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

Global TRM illustration
Global TRM illustration
Research

Addressing treatment-related mortality: Student’s research spotlights need for supportive care

Erin Podolak, MA

Gathering data increases understanding of treatment-related mortality in low- and middle-income countries.

St. Jude On

St. Jude on Therapeutics: 5 Discoveries to Explore

Anang Shelat

Catch up on the studies from the St. Jude On Therapeutics series with 5 Discoveries to Explore.

Vevea cover art
Vevea cover art
Research

On the Road to Discovery: How Understanding Mitochondrial Trafficking Drives Change

Jessica Gullett-Rubino, PhD

Explore how mitochondrial research in the Vevea lab sheds light on neurons.

Nicholas Phillips
Nicholas Phillips
Research

Healthy lifestyles: mitigating the risk of cognitive impairment in childhood cancer survivors

Alex Generous, PhD

Discover how healthy lifestyles may protect cognitive abilities in childhood cancer survivors.

Gabriela Maron, Ellie Margolis and Li Tang at an anerobic hood
Gabriela Maron, Ellie Margolis and Li Tang at an anerobic hood
Research

Spilling their guts: patient microbiomes may hold the secret to predicting outcomes after transplant

Alex Generous, PhD

Gut microbiome predicts pediatric bone marrow transplant infections and other complications.

Avian flu
Avian flu
Research

St. Jude avian flu hunters’ annual data collection provides context for ongoing pandemic

Alex Generous, PhD

See how St. Jude collects avian influenza samples to stay a step ahead of the virus.

Heather Mefford
Heather Mefford
Investigator Insights

Creating Supportive Spaces in Science with Heather Mefford, MD, PhD

Heather Mefford, MD, PhD

Heather Mefford, MD, PhD, knows the importance of being part of a supportive and inclusive culture. Learn how she creates supportive spaces for scientists at St. Jude.

Drugging the genome
Drugging the genome
St. Jude On

The era of genome-targeted therapeutics

Aseem Ansari

Explore the different ways scientists at St. Jude are leveraging genomics to develop novel therapeutics.

St. Jude Cloud
St. Jude Cloud
Research

St. Jude Cloud visualizations empower scientist’s work

Alex Generous, PhD

One scientist’s experience making high quality visualization with the St. Jude Cloud.

Editing sickle cell illustration
Editing sickle cell illustration
St. Jude On

Gene editing holds the promise of a sickle cell cure

Alex Generous, PhD

Explore genome editing approaches to cure sickle cell disease.