Nicole RL Sparks
@nicolersparks.bsky.social
Asst Prof #UCIrvine in #Env&OccupHealth
Dev toxicologist, wife, mom. Working on toxicant exposure and adverse bone outcomes using pluripotent stem cells. 🦴⚠️🧬🔬👩🏾🔬 #FirstGen #NewPI #BlackInSTEM
Dev toxicologist, wife, mom. Working on toxicant exposure and adverse bone outcomes using pluripotent stem cells. 🦴⚠️🧬🔬👩🏾🔬 #FirstGen #NewPI #BlackInSTEM
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Thrilled to share that the #SparksLab has received an #R35 #MIRA #NIH award! 🎉 Huge thanks to #NIGMS for supporting our work and my amazing lab for their dedication. Excited to uncover how epigenetic mechanisms shape early human development! #StemCells #UCIPublicHealth
Thrilled to share that the #SparksLab has received an #R35 #MIRA #NIH award! 🎉 Huge thanks to #NIGMS for supporting our work and my amazing lab for their dedication. Excited to uncover how epigenetic mechanisms shape early human development! #StemCells #UCIPublicHealth
August 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thrilled to share that the #SparksLab has received an #R35 #MIRA #NIH award! 🎉 Huge thanks to #NIGMS for supporting our work and my amazing lab for their dedication. Excited to uncover how epigenetic mechanisms shape early human development! #StemCells #UCIPublicHealth
Come check out the #UCIWenPublicHealth #Toxicology research at #SOToxicology! #2025SOT #EnvOToxProgram #UCIrvine publichealth.uci.edu/departments/...
March 15, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Come check out the #UCIWenPublicHealth #Toxicology research at #SOToxicology! #2025SOT #EnvOToxProgram #UCIrvine publichealth.uci.edu/departments/...
The #SparksLab ✨️ is attending #2025SOT! If you're attending, please check out our lab's posters 🦴🧫⚠️
March 14, 2025 at 2:49 AM
The #SparksLab ✨️ is attending #2025SOT! If you're attending, please check out our lab's posters 🦴🧫⚠️
Celebrating Nneamaka's advancement to candidacy #UCIPharmSci. The first for the #SparksLab. 🍾🎊 I am so incredibly proud of her and the lab's support. When one rises, we all rise ✨️❤️
January 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Celebrating Nneamaka's advancement to candidacy #UCIPharmSci. The first for the #SparksLab. 🍾🎊 I am so incredibly proud of her and the lab's support. When one rises, we all rise ✨️❤️
Excited to attend #CellBio2024. The #SparksLab will have their first poster #ASCBiology presented by Madeline Vera Colon. Looking forward to seeing my #NIHMOSAIC family and meet so many others!
December 10, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Excited to attend #CellBio2024. The #SparksLab will have their first poster #ASCBiology presented by Madeline Vera Colon. Looking forward to seeing my #NIHMOSAIC family and meet so many others!
Lab fun! Thankful for the #SparksLab team. You all have made my #NewPI journey great ✨️⛳️
November 27, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Lab fun! Thankful for the #SparksLab team. You all have made my #NewPI journey great ✨️⛳️
Reposted by Nicole RL Sparks
I couldn’t find a starter pack for POCs working in STEM, so I started one myself - my network here is still small and I didn’t want to assume how people identify, so please reply or DM me if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/BJkKQVR
go.bsky.app/BJkKQVR
November 16, 2024 at 11:07 AM
I couldn’t find a starter pack for POCs working in STEM, so I started one myself - my network here is still small and I didn’t want to assume how people identify, so please reply or DM me if you want to be added!
go.bsky.app/BJkKQVR
go.bsky.app/BJkKQVR
Reposted by Nicole RL Sparks
The Lawrence Lab website (lawrence-lab.org) is live and we are hiring for our launch in Jan 2025!
We combine high resolution structure 🔬 and cell biology 🧪🧫 approaches to define mechanisms of stress response signaling in health and disease.
Live postings below--Please RT and send to recent grads!
We combine high resolution structure 🔬 and cell biology 🧪🧫 approaches to define mechanisms of stress response signaling in health and disease.
Live postings below--Please RT and send to recent grads!
November 13, 2024 at 12:54 AM
The Lawrence Lab website (lawrence-lab.org) is live and we are hiring for our launch in Jan 2025!
We combine high resolution structure 🔬 and cell biology 🧪🧫 approaches to define mechanisms of stress response signaling in health and disease.
Live postings below--Please RT and send to recent grads!
We combine high resolution structure 🔬 and cell biology 🧪🧫 approaches to define mechanisms of stress response signaling in health and disease.
Live postings below--Please RT and send to recent grads!
Reposted by Nicole RL Sparks
Speaking of the utterly broken Twitter search (RIP), here are instructions for searching on Bluesky. It requires a little more from you, but once you know the prefixes, I've found the search works just fine. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search - Bluesky
Let’s dive into all the tips and tricks for advanced Bluesky search!
bsky.social
November 11, 2024 at 2:14 PM
Speaking of the utterly broken Twitter search (RIP), here are instructions for searching on Bluesky. It requires a little more from you, but once you know the prefixes, I've found the search works just fine. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
#SparksLab karaoke 🎤✨️ So thankful for everyone part of the team!
November 11, 2024 at 1:23 AM
#SparksLab karaoke 🎤✨️ So thankful for everyone part of the team!
Reposted by Nicole RL Sparks
Me following back all the scientists joining Bluesky
a man is typing on a keyboard and pointing at the camera while saying yes to all .
