Dustin Hancks

Evolutionary Virologist/Immunologist, Asst. Professor @UTSWimmuno

[Dustin Hancks @HancksLab]

Our New: Going places -- us with Steve Baker @sfbkr.bsky.social (now @LoyolaStritch)
...how trafficking to and from #mitochondria can shape infection outcomes as part of @JVirology New Voices in Virology https://t.co/4qKD4ptlmb
https://t.co/HLXBlwBnuX @UTSWMedCenter @utswnews

[The Menachery Lab @TheMenacheryLab]

A new/old SARS-CoV-2 paper for us is now in @NatureComms

https://t.co/zuyX89JnGx

We submitted first in 2023 and due to a variety of reasons, it is now out, in 2026.

The manuscript details our look into conserved SARS-CoV-2 Omicron mutations outside the receptor binding domain.

[Dustin Hancks @HancksLab]

Our newest: Antiviral & inflammatory proteome is regulated by a logic timer imparted by #mitochondria activity...what if mitos. were not co-opted for "energy" but host defense?...implications for non-infectious diseases https://t.co/xC1LUCk5sw @biorxivpreprint #viruses #evolution

[Children’s Research Institute at UT Southwestern @CRI_UTSW]

ONLINE NOW in @CellCellPress: @PeterLyLab has discovered large pieces of DNA can transfer directly between human cells & that DNA can persist, change how the recipient cell functions. Read more about this #relentlessdiscovery ⬇️ https://t.co/cmNRqAfXaR

[Dustin Hancks @HancksLab]

The plot thickens...our thoughts on #mitochondria and metabolism during infection. TL;DR, Maybe sensing of mito. dysfunction evolved as an important signal to cue progression of immune states. @ASMicrobiology @mbiojournal
https://t.co/AAzRJZF0G4

[mBio @mbiojournal]

Mitochondria do more than power cells; they shape antiviral immunity. This new #mBio mGem offers insights into metabolic rewiring during infection. https://t.co/oBSNmvqFOP #immunology #virology #mitochondria #immunometabolism

[Dustin Hancks @HancksLab]

Divide and conquer: antiviral restriction of #influenza A virus
by a novel ISG15 spliceform by @sfbkr.bsky.social and Co..the plot thickens #genesInPieces
https://t.co/6RH6S6ghC2 @biorxivpreprint @biorxiv_micrbio

[Dustin Hancks @HancksLab]

Switches: New..lots of protein-coding mRNAs encode #miRNA ..former Ph.D. student's last hurrah building on our #mitochondria C15orf48/miR-147b stuff https://t.co/OcRcivVXNZ

[Dustin Hancks @HancksLab]

Lab first, #cookies, to kick off the new academic year…stay tuned #mitochondria

[Dr. Arnaldo Díaz @ADiaz_PhD]

We’re delighted to invite the @UTSWMedCenter community to the Annual SURF & Amgen Scholars Research Symposium on August 6!
Join us as we celebrate the accomplishments of our scholars and showcase the impactful research they’ve conducted this summer. @UTSWGradSchool @RTPatUTSW

[Dr. Arnaldo Díaz @ADiaz_PhD]

Attending the Amgen Scholars North America Symposium was a rewarding & inspiring experience. The talent of the Amgen Scholars is truly spectacular. We thank @AmgenFoundation for their continued commitment to providing opportunities to our future scientific leaders. @UTSWMedCenter

[Kevin Forsberg @kvnforsberg]

Very proud to have our lab's first work published in @cellhostmicrobe!

In this work, we use functional metagenomics to find phage defenses from human and soil microbiomes!

Congrats to first author @luis840alberto !

https://t.co/qS2UMC7dBL

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[Jonathan Kagan @jkagan1]

Everything you wanted to know about oxidized lipids & immunity, in one review. We explain how oxidized lipids impact inflammation, dendritic cells, anti-tumor immunity and more.
Kudos to Joon Choi for his exceptional work.
@harvardmed @BostonChildrens

https://t.co/8J68zbKONa

[Dustin Hancks @HancksLab]

shine bright: sweet new set of gfp flu reporter viruses from @BakerLabLBRI https://t.co/9IDEgRtZyl

[Raghu Chivukula, MD PhD 🫁🧬🧠 @chivukula_raghu]

Why do some genetic mutations devastate specific tissues while sparing others?

We explore this question in GGC repeat disorders, revealing a mechanism linking protein aggregation to tRNA splicing failure in the brain.

🧵 on our new paper in Science:
🔗 https://t.co/a9rB53kRoS

[Isha Jain @ishahjain]

A great line-up of speakers for Cell Symposia Multifaceted Mitochondria June 2026 in Glasglow! Check it out and register early: https://t.co/ObqLxNCAlJ @KivancBirsoy @RutterLab @jourdainlab and more! #mitochondria @CellPressNews

[Dustin Hancks @HancksLab]

Newest: Virologs mark #RNA metabolism as an evolutionary battleground during infection - Collaboration w/Chris Sullivan & Kayla Szymanik @PLOSPathogens https://t.co/iY0b8tVzfX

[BWFUND @BWFUND]

From PLOS Pathogens - Viral piracy of host RNA phosphatase DUSP11 by avipoxviruses
https://t.co/pWMzghPZAO #bwfpath

[Dr. Sunny Shin @SunnyShinLab]

Happy to share our latest preprint from 1st author & @IGGPenn PhD student @vazquez_marrero on how GM-CSF potentiates cytokine production in human monocytes during bacterial infection! Congrats to Victor, his undergrad mentees Allyson Lu & @DreslerMV, & postdoc @mikelhaggadone!

[Stefan Rothenburg @RothenburgLab]

(1/6) Our new paper is out (OA): Host species-specific activity of the poxvirus PKR inhibitors E3 and K3 mediate host range function | Journal of Virology https://t.co/SaslNxxfbF
It took 15 years from our initial discovery that human and mouse PKR were sensitive, whereas ...