Dequina Nicholas

Ph.D. student pens heartfelt appeal for research funding, building a student-led campaign for science Graduate student Erin Morrow is spending her summer break campaigning for the McClintock Letters.

PhD student @ucla appeals for research funding, building a student led campaign for science www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/phd-stu...

200 days in, checking in on HHMI funding opportunities:

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program - not accepting applications

Gilliam Fellows Program - not accepting applications

Hanna H. Gray Fellows Program - not accepting applications

Investigator Program - not accepting applications

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

So many researchers, myself included, work many more hours than what we are funded (i.e. it's not uncommon to work 10hrs/week on a project that we're only getting 10% salary support). Rest-assured--NIH grants are NOT lining ANYONE's pocketbooks. Dumbass. #academicsky

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I haven't posted much cause the state of science had me down but... I got some great news!

EH&S approved us to get an air fryer for our kitchen/break space!!!

Lunch time not to turn up!

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!

All #trainees Apply for Scholarships and sumbit abstracts. Deadline is Sep 10th! Hoping to see you @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #Immunometabolism Across Scales, this January in Vancouver! See scholarship, abstract and discount reg dates: keysym.us/KSImmunometab26 #KSImmunometab26

I love meeting with my students. The end 😀

So I'm currently on Fakecation. Visiting family and having a good time while working in spurts during select times. I'll def completely unplug a couple days but I vacation best by not having work pile up. Returning to stress stresses me out. Lol

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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Honored to be working with Sue Kaech and Vishwa Deep Dixit to organize @KeystoneSymp #Immunometabolism Across Scales, this October! Join us to explore emerging research in Vancouver! keysym.us/KSImmunometab26 #KSImmunometab26 pic.x.com/jmoRF2tkfa I'll be posting updates!!

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!

Thank you!!

Two people looking at scientific artwork.

Scientific artwork display.

Hormones are art! Don't miss the gorgeous artwork of our Endocrine Images competition winners on display at #ENDO2025 registration. bit.ly/4kGBwIy @endocrinesociety.bsky.social

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.

My students joined. I was so impressed

Omg yes! So much fun. I gotta get back. Lol

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

Just had my final meeting with @endocrinesociety.bsky.social Trainee and Career Development Core Committee. Serving for the past 3 years has been an honor. It was so fulfilling to help plan the programming that has helped me succeed this far.

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

Huge congratulations to Dr Lori Raetzman on being the winner of the Sidney Ingbar award for distinguished service. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
So well-earned. @loriraetzman.bsky.social @endocrinesociety.bsky.social
#ENDO2025

At #ECF #ENDO2025 @endocrinesociety.bsky.social and Mark Lawson just walked into the room. Legit tearing up thinking about his mentorship advocacy and support. I'm hoping every trainee here finds their community at this meeting.

I’m here! #ENDO2025
Board meeting tomorrow and #ECF2025 Friday. One of my favorite events is the early career forum by the @endocrinesociety.bsky.social
Can’t wait to meet the trainees and often first timers to ENDO.

Yay!!!!!!!! I'm so excited. See you tomorrow!

Excited to kick off #ENDO2025 with the #ECF tomorrow! This year had been crazy and I wasn't planning to come this year. Grateful that I get to be here, support trainees and reconnect with friends.

There’s something, stardust maybe, in my eye

Woke up this morning thinking I missed my flight to #ENDO2025 lol. Night sweats. Flight is still like 12 hours away. I'm so excited to just talk science for a couple days

I'm still here. I have a functional laptop again and am slowly picking up place on my productivity. Despite how stressful it was to not have a laptop, I learned that I can be home, present with family, not working.. and it'll be fine

Lol. Thanks. I miss my community

Congratulations!!!! This is huge and well deserved. It's great to see investment into people who will uplift others

I 100% needed this post. The last 6 months Ive had joy sucked from my life. I used to post a ton about everything that brought me joy. My fami, my lab science, and just rando things. Then I went social media quiet cause the climate was draining. We do need distractions. That I can do. Im back!