ALT: a man is typing on a keyboard and pointing at the camera while saying yes to all .
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November 10, 2024 at 3:10 PM
Me following back all the scientists joining Bluesky
Amazing experience having Aarna, a high school student, volunteer in the #SparksLab. She set the bar with her lab presentation💫🤩. Thank you #GirlsIncOC for letting us be a partner! #STEM #EmpoweringGirls #MakeAnImpact #Opportunities #ComeBackToUs #girls_inc #UCIWenPublicHealth
August 2, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Amazing experience having Aarna, a high school student, volunteer in the #SparksLab. She set the bar with her lab presentation💫🤩. Thank you #GirlsIncOC for letting us be a partner! #STEM #EmpoweringGirls #MakeAnImpact #Opportunities #ComeBackToUs #girls_inc #UCIWenPublicHealth
So proud of the #SparksLab #UCIPublicHealth! Way to go Karishma presenting her undergrad research at #UROP and Ruth's "Health Implications of Endocrine Disruptors in Cosmetics – Is Beauty Pain?" talk for #EHS seminar 🎆🎉
May 18, 2024 at 6:07 PM
So proud of the #SparksLab #UCIPublicHealth! Way to go Karishma presenting her undergrad research at #UROP and Ruth's "Health Implications of Endocrine Disruptors in Cosmetics – Is Beauty Pain?" talk for #EHS seminar 🎆🎉
#NewPI #Blooper I was obviously rushing and printed the tiniest poster at #SOT2024. Thanks to my lab for serving as human scale bars 😅🤦🏾♀️ #SparksLab
March 14, 2024 at 9:17 PM
#NewPI #Blooper I was obviously rushing and printed the tiniest poster at #SOT2024. Thanks to my lab for serving as human scale bars 😅🤦🏾♀️ #SparksLab
Congrats to #SparksLab #undergrad Karishma 🎊🎆 for receiving #UCIPublicHealth UROP Research Fellowship! Thank you Madeline for being her #GradStudent mentor. The whole lab came thru 👊🏾 Great way to start the break!
December 23, 2023 at 7:04 PM
Congrats to #SparksLab #undergrad Karishma 🎊🎆 for receiving #UCIPublicHealth UROP Research Fellowship! Thank you Madeline for being her #GradStudent mentor. The whole lab came thru 👊🏾 Great way to start the break!
First Sparks Lab birthday celebration! Happy birthday Stacy Schkoda 🥳 So happy you joined the team ✨️
#NewPI #PhDLife #PostDoc #Celebrate #BirthdaysAreTheBest #Research #DevTox
#NewPI #PhDLife #PostDoc #Celebrate #BirthdaysAreTheBest #Research #DevTox
November 28, 2023 at 12:58 AM
First Sparks Lab birthday celebration! Happy birthday Stacy Schkoda 🥳 So happy you joined the team ✨️
#NewPI #PhDLife #PostDoc #Celebrate #BirthdaysAreTheBest #Research #DevTox
#NewPI #PhDLife #PostDoc #Celebrate #BirthdaysAreTheBest #Research #DevTox
Headed to the inaugural #ASCBMOSAIC inclusivity summit. Super excited! Random to be on the same flight and aisle as Mike Boyce.
#NewPI #FirstTimeAway #NIHMOSAIC #K99R00 #RepresentationMatters #Fate #BlackInTheIvory #EmailsForDays
#NewPI #FirstTimeAway #NIHMOSAIC #K99R00 #RepresentationMatters #Fate #BlackInTheIvory #EmailsForDays
November 1, 2023 at 11:18 PM
Headed to the inaugural #ASCBMOSAIC inclusivity summit. Super excited! Random to be on the same flight and aisle as Mike Boyce.
#NewPI #FirstTimeAway #NIHMOSAIC #K99R00 #RepresentationMatters #Fate #BlackInTheIvory #EmailsForDays
#NewPI #FirstTimeAway #NIHMOSAIC #K99R00 #RepresentationMatters #Fate #BlackInTheIvory #EmailsForDays
We are hiring! Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health at UC Irvine. Come be my colleague. #NewPI #BlackInSTEM #Toxicology #EnvironmentalHealth #Epidemiology #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth
For More Details & to Apply Visit: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08621
For More Details & to Apply Visit: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08621
October 30, 2023 at 3:09 PM
We are hiring! Assistant/Associate/Full Professor in Environmental and Occupational Health at UC Irvine. Come be my colleague. #NewPI #BlackInSTEM #Toxicology #EnvironmentalHealth #Epidemiology #EnvironmentalJustice #PublicHealth
For More Details & to Apply Visit: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08621
For More Details & to Apply Visit: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08621
Fall 2024 Environmental Health Sciences Ph.D. Program application @UCIPublicHealth is now available. APPLY! Deadline: December 10, 2023 publichealth.uci.edu/degrees-prog...
#Toxicology #EnvironmentalHealth #Epidemiology #HumanHealth #EnvironmentalJustice
#Toxicology #EnvironmentalHealth #Epidemiology #HumanHealth #EnvironmentalJustice
October 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM
Fall 2024 Environmental Health Sciences Ph.D. Program application @UCIPublicHealth is now available. APPLY! Deadline: December 10, 2023 publichealth.uci.edu/degrees-prog...
#Toxicology #EnvironmentalHealth #Epidemiology #HumanHealth #EnvironmentalJustice
#Toxicology #EnvironmentalHealth #Epidemiology #HumanHealth #EnvironmentalJustice