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

Bridging the gap: Psychological support for teens and emerging adults with cancer

Taylor Wewel

St. Jude clinicians and researchers are working to support teens and emerging adults with cancer through psychological and psychosocial interventions.

Clinical

Preventing sepsis during treatment for pediatric cancer might prevent neurocognitive problems decades later in survivors

Alex Generous, PhD

Childhood sepsis during cancer treatment appears to have a lasting impact on only one organ.

St. Jude On

Expanding access to genetic research and care

Alex Generous, PhD

St. Jude is leading more inclusive genetic studies and translating them to better care.

Clinical

‘It was the right time’: A bench-to-bedside journey for the targeted treatment of pediatric low-grade gliomas

Kathryn J. McCullough, MA

Over a decade of research brings a treatment to the forefront for children with low-grade gliomas. For Olivia Thatcher, that treatment came at the right time.

Outreach

Narrative Medicine: Exploring the power of storytelling

Erica Kaye, MD, MPH

The transformative role of narrative storytelling in both science and medical practice alongside Erica Kaye, MD, MPH

Clinical

St. Jude investigator led multi-center effort to define Diamond Blackfan anemia syndromes’ guidelines

Alex Generous, PhD

Explore the newly published guidelines for Diamond Blackfan anemia syndromes.

Research

Blazing a TRAIL in acute myeloid leukemia treatment

Brian O'Flynn, PhD

See how studies into AML drug reveals new potential target

photo of Kelsey Bertrand
photo of Kelsey Bertrand
Investigator Insights

Bringing science into the clinic with Kelsey Bertrand, MD

Kelsey Bertrand, MD

Kelsey Bertrand, MD, is building bridges between the lab and the clinic to better treat childhood brain tumors.

St. Jude On

St. Jude on Imaging: 5 Discoveries to Explore

Selene Koo, MD, PhD

Learn about the science of imaging and how different tools and techniques are enabling discovery at St. Jude.

Illustration of medical professionals helping each other up a mountain
Illustration of medical professionals helping each other up a mountain
Outreach

Moving mountains to improve hematological care worldwide

Taylor Wewel

The St. Jude Global Hematology Transversal aims to improve hematological care worldwide.