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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

Clinical

Meeting of the minds: Standardizing communication to improve patient handoffs and transitions of care

James Hoffman, PharmD, MS

These communications programs have a significant impact in helping ensure patient care is consistent across care teams.

Outreach

St. Jude School Program uses technology to connect teachers to students amid a pandemic

Keith Crabtree, PhD

Read how teachers work to make school as normal as possible for these pediatric cancer patients – first, get some toothpicks and gummies...

Investigator Insights

My journey to clinical research and becoming a grant-funded scientist

Dylan Graetz, MD, MPH

Read how this place is perfect for physicians to pursue research to enhance pediatric health care throughout the world.

Research

Staff scientists in core research facilities accelerate and broaden biomedical discovery

Gary Bridgman

These labs are highly specialized and deliver researchers access to advanced and speedy scientific results.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.