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

"Trump has ‘shaken the hell’ out of the 80-year research pact between the government and universities. What now?" The first in a remarkable series looking at what the Trump Administration has done to American science and health over 11 months www.statnews.com/2025/12/04/a...

I love how an editor will desk reject your paper then ask you to review a paper similar in scope the following week. #fml #newPI #publishing #struggles

Academia is a roller coaster. Triple rejection yesterday. Today.. happily at the bench as a #newPI doing experiments for a revision :)

Y’all…we worked and Biochemistry was ahead but suddenly Immuno came back strong to steal the lead (😁). Let’s take back and lead and support our students! Details below #ABRCMS2025 abrcms.org/donate/stude...

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

Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other. Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq

If you’re going to be at #ABRCMS, there are a few opportunities to hear from my lab. Nicole is currently applying to graduate school and Lesley is applying to medical school, and both have been EXCELLENT additions to my lab. Come hear about their work! 👇🏾

Went to bed at 4 30.. woke up at 6 45. My eyes burn but my grant is done. 😀 #grantwriting

The early grad school letter of rec deadlines are stupid and unnecessary. It complicates an already complicated process. I have over 100 submission links in my inbox..not all of them have deadlines in the email ...and I have to figure out the handful that are due early. #annoyed

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

🚨 Save $200 when you register for Immunometabolism Across Scales by Nov 12 (11:59pm MST)! Plus, get free access to From Systems Immunology to Immunoengineering! 🎥 Hear more: youtu.be/vpFqnb5s-NU 🔗 Register: keysym.us/KSImmunoMeta... @quinascience.bsky.social #KSImmunoMetab26

If there's not enough to deal with already.. my Twitter account is hacked. I'm locked out and someone is posting about crypto investment :(.. using my account and altering my images

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

Grant officially not reviewed yesterday.. but hey. It's #Halloween Stay posted for costume pics

Future Leaders Advancing Research in Endocrinology (FLARE) provides leadership development to basic science and clinical research trainees and jr faculty who demonstrate achievement in endocrine research. Apps due Nov 3. bit.ly/2N5iKxV #FLARE2026 #endocrinology I'm a FLARE alumna. 10/10 recommend

Our home department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry at UC Irvine is looking to hire a new tenure-track assistant professor in the broad area of structural biology. Come be our colleague! recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09887 Please apply and/or share this post.

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...

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

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

My husband was detained by ICE today Juan Muñoz, an American citizen, father of 2, and local government official, was peacefully protesting w. other elected officials. He was assaulted and taken away I have had zero contact or updates since #SOS @duckworth.senate.gov @durbin.senate.gov

Awesome being in a department with so many ppl willing to help. Working on riboseq prep this morning. It took 3 labs to get missing reagents we needed. Wish us luck for good results!

I've posted many times about how productive I am on planes. It's confirmation that I need to schedule more quiet time to just think. That's what a plane is for me. Forced time with my thoughts... no distractions.

Gave a talk @ucdavisvetmed.bsky.social and one of my former @ucibiosci.bsky.social students was there! I love seeing my students continue in their education. Highlight of my day.

Whooo! Deadline extended to September 25th! You're not too late. Submit abstracts now! #immunometabolism

This piece speaks to the need and power of community to thrive in research. Thank you to all who support me when I'm on top and when I hit lows. #ifykyk

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

Due tomorrow!! One day left to submit a scholarship app or an abstract for oral presentation. @keystoneSymposia.bsky.social #immunometabolism

We did it! #airfryer s'mores cookies in the #Nicholaslab #scientistswhobake

⏰ Sept 10 (11:59pm MDT) = last chance to submit a short talk abstract or apply for a scholarship for Immunometabolism Across Scales: From Cells to Systems to Healthspan. Join leaders like @quinascience.bsky.social. keysym.us/KSImmunoMeta... #KSImmunoMetab26 youtu.be/vpFqnb5s-NU

Ahhh! Why do deadlines always come out of nowhere? Sept 10 is around the corner. Dont miss submissions for short oral talks or scholarships @keystonesymposia.bsky.social #Immunometabolism Hope to see you January in Vancouver! keysym.us/KSImmunometab26 #KSImmunometab26 pic.twitter.com/qHIgzJRKz0

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!

Today I got to eat breakfast with my former postdoc now asst professor. I got to tell her the news in person that her paper was accepted! Nice to focus on our #blessings Its surreal

More foundations should do this: "Funding is exclusively available to applicants who have already received federal funding (e.g., from the NIH, CDC, NSF) for their health equity research, but have since had their funding rescinded due to federal administrative actions" www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...

Stayed at lab waaay longer than I intended to. But.. I can enjoy the long weekend knowing I've finished up revisions for a paper. A major load of. #FridayFriyay

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. :)

In the midst of challenges im deciding to take care of myself. I have 1 yr until I put in my tenure file and I'm not planning to be burnt out crossing that finish line. Today I'm going home and I left my laptop locked away at lab. I think I can make this a rule.. not exception

We were just quoted a tariff surcharge on a service contract. Like wtf. The surcharge on everything else has made already expensive research reagents almost doubled the cost. What are we doing?

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

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!

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

"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 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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!!