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

Investigator Insights

St. Jude dentists protect patients’ smiles during and after treatment

Martha Wells, DMD, MS

Meet Martha Wells, DMD, MS, Chief of Dentistry at St. Jude, and learn the importance of dental health in cancer treatment

Clinical

Genetic insights advance understanding of pediatric thyroid cancer

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

A new St. Jude study uncovers genetic factors behind pediatric thyroid cancer risk.

Research

Technology advances unlock the mystery of mitochondrial DNA — our “other” genome

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how tools like mitoedit and NETBID reveal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) ties to diseases such as acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Outreach

St. Jude visual artists bring research to life

Brian O'Flynn, PhD and Jake Hopkins, MBA

Watch how St. Jude visual storytellers use artistry to support scientific discovery

Clinical

Weaving palliative principles into sickle cell disease care

Taylor Wewel

St. Jude clinicians collaborate with fellow palliative care experts to advocate for bringing palliative care to patients with sickle cell disease.

Research

Collaborative science fuels innovation in immunotherapy effort to treat brain tumors

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn about how an award-winning scientific collaboration is pushing forward novel cancer therapies.

Profiles

Shaping a legacy of education and training at St. Jude

Suzanne Gronemeyer, PhD

Meet Suzanne Gronemeyer, PhD, and discover how she built a legacy of education and training at St. Jude.

Outreach

Master’s program helps launch data science careers at St. Jude

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

See how the St. Jude Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences trains students in the Applied Biomedical Data Science MS program.

St. Jude On

Understanding critical pathways drives targeted therapy efforts

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

See how St. Jude scientists turn research into strategies for drugging key cancer pathways.

Solid Tumors

Studies link SMARCAL1 to increased risk for pediatric bone cancer

Alex Generous, PhD

Two St. Jude efforts independently uncovered the predisposition gene’s role.