Julia D. Hankins, PhD, D(ABMM)

Professional Background

Ph.D. in Immunology from University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. 3 years Postdoctoral research with gastrointestinal viruses at Baylor College of Medicine. Clinical Microbiology Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital.

• BS, Biology, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
• PhD, Immunology, UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Dallas, TX
• Post Doctoral Fellowship, Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
• Clinical Fellowship, Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas

• ABMM, American Board of Medical Microbiology

• Professional Development Subcommittee of the Clinical and Public Health Microbiology Committee of ASM, Member, 2024 - 2026
• Validation Subcommittee of the Clinical and Public Health Microbiology Committee of ASM, Member, 2024 - 2026
• American Society of Microbiology, Member, 2021 - Present

Research

Overview

Current research interests include the epidemiology and pathogenesis of emerging organisms, multi-drug resistant organisms, and their antimicrobial resistance mechanisms. As well, methods to improve diagnostic stewardship of microbiological testing assays.

• Hankins, Julia., D.. 2022. A Little Goes a Long Way: Pediatric Bloodstream Infections and Blood Culture Practices. Clinical Microbiology Newsletter, 44 (11), 99-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2022.06.001
• Hankins, J., D, Amerson-Brown, M., H, Brown, C., A, Riegler, A., N, Muldrew, K., L, Dunn, J., J. 2023. Comparison of Bruker Biotyper(®) and Vitek(®) MS matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry platforms for the identification of filamentous fungi.. Future microbiology, 18, 553-561
• Yu, M, Zhou, C, Liu, J, Hankins, J., D, Zheng, J. 2011. Luminescent gold nanoparticles with pH-dependent membrane adsorption.. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133 (29), 11014-7