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

Capitalizing on the resolution revolution in structural and cell biology with cryo-electron tomography

Paige Brown Jarreau, PhD

Discovery how scientists at St. Jude are leveraging novel cryo-ET capabilities to advance their research.

Clinical

When the only direction is forward: St. Jude patient travels the globe to find first-of-its-kind cure

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Using genetic information to inform clinical care, researchers and clinicians at St. Jude identified a new treatment for Maria Tangonan that led to a first-of-its-kind cure for pediatric refractory high-risk neuroblastoma.

St. Jude On

Climbing the spatial omics ladder to biology’s unpicked fruit

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how spatialomics builds on transcriptomics, genomics and proteomics for multimodal analysis of tissues by barcoding genes for in-situ hybridization

Outreach

Students reflect on STEMM research immersion experience: “I want to be a role model”

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

Learn about the transformative summer experience of students participating in the High School Research Immersion program at St. Jude.

Research

Cre matters: Neuroblastoma oncogene activation controls what type of tumor forms

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how rare pancreatic cancer is triggered in neuroblastoma model

Clinical

Narrating medicine: Experiences of HIV treatment and prevention

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Through art and audio, three patients and research participants narrate their experiences with HIV treatment and prevention at St. Jude.

Outreach

Turning stories into science: Integrating culture and communication into cancer care

LaToyia P. Downs, PhD

The St. Jude Global Culture and Communication Transversal Program is bringing culture and patient-centered communication into pediatric cancer care worldwide.

Diego Hijano
Diego Hijano
Investigator Insights

Protecting children from devastating diseases through vaccination with Diego Hijano, MD

Diego R. Hijano, MD, MSc

An infectious disease physician-scientist explains the dangers of not vaccinating children.

St. Jude On

St. Jude On Microbes: 5 Discoveries to Explore

Ellie Margolis MD, PhD

Watch as Ellie Margolis, MD, PhD, breaks down 5 Discoveries to Explore from the series St. Jude On Microbes.

Research

Working from the same playbook to characterize rare sarcoma

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how pooling rhabdomyosarcoma datasets uncovered new insights into the rare pediatric cancer