Sonya Neal

Text reads advocacy. The background image is a 3D illustration of the calcitonin gene related peptide (yellow) binding to its receptor (blue) on neurons and smooth muscle cells of cerebral blood vessels.

$400M more for the NIH in FY26 is a win for all Americans. Read our full statement thanking the Senate Appropriations Committee for their bipartisan support of scientific research: ow.ly/gtMv50WyRza.

Keep an eye out for this rising star on the faculty job market. Elizabeth is truly remarkable. Her resilience and determination continue to inspire me, especially in the face of setbacks during these times. #proudMOSAICcoach

From dust to discovery From makeshift classrooms in Uganda to postdoctoral research in Chicago, MOSAIC scholar Elizabeth Kaweesa builds a legacy in women’s health.

Elizabeth Kaweesa was recently featured in ASBMB Today. Here's the link! ow.ly/k7EF50WykAJ

Happy to see this!!!! Congrats!!!!!!

This is not the time to step back from diversity, equity, and inclusion Recently, I exchanged views with a prominent Ivy League scientist who was complaining about the minority students and junior faculty applying to his program. He claimed that the university, through di...

"To retreat from [diversity, equity and inclusion] is to close the door to possibilities for better science and a better future. This is not the time to step back. It’s unquestionably the time to step forward." @anthrofuentes.bsky.social

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Oh no! Safe travels Mara. Hope you get here sooner than later 🙏🏽

First run in at GRS/GRC molecular membrane biology conference. GRS has been an amazing start to an exciting week ahead! #GRC #ProctorAcademy

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I’m just seeing this! I can’t imagine what you and your family must be going through! I’m glad to hear yall are safe. Please reach out if you need anything!

How Trump’s D.E.I. Cuts Are Hurting Rural White Americans Too

“If you cut out these diversity measures, you're going to make science full of people that are very elite…Full of people who have grown up with a large amount of privilege, who were able to work in a lab in high school because their dad was a prof at Cornell.” 🧪

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So well-deserved!!!!
Congratulations Ish🎉🎉🎉🎉

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!

Absolutely neighbor🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations 🍾🎉🎊🎈

On Juneteenth, and in this era of rising vaccine disinformation,
it is useful to contemplate that three centuries ago, the knowledge of an African slave introduced the concept of immunization to America, launching the first successful public inoculation campaign 

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#Juneteenth #Vaccines

Congratulations @doctheagrif.bsky.social 🎉🎉Can’t wait to celebrate with you @ the new cohort♥️

New @neal-lab.bsky.social team photo! ❤️ Leaning on each other more than ever during these times & grateful for this resilient, inspiring group. #NealLab

Congrats 🎉🎊🍾🎈

A graphic with horizontal red, black, and green stripes—colors of the Pan-African flag. In the center is a cream-colored circular outline featuring the profile of a Black woman wearing a geometric-patterned headwrap and large hoop earring. Arched above the circle is the word “JUNETEENTH” and below it reads “FREEDOM DAY” in curved, playful cream text. The Black In Neuro logo appears in the bottom left corner.

A graphic with horizontal blocks of red, black, and green — colors of the Pan-African flag — features a cream-colored box in the center. At the top, bold red text reads “DID YOU KNOW.” Inside the box, brown text states: “Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were finally informed of their freedom—over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.” Below a row of green dots, it continues: “It marks the end of slavery in the US and an important celebration of Black freedom, resilience, and joy.” In the bottom left corner is the Black In Neuro logo.

A graphic with a red, black, and green striped background features a centered cream-colored box. At the top, bold red text reads: “THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.” Inside the box, brown text states: “Juneteenth reminds us that freedom is not truly granted until it is realized by all. As we reflect on the delayed liberation of enslaved people in 1865, we’re called to continue the fight for justice, equality, and liberation—everywhere. This history teaches us that no one is free until everyone is free.” In the bottom left corner is the Black In Neuro logo.

🖤 On #Juneteenth, we honor the fight for Black freedom — delayed, but never denied.

At #BlackInNeuro, we carry that legacy forward by creating space for Black excellence in neuroscience, year-round. ✨

Freedom is a journey — and we’re not done yet. ✊🏾

Huge congratulations to all which include superstars @luisci22.bsky.social and my MOSAIC mentee Elizabeth Kaweesa🎉🎉🎉

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Congrats 🎊🎈🍾!!!!!

So proud of you @dagarwal.bsky.social for winning the FASEB meeting poster prize🎉🎉🎉Congratulations!!!!

Thank you, Sonya ‪@neal-lab.bsky.social‬. It was a real pleasure organizing the meeting with Julie, and we’re thrilled you’ll be co-organizing in 2027. The ER community will be in excellent hands and we already look forward to seeing the direction you and Julie take the next edition.

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!

All because I have the best mentor!!!

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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🎊🙌🏽

Microbiome folks: one of my former students is a Gilliam fellow & is looking for an HHMI lab for a postdoc in the next year-ish. She has a lot of bioinformatics (16S for sure, I am not sure what else) experience. Have any leads?