Author Profile

Destiny Hinton

Destiny HInton

Destiny Hinton is a communications intern in the Department of Communications & Scientific and Medical Content Outreach at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Stories by Destiny Hinton

Research

Center for Infectious Diseases Research takes aim at pediatric pathogens

Ashley DuMont, PhD

Learn how the Center for Infectious Diseases Research is facilitating collaborations across departments at St. Jude.

Outreach

Simulations help create real-world solutions to global health challenges

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

Learn how the Global Disease Burden and Simulation Unit at St. Jude is making efforts to improve childhood cancer care worldwide.

Profiles

5 Questions for Joshua Burns, PhD

Joshua Burns, PhD and Alex Generous, PhD

Meet Joshua Burns, PhD, and learn about his work on Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT).

Solid Tumors

Browsing tumor library sparks understanding of drug resistance in childhood kidney cancer

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how a patient-derived xenograft library is shaping Wilms tumor treatments.

Clinical Research

Targeted therapy improvements cap a decade of innovation in spinal muscular atrophy care

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how clinicians are working to bring the best SMA treatment to more patients.

Outreach

Using books to bring comfort amid the stress of clinical care

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

Discover how the Books on Wheels initiative at St. Jude is bringing comfort and connection to patients through the power of reading.

Investigator Insights

5 Questions for Swati Naik, MBBS

Swati Naik, MBBS and Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Meet physician scientist Swati Naik, MBBS, and learn about her approach to conducting immunotherapeutic clinical research at St. Jude.

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Making innovative HIV medications an option for younger ages

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Discover how clinical research at St. Jude is bringing innovative HIV medications options to all ages.

Research

Peripheral blood tests aid leukemia surveillance for bone marrow failure

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn how a simple test could detect leukemia at an earlier stage and improve outcomes.

St. Jude On

The unique defenses of the infant immune system

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

St. Jude researchers study the developing infant immune system to understand early vulnerability to infections and inform strategies for protection.