Dequina Nicholas
@quinascience.bsky.social
Scientist. Don't be surprised. Beyoncé Lover. Advocate for @1stGenInSTEM students. Life Goal - Improve diabetes care through research. #BlackInStem #MomInSTEM
What a great @keystonesymposia.bsky.social meeting. I am so energized to get back to lab and apply so much of what we learned. The #immunometabolism community is continually making progress and im excited for the future @tcellogic.bsky.social
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 PM
What a great @keystonesymposia.bsky.social meeting. I am so energized to get back to lab and apply so much of what we learned. The #immunometabolism community is continually making progress and im excited for the future @tcellogic.bsky.social
Every December we deep clean the lab. Defrost freezers and do inventory. I'm proud of our -20. Replanned the space and its so much better. Keeping cold storage functional is work but Hella worth it @cterminiphd.bsky.social gets it 😉
December 20, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Every December we deep clean the lab. Defrost freezers and do inventory. I'm proud of our -20. Replanned the space and its so much better. Keeping cold storage functional is work but Hella worth it @cterminiphd.bsky.social gets it 😉
Last #Nicholaslab bake of the year. Happy birthday to our grad student! S'mores cake. Chocolate cake filled with milk Chocolate ganache and Graham cracker crumble. Iced with marshmallow buttercream. #scientistswhobake
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Last #Nicholaslab bake of the year. Happy birthday to our grad student! S'mores cake. Chocolate cake filled with milk Chocolate ganache and Graham cracker crumble. Iced with marshmallow buttercream. #scientistswhobake
My student made this!!! Super thoughtful gift made with love. I'm beyond impressed!!
December 13, 2025 at 12:46 AM
My student made this!!! Super thoughtful gift made with love. I'm beyond impressed!!
So proud of how the #Nicholaslab #Christmas gifts came out this year! Hojicha cake with honey buttercream. #scientistswhobake
December 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
So proud of how the #Nicholaslab #Christmas gifts came out this year! Hojicha cake with honey buttercream. #scientistswhobake
White elephant gift exchange. 🎁 so proud of the new #Nicholaslab christmas tree!!!
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
White elephant gift exchange. 🎁 so proud of the new #Nicholaslab christmas tree!!!
Judging at #ABRCMS2025 defeated me. No longer cute in my heels. Sneaker time.
November 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Judging at #ABRCMS2025 defeated me. No longer cute in my heels. Sneaker time.
This is the crap customer service im getting from X after my account was hacked. Wtf. Beyond frustrated. Guess it's a sign to completely abandon the dumpster 🔥 of an app
November 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This is the crap customer service im getting from X after my account was hacked. Wtf. Beyond frustrated. Guess it's a sign to completely abandon the dumpster 🔥 of an app
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
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 :)
Ready to get some candy!! #Halloween
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Ready to get some candy!! #Halloween
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
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 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
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
September 4, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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
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!
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
Unveiling the newest addition to the #Nicholaslab. It's an #airfryer hehe.. the little things to keep us going
Sidewalk chalk turned spontaneous handprint family portrait. :)
August 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Sidewalk chalk turned spontaneous handprint family portrait. :)
The federal government’s $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. bit.ly/standuc
August 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
The federal government’s $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. bit.ly/standuc
2 really cool projects from the #Nicholaslab at poster session today. Interested in the role of the immune system in Type 2 diabetes and PCOS? these posters are for you!
July 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
2 really cool projects from the #Nicholaslab at poster session today. Interested in the role of the immune system in Type 2 diabetes and PCOS? these posters are for you!
Great talk by the rising star @rossenator.bsky.social 🌟 ! A new model for food insecurity demonstrating sexually dimorphic neuroendocrine effects on whole body metabolism. Be on the lookout for her work.
July 14, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Great talk by the rising star @rossenator.bsky.social 🌟 ! A new model for food insecurity demonstrating sexually dimorphic neuroendocrine effects on whole body metabolism. Be on the lookout for her work.
Receiving an @endocrinesociety.bsky.social Early Career Investigator Award has been a highlight of my year. Thank you to the #Nicholaslab and all of my supporters, especially my gradschool and postdoc PIs. #ENDO2025 is my scientific home and I look forward to sharing our progress each year
July 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Receiving an @endocrinesociety.bsky.social Early Career Investigator Award has been a highlight of my year. Thank you to the #Nicholaslab and all of my supporters, especially my gradschool and postdoc PIs. #ENDO2025 is my scientific home and I look forward to sharing our progress each year
So excited for day 1 of #ENDO2025 Check out 2 posters from the #Nicholaslab great work on novel mechanisms of hormone regulation in the pituitary by grad students Zena and Gaby. Also check out a cool case report by my former #undergrad mentee Vashti
July 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So excited for day 1 of #ENDO2025 Check out 2 posters from the #Nicholaslab great work on novel mechanisms of hormone regulation in the pituitary by grad students Zena and Gaby. Also check out a cool case report by my former #undergrad mentee Vashti
Yesterday my trainees worked the entire holiday so I brought in a bday treat cause working holidays suck.
1. Proud of their work ethic
2. They all get a personal day to replace the holiday
3. What a cool #Nicholaslab #bday request
#scientistswhobake
1. Proud of their work ethic
2. They all get a personal day to replace the holiday
3. What a cool #Nicholaslab #bday request
#scientistswhobake
May 27, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Yesterday my trainees worked the entire holiday so I brought in a bday treat cause working holidays suck.
1. Proud of their work ethic
2. They all get a personal day to replace the holiday
3. What a cool #Nicholaslab #bday request
#scientistswhobake
1. Proud of their work ethic
2. They all get a personal day to replace the holiday
3. What a cool #Nicholaslab #bday request
#scientistswhobake
Just watched my @KeckGrad masters student give the commencement speech. I'm beyond proud. I'm inspired and have renewed hope through the success of our graduates that show leadership and fight for a better tomorrow.
May 17, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Just watched my @KeckGrad masters student give the commencement speech. I'm beyond proud. I'm inspired and have renewed hope through the success of our graduates that show leadership and fight for a better tomorrow.