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

Immune markers offer clues to antibody production in response to flu

Mary Powers

Scientists are learning more about antibody production in response to flu, including how they develop from helper T cells and monocytes.

Clinical

Cancer care during a pandemic: What we learned prepares us for the next emergency

Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH

The pandemic exposed shortcomings in health care. But this study revealed more than expected in this type of children’s treatment.

Outreach

Learning the value of mentors, champions and building a strong network

St. Jude Progress

Tangie Thomas, MPH, is vice president of Clinical Trials Operations at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Investigator Insights

Jasmine Turner: Overcoming obstacles, rising to meet challenges

Mike O’Kelly

For Jasmine Turner, resilience and tenacity were required to enter a field with very few Black women. There weren’t many women or teachers of color in her scientific courses—no one with similar experiences to help guide her or focus her talents. She turned to her mother for encouragement and inspiration.

Clinical

What we’ve found out about hearing loss and cognitive function in children

Johnnie Bass, AuD, PhD

This study, to our knowledge, is the first to objectively measure hearing and neurocognitive function in a large cohort of long-term survivors of childhood cancer stratified by treatment exposures.

Investigator Insights

Making purposeful connections to help others grow and develop

Chris Pennington

Andrea Stubbs shares her experiences that shaped her career in community outreach to raise awareness for both HIV and HPV.

Investigator Insights

Leadership begins where the comfort zone ends

St. Jude Progress

Women of St. Jude highlights the influences and events that shaped the career of Pat Keel, who shares lessons she’s learned about teamwork and leadership.

Clinical

The global burden of sickle cell disease: The quality of treatment shouldn’t depend upon where you live

Ayobami Olanrewaju, MD

Survival and quality of life for many with sickle cell disease depends upon where they live. Here’s what a doctor wants to do to fix that.

Clinical

How do fathers grieve the loss of a child?

Michael J. McNeil, MD

Fathers express grief through keeping busy or focusing on work – different than a mother’s grief. But fathers may not be getting the support they need after the loss of a child.

Investigator Insights

A career of service to those in need

Katy Hobgood

Nehali Patel, MD, grew up helping those in need. Read how working with HIV-infected children has shaped her medical career.