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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

When genetics is super strong. Anyone who knows me knows

Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Huge milestones! I gave my first invited talks at International meetings in my field @ssrepro.bsky.social @infneuroendo.bsky.social this week. It was such a privilege presenting beside the giants in my field at #SSR2026 and #ICN2026 I guess Im no longer a #newPI The #pink #look for my talk :)

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

My very first grad student @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social defended her dissertation today. She is that girl. Set the bar so high for a PhD from the #Nicholaslab I am beyond proud of her and the work she has done. Congratulations Dr. Ujagar !!

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

I like to post bakes I do for #Nicholaslab #bdays. Since I'm stuck at home I finished up this post. Peach Blueberry Cobbler! Enjoy! #scientistswhobake

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

..and cramping associated with miscarriage. Female Dr. said I've been there. Incredibly painful. We're going to manage your pain. Morphine. No effect. Then torodol. Night and day experience suffering in pain when I didn't have to vs resting until surgery.

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Oven still broken....my would be cobbler in the fridge :( Hopefully it's fixed before my ingredients spoil.. I'll have to get creative and make something else

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Spent my morning peeling and cutting peaches for cobbler... then my oven wouldn't start. :/ 🤔 tired. Can't catch a break... not even for stuff I enjoy.

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Putting some good energy into this crazy world. #Nicholaslab #bday bake. Strawberry Mango Tres Leches. My trainees really keep challenging me #scientistswhobake

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

We've had a couple back to back #birthdays in the lab. Late to posting the newest creations. This is one of my favorites! I'll post the next one soon. #scientistswhobake

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

No one told me how magical it is to see your child learning how to read. There is a whole new world my baby is discovering! #reading #ProudMoment

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

When your mini-me loves holidays more than you and makes you go online shopping #StPatricks2026

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

This #Nicholaslab #bday request had me nervous. Created a Carribbean sorrel cake based on my aunts drink recipe. Hibiscus spiced cake with candied ginger and ginger drizzle. Came out so good!!! #scientistswhobake

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Just taught my last day for winter quarter! Now I get to do a really cool application of extracellular Flux analysis tomorrow. I love trying me things!!

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I was curious to try this M-index and wondered if it would reflect my commitment to mentorship. Based on my putting in lots of ppl who I know mentor a ton or not so much, it was cool to see this is actually semi reflective of reality.

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Grant writing had me behind on lots of small but important administrative tasks. I spent yesterday on this to-do-list and got a 3rd done. I call that success 😀

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Winter Quarter has been insane. Submitted 5 grants in February and submitting 2 more in the next 3 weeks. That will get me to 9 pending grants. I have about a 10% hit rate so I'm hoping something comes through. I'm submitting grants like I make cupcakes. Lol #scientistswhobake

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

So amazing seeing my #gradschool mentor and all the faculty who trained me. This really was a homecoming for me to present my research for Loma Linda university homecoming weekend

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Happy early #valentines to the #Nicholaslab #scientistswhobake..yes created a new kitchen hack and had a casuality

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

I love when my baby chooses my outfits ;)

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

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 😉

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

My student made this!!! Super thoughtful gift made with love. I'm beyond impressed!!

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

So proud of how the #Nicholaslab #Christmas gifts came out this year! Hojicha cake with honey buttercream. #scientistswhobake

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

White elephant gift exchange. 🎁 so proud of the new #Nicholaslab christmas tree!!!

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Judging at #ABRCMS2025 defeated me. No longer cute in my heels. Sneaker time.

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

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 :)

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

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...

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Just because. I call them Pumpkindoodles. I love baking for the #Nicholaslab #scientistswhobake

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

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!

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Unveiling the newest addition to the #Nicholaslab. It's an #airfryer hehe.. the little things to keep us going

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Sidewalk chalk turned spontaneous handprint family portrait. :)

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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!

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

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.

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

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

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

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.

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

#Nicholaslab student left her poster for @UCIrvine #urop by the door last night and couldn't find it today for her presentation. The lab manager came through and found it in the dumpster!! Crisis averted!

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Saw this in the fridge and was Hella confused until I remembered it's the name of my undergrad. 😆

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

#Nicholaslab grad student talk at #aai2025 The last day but not the least. Check out a cool project on pituitary macrophages!

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Day 2 of presentations by the #Nicholaslab Check out posters by 2 amazing grad students and an undergrad who have been werking!! The focus is on the immune systems role outside of clearing pathogens. #women's health and #Cancer #aai2025

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Dequina Nicholas @quinascience.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

The #Nicholaslab is at #aai2025 Find my trainees today to learn what we've been up to the past couple years. Check out posters by Naveena Ujagar, Gabriela Sanchez and a talented undergrad in the lab Josh Kim.

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