Hancks Lab Swag

  • Lab Logo (2025)

  • Hancks Lab Baseball Shirt Front (2023)

  • Hancks Lab Baseball Shirt Back (2023)

  • "Founding Members" Hoodie (2021)

  • MISTR Paper Coffee Mug (2021)

  • Mitochondria T-Shirts (2019)

  • OG Hancks Lab Coffee Mug (2018)

Hancks Lab Fun

ASV 2025 in Montreal, Canada (2025)

Sofia (and friends) at ASV 2025!

Sofia (and friends) at ASV 2025!

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AAI Immunology2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii (2025)

Jessica and Cynnie in Hawaii!

Jessica and Cynnie in Hawaii!

Hancks lab with J, Anuja (Reese lab) and Robert (Pfeiffer lab)

Hancks lab with J, Anuja (Reese lab) and Robert (Pfeiffer lab)

View from hotel room

View from hotel room

Jessica's yummy food

Jessica's yummy food

Rainbow before leaving

Rainbow before leaving

 Hancks Lab Gets 3rd Place in Annual Halloween Door Decorations (2024)
Theme: “Missing Postdoc”

Missing Postdoc! What happened?

Missing Postdoc! What happened?

We miss you Tyron!

We miss you Tyron!

Clues left at the crime scene

Clues left at the crime scene

Who could've done it?

Who could've done it?

People being interrogated...

People being interrogated...

We won 3rd place!

We won 3rd place!

Hancks Lab Bowling (2024)

Jessica's one (of many) strikes!

Jessica's one (of many) strikes!

Tyron mid bowl

Tyron mid bowl

Natalia's unfortunate gutter ball

Natalia's unfortunate gutter ball

Updated new lab photo!

Updated new lab photo!

Hancks Lab Axe Throwing (2022)

Dustin got his bullseye

Dustin got his bullseye

Natalia and Sruthi having fun

Natalia and Sruthi having fun

Angie gets her bullseye!

Angie gets her bullseye!

Sruthi's first bullseye

Sruthi's first bullseye

Sarahbeth gets a bullseye

Sarahbeth gets a bullseye

Angie mid throw

Angie mid throw

Poison apple drink

Poison apple drink

 Hancks Lab Gets 2nd Place in Annual Halloween Door Decorations (2022)
Theme: “Dia de los Muertos”

Our ofrenda with handmade flowers and sugar skulls

Our ofrenda with handmade flowers and sugar skulls

Door decor with our paper picado banners

Door decor with our paper picado banners

Hancks lab members win 2nd place

Hancks lab members win 2nd place

Pictures of late scientists, food offering, and a Harry Potter sugar skull

Pictures of late scientists, food offering, and a Harry Potter sugar skull

SURF Student Poster Session (2022)

Dustin & Max at the SURF poster session

Dustin & Max at the SURF poster session

Max presenting her research

Max presenting her research

Max presenting her research

Max presenting her research

Selfie with all the summer interns!

Selfie with all the summer interns!

Sam & Yefan’s Farewell Dinner (2022)

Group picture after dinner - Good luck Sam & Yefan!

Group picture after dinner - Good luck Sam & Yefan!

The dinner group with full bellies!

The dinner group with full bellies!

Socializing to keep the food coma at bay

Socializing to keep the food coma at bay

Yefan enjoying his first meal at a Brazilian steakhouse

Yefan enjoying his first meal at a Brazilian steakhouse

 Yefan’s End of Program Presentation (2022)

Yefan presenting his summer work

Yefan presenting his summer work

Yefan worked on the regulation of the MISTR circuit throughout the summer

Yefan worked on the regulation of the MISTR circuit throughout the summer

We will miss you, Yefan! Good luck!

We will miss you, Yefan! Good luck!

 UTSW Department of Immunology Annual Symposium (2022)

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Tatyana Golovkina (University of Chicago)

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Tatyana Golovkina (University of Chicago)

Immunology Symposium group picture

Immunology Symposium group picture

Sruthi (left) and Chelsea (right) with their postdoc posters

Sruthi (left) and Chelsea (right) with their postdoc posters

Chelsea presenting her poster

Chelsea presenting her poster

Sruthi enjoying the animals at Southfork Ranch

Sruthi enjoying the animals at Southfork Ranch

More animals at Southfork Ranch

More animals at Southfork Ranch

 Department of Immunology Annual Halloween Door Decorations (2021)
Theme: “Stranger Lab Things”

Some of the Hancks Lab in front of our decorations

Some of the Hancks Lab in front of our decorations

The door was inspired by the "Upside Down" in Stranger Things

The door was inspired by the "Upside Down" in Stranger Things

A mash up of Stranger Things and classic Halloween movies

A mash up of Stranger Things and classic Halloween movies

American Society for Cell Biology Annual Conference (2019)

Mahsa presenting on her MISTR research

Mahsa presenting on her MISTR research

Suzette presenting on her MLKL research

Suzette presenting on her MLKL research

Chelsea enjoying the site seeing in DC

Chelsea enjoying the site seeing in DC

Explored the Lincoln Memorial in DC

Explored the Lincoln Memorial in DC

 Sruthi’s Ph.D. Defense (2019)

Hancks Lab supporting Sruthi on her big day!

Hancks Lab supporting Sruthi on her big day!

Officially Dr. Sruthi Chappidi!

Officially Dr. Sruthi Chappidi!

 Department of Immunology Annual Halloween Door Decorations (2019)
Theme: “Mutant Viruses”

  • Handmade mutant viruses got loose! We tied for 3rd place this year.

Hancks Lab Bowling (2019)

Suzette won first place

Suzette won first place

The signature "Acknowledgements" lab photo :)

The signature "Acknowledgements" lab photo :)

UTSW SURF Student Poster Sessions (2018 & 2019)

Favor and Dustin at the SURF Poster Session

Favor and Dustin at the SURF Poster Session

Favor with her poster covering her summer of work

Favor with her poster covering her summer of work

Austin chatting with Dr. Orchard about his research

Austin chatting with Dr. Orchard about his research

UTSW Department of Immunology Annual Symposium (2019)

Hancks lab exploring Southfork Ranch

Hancks lab exploring Southfork Ranch

It was a beautiful (and windy) day!

It was a beautiful (and windy) day!

UTSW Department of Immunology Chili Cook Off (2019)

Suzette won 3rd place with her chili "Darwin's Selection"

Suzette won 3rd place with her chili "Darwin's Selection"

Chelsea enjoying trying all the chilis :)

Chelsea enjoying trying all the chilis :)

UTSW Department of Immunology Halloween Door Decorating (2018)
Theme: “Zombie”

  • A gory zombie theme got us all in the Halloween mood

The 1st Lab Anniversary (2018)

Officially one year of being a PI & establishing the Hancks Lab!

Officially one year of being a PI & establishing the Hancks Lab!

Wishing for a prosperous lab!

Wishing for a prosperous lab!

Tyron helping cut the cake

Tyron helping cut the cake

Hancks lab celebrating at Social Pie

Hancks lab celebrating at Social Pie

Department of Immunology Luau (2018)

Dustin & Dan socializing at the luau

Dustin & Dan socializing at the luau

Sruthi & Chelsea enjoying ice cream on a hot summer day!

Sruthi & Chelsea enjoying ice cream on a hot summer day!

The Beginnings of Hancks Lab (2018)

Tyron & Palmy demonstrating techniques to Suzette & Sruthi

Tyron & Palmy demonstrating techniques to Suzette & Sruthi

The Hancks Lab at the Dept of Immunology Symposium in 2018

The Hancks Lab at the Dept of Immunology Symposium in 2018