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Dequina Nicholas
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Scientist. Don't be surprised. Beyoncé Lover. Advocate for @1stGenInSTEM students. Life Goal - Improve diabetes care through research. #BlackInStem #MomInSTEM
Congrats to all my #Nicholaslab ladies studying #PCOS Got notified that their mini review on inflammation in PCOS has been accepted for publication! Great way to start the day :)
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Ready to get some candy!! #Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Grant officially not reviewed yesterday.. but hey. It's #Halloween Stay posted for costume pics
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October 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) provides leadership development to basic science and clinical research trainees and jr faculty who demonstrate achievement in endocrine research. Apps due Nov 3. bit.ly/2N5iKxV #FLARE2026 #endocrinology I'm a FLARE alumna. 10/10 recommend
FLARE
If you are a basic science or clinical research trainee in endocrinology, the Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) is for you.
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October 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Reposted by Dequina Nicholas
Our home department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry at UC Irvine is looking to hire a new tenure-track assistant professor in the broad area of structural biology. Come be our colleague! recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09887

Please apply and/or share this post.
Assistant Professor in Structural Biology and Biochemistry, Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
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October 17, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I've been so busy lately and forgot to celebrate the wins. Congrats to my postdoc on her 1st author paper. We're laying the foundation to identifying lipids uniquely involved in T2D inflammation by studying population similarities and differences. share.google/WXK5Fd6gvowO...
October 23, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Just because. I call them Pumpkindoodles. I love baking for the #Nicholaslab
#scientistswhobake
October 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
First #Nicholaslab #birthday #bake of the school year! Lemon cheesecake with pomegranate glaze. I'm very happy with how it turned out. Still got it #joy #scientistswhobake
October 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Reposted by Dequina Nicholas
My husband was detained by ICE today

Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away

I have had zero contact or updates since

#SOS
@duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov
October 3, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Awesome being in a department with so many ppl willing to help. Working on riboseq prep this morning. It took 3 labs to get missing reagents we needed. Wish us luck for good results!
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October 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
I've posted many times about how productive I am on planes. It's confirmation that I need to schedule more quiet time to just think. That's what a plane is for me. Forced time with my thoughts... no distractions.
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September 20, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Gave a talk @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social and one of my former @ucibiosci.bsky.social students was there! I love seeing my students continue in their education. Highlight of my day.
September 19, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Whooo! Deadline extended to September 25th! You're not too late. Submit abstracts now! #immunometabolism
📝 Deadline: Sept 10 (11:59pm MDT)! Early-career scientists, apply for scholarships + submit short talk abstracts for Systems Immunology to Immunoengineering & Immunometabolism Across Scales. 👉 keysym.us/KSSysImmune26
#KSSysImmune26 #KSImmunoMetab26 @staceyfinley.bsky.social @quinascience.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 10:26 PM
This piece speaks to the need and power of community to thrive in research. Thank you to all who support me when I'm on top and when I hit lows. #ifykyk
In this @jem.org Viewpoint a cross section of women, across multiple research fields, discuss their science and the process of setting up a lab as an independent researcher. rupress.org/jem/article/...
@quinascience.bsky.social @aweinstock.bsky.social @osterhoutlab.bsky.social
#WomeninSTEM
September 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Paper push this #Fall going hard. Congrats to my former postdoc Dr. Gaby on having another 1st author paper accepted this year. Excited for the foundation we are building to understand how the immune system contributes to #PCOS
September 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Due tomorrow!! One day left to submit a scholarship app or an abstract for oral presentation. @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #immunometabolism
September 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We did it! #airfryer s'mores cookies in the #Nicholaslab #scientistswhobake
September 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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⏰ Sept 10 (11:59pm MDT) = last chance to submit a short talk abstract or apply for a scholarship for Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan. Join leaders like @quinascience.bsky.social. keysym.us/KSImmunoMeta... #KSImmunoMetab26 youtu.be/vpFqnb5s-NU
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September 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Ahhh! Why do deadlines always come out of nowhere? Sept 10 is around the corner. Dont miss submissions for short oral talks or scholarships @keystonesymposia.bsky.social #Immunometabolism Hope to see you January in Vancouver! keysym.us/KSImmunometab26 #KSImmunometab26 pic.twitter.com/qHIgzJRKz0
Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan | Keystone Symposia
Join us at the Keystone Symposia on Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan, January 2026, in Vancouver, with field leaders!
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September 3, 2025 at 1:21 AM
We get to start September on a happy note! Updating the #Nicholaslab publication tracker! Congrats Dr. Gaby and Miranda from the Jang lab for their first author paper getting accepted. Can't wait to share it once it's published!
September 2, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Today I got to eat breakfast with my former postdoc now asst professor. I got to tell her the news in person that her paper was accepted! Nice to focus on our #blessings Its surreal
August 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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More foundations should do this:

"Funding is exclusively available to applicants who have already received federal funding (e.g., from the NIH, CDC, NSF) for their health equity research, but have since had their funding rescinded due to federal administrative actions"

www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research
The purpose of this call for proposals is to meet the current moment by supporting timely, actionable health equity research that has been interrupted by shifts in federal funding.
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August 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Stayed at lab waaay longer than I intended to. But.. I can enjoy the long weekend knowing I've finished up revisions for a paper. A major load of. #FridayFriyay
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August 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Unveiling the newest addition to the #Nicholaslab. It's an #airfryer hehe.. the little things to keep us going
August 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Sidewalk chalk turned spontaneous handprint family portrait. :)
August 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM