Alex Lyda, MSJ, is the communications manager at the Univ. of Texas
at Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity, a UT Dallas neuroscience center
studying memory and healthy cognitive aging. Alex holds a master’s
degree from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. His first
position out of graduate school was with The Associated Press
reporting on science, education and many other issues. After several
years as a journalist, he joined Columbia University as a public
information officer, promoting scientific research and clinical care at
Columbia’s medical center campus. While there, he was accepted to
the Columbia Program in Narrative Medicine. As a student, Alex
undertook an independent study of medical student reflective essays
at UT Southwestern, under the mentorship of Dr. John Z. Sadler,
before joining UT Dallas. His writing has appeared in The New York
Times, the Chicago Tribune, The San Diego Union-Tribune and many
other media outlets.