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

Sickle Cell

Patient voices shape the future of gene therapy

Alex Generous, PhD

Learn what patients, families and health care workers think about gene therapy.

Profiles

5 Questions for Priyanka Dogra, PhD

Priyanka Dogra, PhD and Erin Podolak, MA

Meet postdoctoral researcher Priyanka Dogra, PhD, Department of Structural Biology, and learn about her research.  

Sickle Cell

Hydroxyurea may help kids with sickle cell disease breathe better at night

Alex Generous, PhD

Find how sickle cell treatment may help kids get better sleep.

Profiles

5 Questions for Maowei Hu, PhD

Maowei Hu and Erin Podolak, MA

Meet postdoctoral researcher Maowei Hu, PhD, Department of Chemical Biology & Therapeutics and learn about her research.  

St. Jude On

Six decades of innovative milestones in research and care at St. Jude

Jake Hopkins, MBA and Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Explore innovative research and clinical care milestones in pediatric leukemias, sickle cell disease, HIV, radiation oncology and cancer genomics from the past six decades at St. Jude.

Research

Protein turnover information provides new insights and may guide researchers to more accurate Alzheimer's disease models

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how a collaborative effort in proteomics produced a comprehensive turnover atlas and sparked discovery in Alzheimer’s disease research.

Outreach

Chennai registry bridges gaps in reliable childhood cancer data

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

Venkatraman Radhakrishnan MD, MS, led the creation of India’s first childhood cancer registry to improve data collection and care in resource-limited regions.

Profiles

Alexandra Boyd’s journey from open heart surgery to clinical research nursing

Alexandra Boyd, RN

Join Alexandra Boyd, RN, as she shares her story of overcoming health challenges, pursuing a nursing career, and advancing clinical research in pediatric oncology at St. Jude.

Research

Unassuming enzyme adds fuel to the fire in liposarcoma

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Discover methyltransferase’s sarcoma side-gig

Cancer Biology

Nutrition is a key ingredient for defense against infectious diseases in kids with cancer

Alex Generous, PhD

Addressing vitamin deficiencies could improve cancer care.