Author Profile

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

CHANGE-seq: a novel, simple and scalable method to understand genome editors

Research

CHANGE-seq: a novel, simple and scalable method to understand genome editors

Shengdar Tsai, PhD

Making DNA into a circle, called molecular circularization, has revealed a whole new way to look at genome editing.

Searching for the next pandemic flu virus? There’s another factor to keep in mind.

Research

Searching for the next pandemic flu virus? There’s another factor to keep in mind.

Mary Powers

Researchers find the stability of this protein is key to the pandemic potential of swine flu.

Five steps to help your teens make the most of teletherapy

Clinical

Five steps to help your teens make the most of teletherapy

Megan Wilkins, PhD

COVID-19 gave rise to a new mental health care option for teens: telehealth video visits. Use these tips to help your teen maximize the benefits.

Nine tips to talk with teens about COVID-19

Clinical

Nine tips to talk with teens about COVID-19

Jennifer Allen, PhD

Even during a pandemic, teens may avoid discussing feelings with their parents. Use these 9 tips to help your teen open up about COVID-19-related angst.

Searching for answers to rare cancers in the TP53 gene

Research

TP53: One important gene in rare cancers - an update

Emilia Modolo Pinto, PhD

St. Jude clinicians and researchers seek answers to some of the rarest pediatric tumors and diseases, including adrenocortical tumors. Read more about their work uncovering the TP53 gene.

Helping patients with sickle cell disease take charge of their health

Clinical

Helping patients with sickle cell disease take charge of their health

Jane Hankins, MD

Read how doctors are creating the sickle cell app with the input of sickle cell patients to support patients and their treatment.

Newly elected National Academy of Sciences member talks about his research and how it continues despite a global pandemic

Investigator Insights

Newly elected National Academy of Sciences member talks about his research and how it continues despite a global pandemic

St. Jude Progress

This St. Jude researcher has spent his career studying cell death – and was recently elected to a select group, the National Academy of Sciences.

Clinical

Clinical trials in the spotlight

Elizabeth Fox, MD, MS

Clinical trials drive new therapies for children with diseases like cancer. Learn how St. Jude and others are making it easier to find open trials and view results.