of bats’ potential as an intermediate host

Alex Generous, PhD

Explore research showing bats may be an intermediate influenza host.

Clinical

Preventing sepsis during treatment for pediatric cancer might prevent neurocognitive problems decades later in survivors

Alex Generous, PhD

Childhood sepsis during cancer treatment appears to have a lasting impact on only one organ.

St. Jude On

Expanding access to genetic research and care

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude is leading more inclusive genetic studies and translating them to better care.

Clinical

St. Jude investigator led multi-center effort to define Diamond Blackfan anemia syndromes’ guidelines

Alex Generous, PhD

Explore the newly published guidelines for Diamond Blackfan anemia syndromes.

Outreach

St. Jude ProteinPaint adopted by the National Cancer Institute for cancer data visualization

Alex Generous, PhD

Discover why the National Cancer Institute built St. Jude ProteinPaint into their national database.

Clinical

St. Jude takes the lead on prevention and treatment of COVID-19 in vulnerable kids

Alex Generous, PhD

A St. Jude retrospective study reveals why pediatric cancer treatment should continue during COVID cases.

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD
Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD
Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD

Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD and Alex Generous, PhD

Meet St. Jude faculty member Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti, PhD, and learn about her unique path to becoming a leader in the inflammation research field

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three people at a table, two sitting and one standing
Clinical

Leveraging machine learning sparks innovation in bone marrow transplantation

Alex Generous, PhD

Machine learning and bone marrow transplantation combine to improve survival predictions.