Sonya Neal
@neal-lab.bsky.social
Associate Professor @UCSD| HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar| Research on rhomboid proteins| Proud mom| Proud PI of a very demure & mindful lab|co-founder of BUMMP |1st Gen & Black in STEM|Associate Director Biological Sciences PhD Program
Amazing turn out for @bummpatucsd.bsky.social Welcome Lunch♥️♥️♥️
October 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Amazing turn out for @bummpatucsd.bsky.social Welcome Lunch♥️♥️♥️
Another Neal lab retreat in the books. We mapped our yearly goals, came up with collaborative big picture ideas for future projects and most importantly, strengthened our team bond 💪🏽we are all in this together💪🏽
October 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Another Neal lab retreat in the books. We mapped our yearly goals, came up with collaborative big picture ideas for future projects and most importantly, strengthened our team bond 💪🏽we are all in this together💪🏽
Got my run in earlier at School of Biological Sciences retreat in Lake Arrowhead. Now indulging in amazing science from our PhD program!
September 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Got my run in earlier at School of Biological Sciences retreat in Lake Arrowhead. Now indulging in amazing science from our PhD program!
Grateful to share my academic journey & our lab’s research in the School of Bio.Science lecture series which build a bridge between our amazing administrative staff and faculty, further strengthening the bonds that make our community so special. Thankful to be part of it! @ucsandiego.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Grateful to share my academic journey & our lab’s research in the School of Bio.Science lecture series which build a bridge between our amazing administrative staff and faculty, further strengthening the bonds that make our community so special. Thankful to be part of it! @ucsandiego.bsky.social
Look what came in today! @jenheemstra.bsky.social can’t wait to learn your ways. You have paved the way for so many of us 🙏🏽
August 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Look what came in today! @jenheemstra.bsky.social can’t wait to learn your ways. You have paved the way for so many of us 🙏🏽
First run in at GRS/GRC molecular membrane biology conference. GRS has been an amazing start to an exciting week ahead! #GRC #ProctorAcademy
July 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
First run in at GRS/GRC molecular membrane biology conference. GRS has been an amazing start to an exciting week ahead! #GRC #ProctorAcademy
Reflecting on the resilience of @bummpatucsd.bsky.social
community and grateful to the #Wileypress #JCellularPhys for supporting our undergrad & master’s scholars and spotlighting their amazing research. It’s more important than ever to come together to support the future generation of trainees!
community and grateful to the #Wileypress #JCellularPhys for supporting our undergrad & master’s scholars and spotlighting their amazing research. It’s more important than ever to come together to support the future generation of trainees!
June 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Reflecting on the resilience of @bummpatucsd.bsky.social
community and grateful to the #Wileypress #JCellularPhys for supporting our undergrad & master’s scholars and spotlighting their amazing research. It’s more important than ever to come together to support the future generation of trainees!
community and grateful to the #Wileypress #JCellularPhys for supporting our undergrad & master’s scholars and spotlighting their amazing research. It’s more important than ever to come together to support the future generation of trainees!
New @neal-lab.bsky.social team photo! ❤️ Leaning on each other more than ever during these times & grateful for this resilient, inspiring group. #NealLab
June 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New @neal-lab.bsky.social team photo! ❤️ Leaning on each other more than ever during these times & grateful for this resilient, inspiring group. #NealLab
Huge thanks to @gthibault.bsky.social and Julie Hollien for organizing a warm, welcoming FASEB ER meeting filled with incredible science! Excited that I will carry the torch as a co-organizer for the 2027 meeting….can’t wait! @faseborg.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Huge thanks to @gthibault.bsky.social and Julie Hollien for organizing a warm, welcoming FASEB ER meeting filled with incredible science! Excited that I will carry the torch as a co-organizer for the 2027 meeting….can’t wait! @faseborg.bsky.social
Top of the morning run in beautiful Melbourne, Florida. Now get to indulge in amazing science at the ER @faseborg.bsky.social meeting!
June 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Top of the morning run in beautiful Melbourne, Florida. Now get to indulge in amazing science at the ER @faseborg.bsky.social meeting!
Thrilled to share two amazing grad students @dagarwal.bsky.social @ericjordahl.bsky.social have advanced to candidacy! Milking these moment for all they’re worth…pure joy radiating through the Neal lab today🎊🙌🏽
June 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Thrilled to share two amazing grad students @dagarwal.bsky.social @ericjordahl.bsky.social have advanced to candidacy! Milking these moment for all they’re worth…pure joy radiating through the Neal lab today🎊🙌🏽
Huge thanks to @joann-trejo.bsky.social for delivering a powerful and inspiring keynote at the @bummpatucsd.bsky.social annual symposium. Your words lit a fire in the room and reminded us why pursuit of bold science, mentorship and community matter♥️
May 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Huge thanks to @joann-trejo.bsky.social for delivering a powerful and inspiring keynote at the @bummpatucsd.bsky.social annual symposium. Your words lit a fire in the room and reminded us why pursuit of bold science, mentorship and community matter♥️
The @bummpatucsd.bsky.social annual symposium was a ray of light for our undergrad & master’s students. The future is bright but only if we invest in those that shape it♥️
May 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The @bummpatucsd.bsky.social annual symposium was a ray of light for our undergrad & master’s students. The future is bright but only if we invest in those that shape it♥️
Celebrating a year of our mentees’ hard work in research!
