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

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.

Outreach

St. Jude STEMM ambassadors help kindergarten ‘scientists’ understand infectious diseases

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

St. Jude scientists engage kindergarten students in interactive learning about infectious diseases while introducing them to careers in science.

Developmental Biology

Safeguarding futures by mapping the developing brain

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

Learn how discoveries in brain development are shaping brighter futures.

Profiles

Seeing the individual behind the diagnosis

Emily Hanzlik, MD

An experience treating a patient during her residency sparked her interest in neuro-oncology. Learn more about Emily Hanzlik, MD, and her clinical care philosophy.

Survivorship

Staying healthy long after pediatric cancer treatment ends

Heather Johnson

Learn how survivorship differs between pediatric and adult cancer patients, and how St. Jude is providing unique support.

Immunotherapy

Innovation propels an immunotherapy ‘growth spurt’

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Discover how CAR T–cell therapy led to a growth spurt for both Alfonso and the immunotherapy program at St. Jude.

St. Jude On

Prioritizing psychosocial care in the treatment of pediatric catastrophic disease

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Learn how St. Jude is prioritizing psychosocial care in the treatment of pediatric catastrophic disease.

Research

Parallel analysis method cracks scalable single-molecule imaging

Alex Generous, PhD

Clever engineering widens researchers’ view of the single-molecule scale.

St. Jude On

Why biology demands a different playbook for kids with cancer

Kasey Belanger-Mayer, PhD

Hear from Charles W.M. Roberts, MD, PhD, on why pediatric cancers are distinct from their adult counterparts – needing their own research and treatments.

Global Health

Helping childhood cancer go from invisible to a public health priority in Ecuador

Matt Gaschk

The Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines is raising the profile of childhood cancer and how best to treat it in Ecuador.