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

Developmental Biology

Exploring the Sonic Hedgehog pathway – how embryonic cells broadcast their growth instructions

Stacey Ogden, PhD

New research of the Sonic Hedgehog pathway shows potential targets for cancer treatments. Read how this cellular pathway plays a critical role in normal and cancerous development.

Research

Genetic testing in childhood cancer: a Pediatric Cancer Genome Project update

James R. Downing, MD

Germline mutations can contribute to leukemia, retinoblastoma, and other pediatric cancers. Learn about advancements in the first landmark effort specifically designed to better understand these mutations and develop novel treatment methods.

Data Science

There are thousands of whole genome sequences in St. Jude Cloud. And you can use them.

Carole Weaver Clements, PhD

Because of St. Jude Cloud, terabytes of pediatric cancer genomic data can now be readily accessed, analyzed and visualized.

Profiles

Creating beauty during an ugly fight

Karina Perez-Ortiz

Teen cancer patients create artwork to share a different side of their fight against cancer.

Science Education

How can hospitals shield vulnerable patients from the whooping cough resurgence?

Elisabeth Adderson, MD

How can hospitals protect patients and staff from resurgent pertussis outbreaks? Learn how we boosted the vaccination rate by 55%.

Clinical Research

Why cancer survivors should take part in long-term follow-up studies

Dwight Tosh

The 17th patient admitted to St. Jude in 1962 was successful treated for Hodgkin lymphoma. Find out why Dwight Tosh returns to St. Jude to take part in a research study for cancer survivors.

Science Education

Healing suffering through compassion

Justin N. Baker, MD

Dr. Justin N. Baker shares lessons on compassion from his experience at St. Jude. Watch his TEDx Memphis talk to learn how to help others through difficult times, and know why it matters.

Pharmaceutical Sciences

Safety in numbers: Advanced biostatistical model resolves questions on vancomycin side effects

Josh Wolf, PhD, MBBS

Dr. Josh Wolf explains how biostatistics resolved safety questions on preemptive vancomycin for acute myeloid leukemia patients after chemotherapy.

Vaccinations

A vaccine to prevent cancer? It’s already here.

Ellis J. Neufeld, MD, PhD

Many adolescents fail to get a key vaccination that can prevent cancer. Learn what doctors know about the HPV cancer vaccine.

Science Education

Kids aren’t little adults when it comes to pediatric MDS

Jeffery M. Klco, MD, PhD

Myelodysplastic syndromes can lead to leukemia in children. Considered an adult disease, researchers have found molecular differences that may offer new treatments for children with pediatric MDS.