May 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Celebrating a year of our mentees’ hard work in research!
The annual @bummpatucsd.bsky.social symposium happening now! Come by for mentees’ poster session/talk!
May 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The annual @bummpatucsd.bsky.social symposium happening now! Come by for mentees’ poster session/talk!
Proud coach & mentor of these two amazing postdocs! Drs. Elizabeth Kaweesa and Rebecca Faulkner are rising stars and will be hitting the job market soon—keep an eye out for these two! #ASBMB
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Proud coach & mentor of these two amazing postdocs! Drs. Elizabeth Kaweesa and Rebecca Faulkner are rising stars and will be hitting the job market soon—keep an eye out for these two! #ASBMB
13th LA Marathon in the books! My last marathon was March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic and didn’t run it since. Needed more than ever to be a part of something where the best of humanity is on display for 26.2 miles. Cheers to many more!
March 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
13th LA Marathon in the books! My last marathon was March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic and didn’t run it since. Needed more than ever to be a part of something where the best of humanity is on display for 26.2 miles. Cheers to many more!
Exciting day as we welcome new postdoctoral fellow Gayathri Ramakrishnan to the @neal-lab.bsky.social 🎉🎉Cheers to exciting science where we take on a new direction in lab🎉🎉
January 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Exciting day as we welcome new postdoctoral fellow Gayathri Ramakrishnan to the @neal-lab.bsky.social 🎉🎉Cheers to exciting science where we take on a new direction in lab🎉🎉
Time to celebrate for Neal lab
members and @bummpucsd.bsky.social!
Everyone delivered amazing talks, workshops and poster presentations at @ascbiology.bsky.social 🎉🎉Until next year!
members and @bummpucsd.bsky.social!
Everyone delivered amazing talks, workshops and poster presentations at @ascbiology.bsky.social 🎉🎉Until next year!
December 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Time to celebrate for Neal lab
members and @bummpucsd.bsky.social!
Everyone delivered amazing talks, workshops and poster presentations at @ascbiology.bsky.social 🎉🎉Until next year!
members and @bummpucsd.bsky.social!
Everyone delivered amazing talks, workshops and poster presentations at @ascbiology.bsky.social 🎉🎉Until next year!
The Wiley Press dinner at #CellBio2024 was impeccable! Thank you EIC Alexander Hutchinson and @phdgprotein86.bsky.social for bringing us all together for an unforgettable night!
December 18, 2024 at 2:20 AM
The Wiley Press dinner at #CellBio2024 was impeccable! Thank you EIC Alexander Hutchinson and @phdgprotein86.bsky.social for bringing us all together for an unforgettable night!
To my @ascbiology.bsky.social fam… @bummp_ucsd will be leading a session tomorrow on culturally aware mentorship. Spearheaded by our amazing BUMMP board members♥️Please stop by!
December 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM
To my @ascbiology.bsky.social fam… @bummp_ucsd will be leading a session tomorrow on culturally aware mentorship. Spearheaded by our amazing BUMMP board members♥️Please stop by!
So much fun at Neal lab holiday party with trainees, family, and friends♥️♥️♥️ Glimpse of some karaoke action, singing our lil hearts out to the Wicked musicals🤣Happy holidays to all!
December 13, 2024 at 5:32 PM
So much fun at Neal lab holiday party with trainees, family, and friends♥️♥️♥️ Glimpse of some karaoke action, singing our lil hearts out to the Wicked musicals🤣Happy holidays to all!
The @neal-lab.bsky.social is heading to @ascbiology.bsky.social! Thrilled to deliver the mentoring keynote on Saturday at 8:15 AM. Plus, 6 of our amazing trainees will be presenting their work on the diverse membrane-related roles of rhomboid proteins. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
December 12, 2024 at 5:12 PM
The @neal-lab.bsky.social is heading to @ascbiology.bsky.social! Thrilled to deliver the mentoring keynote on Saturday at 8:15 AM. Plus, 6 of our amazing trainees will be presenting their work on the diverse membrane-related roles of rhomboid proteins. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Happy 17th Bday to my amazing daughter, born during my 1st year of grad school—a time when I faced the harsh realities of how tough academia can be for moms. Motherhood became my greatest gift, giving me purpose & unshakable drive to earn that PhD. To all the mamas: It’s possible. You are strong 💕
December 4, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Happy 17th Bday to my amazing daughter, born during my 1st year of grad school—a time when I faced the harsh realities of how tough academia can be for moms. Motherhood became my greatest gift, giving me purpose & unshakable drive to earn that PhD. To all the mamas: It’s possible. You are strong 💕
using multi-scale approaches to uncover their roles in protein quality control and cell signaling. I am also a co-founder and faculty advisor of a university-wide mentorship program known as BUMMP, which has transformed the culture at our institute. @ucsandiego.bsky.social @hhmi.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 4:42 AM
using multi-scale approaches to uncover their roles in protein quality control and cell signaling. I am also a co-founder and faculty advisor of a university-wide mentorship program known as BUMMP, which has transformed the culture at our institute. @ucsandiego.bsky.social @hhmi.bsky.social