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Associate Professor @UCSD | HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar| Research on rhomboid proteins|First Gen & Black in STEM| Proud mom|co-founder of @bummp_ucsd

La Jolla, CA

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Sonya Neal

10 months

Putting a pause on family vacation to announce that I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor with #tenure ! Starting out in academia, I never dared to think I would become a professor. It was an uphill battle with being first gen, black woman in STEM, and a single parent trainee.

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Sonya Neal

3 years

So OVERJOYED to announce my lab‘s NSF CAREER proposal has been recommended for funding! This is my dream grant;integrating amazing rhomboid biology research with outreach. The Neal lab will partner with Miramar Community College and expose students to cutting-edge research!

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Sonya Neal

4 years

Undergraduate researchers deserve to be paid! I co-founded a new URM mentorship program call BUMMP that will provide scholarships for undergraduate researchers who are burdened financially. Please spread the love and donate to a wonderful cause! Thank you!

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1 year

On CLOUD NINE after my tenure talk and soaking in the moment! UCSD is a special place with amazing colleagues, trainees, and students and I am grateful to be a part of this thriving community♥️♥️♥️ #NealLabStrong @Neal_Lab @ucsdbiosciences Now off to celebrate at #ASCB2022 🎊🎊🎊

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4 years

Incredibly grateful for receiving the support by Pew Foundation! As a black female in STEM, I will pass the support received to training a diverse group of top-performing undergraduates, graduates and postdoctoral fellows! ⁦ @pewtrusts ⁩

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Pew Funds 22 Researchers to Pursue Scientific Breakthroughs

The Pew Charitable Trusts today announced that 22 early-career researchers have been selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. These talented scientists will receive four...

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Thrilled to be selected as one of the 2023 #FHScholars and to be a part of the HHMI family that will honor Freeman Hrabrowski's legacy. A dream grant that will propel my science. Grateful to my inspiring group members, mentors, friends, colleagues and family. Congrats all!

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HHMI NEWS

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Please join us in celebrating the new Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, who will help us build a strong foundation for the next generation of scientists! #FHScholars

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Paper accepted!!!!!!!!!!

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Had a 60 person turnout for yesterday‘s office hour🤯🤯🤯As an undergrad I was too intimidated to attend. I’m intentional with breaking this barrier and make OH as inclusive and accessible as possible♥️

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Sonya Neal

3 years

I will be launching a new grad course on social issues in biology starting this winter quarter! Please spread the word @ucsdbiosciences

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UCSD BioSciences

@ucsdbiosciences

3 years

Congrats to Assistant Professor Sonya Neal for creating a bold new course for graduate students on social issues in biology, and being named to receive a 2021 NSF CAREER Program award that will help underrepresented students gain access to STEM research.

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Beyond thrilled to receive the Science Diversity Leadership award from @cziscience @theNASEM where I'm amongst the first cohort of elite trail blazers that have demonstrated leadership, mentorship, and advocacy in science!

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CZI Science

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Science should be by and for everyone. In partnership with @theNASEM , we’re excited to welcome 25 Science Diversity Leadership grantees who are diversifying biomedicine through research + mentorship 🙌🏽🙌🏿🙌🏾

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Sonya Neal

6 months

The key to my heart is science and carrot cake. @Neal_Lab members coming together to celebrate my bday. Much love to you all♥️♥️♥️

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Sonya Neal

1 month

Please share! Here's our latest preprint on the university-wide mentorship program @bummp_ucsd , highlighting its profound impact on biology students from all backgrounds. In 4 years, this pioneering initiative has served over 1,350 mentees!!!

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Empowering STEM Students: A University-wide Mentorship Program Fostering Retention and Belonging

In the face of a challenging climate that is resistant to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) efforts, there is a critical need for a support structure for retaining students, particularly those...

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Sonya Neal

5 years

The Neal lab is literally creating future generation of scientists💙 I would like to introduce you to our son, Baby Kaden- born July 28 at 7lbs 9 oz.

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Sonya Neal

1 year

My lab already knows that the key to my heart is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting😋🤤 Cheers to thirty something years🥂!!!! Also, shout out to @eric_jordahl for baking this! Thank you @Neal_Lab 🙏🏽

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3 years

My mini-me assisting me with preparing a outreach research module for Miramar Community College🤩 Biologically paying it forward

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Sonya Neal

5 months

This year’s @ASCBiology did not disappoint. I was honored to share both my research at the well-attended lipid session and accept the WICB junior award for excellence in research. To all trainees, ignore the naysayers and hold on to those that believes in you. Dream big♥️

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Sonya Neal

8 months

Celebrating first day as @HHMINEWS Freeman Habrowski scholar and already feel so welcomed by the HHMI community @TheVillaLab @SusanLAckerman1 @SamReckPeterson 🎉🎉🎉

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Thank you @ucsdbiosciences for enabling me to dream big and your support in all my initiatives 🙏🏽

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UCSD BioSciences

@ucsdbiosciences

1 year

BioSci's Sonya Neal has been named an inaugural Freeman Hrabowski Scholar. She joins a cohort of outstanding early career faculty who have potential to become leaders in their research fields and to create diverse and inclusive lab environments. Congrats!

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Finally connected with old and new friends at #ABRCMS2022 ! Being amongst these trailblazers, the future is looking pretty bright. #powerinnumbers @phdgprotein86 @drstarbird @profbilc @cobarnes27 @thesilvalab @KafuiDzirasa @SherilynnBlack @TheTracyLab @jscdavis @stevendamolab1

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Sonya Neal

5 years

Thrilled to announced that my NIH R35 grant got recommended for funding!!!!! First big NIH grant for the @Neal_Lab with 5 years of funding to study rhomboid role in protein quality control!!! #MakeYeastGreatAgain

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Just found out my superstar undergrad Jasmine Jung won a poster presentation award at @sacnas ! @Neal_Lab is so proud of you! #NDiSTEM2022

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Hybrid tenure talk this Friday ☺️Please attend to see exciting work done by an incredible team from @Neal_Lab . Happy to send zoom link if interested!

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Double milestone moment where first PhD graduate student, Dr. @rachel_kandel , from Neal lab successfully defended her dissertation AND her first author paper “Derlin Dfm1 employs a chaperone-like function to resolve misfolded membrane protein stress” was accepted!!

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Sonya Neal

2 years

New search for TT position in the Dept.of Cell and Developmental Biology at @ucsdbiosciences .Message me if you want a transparent account of how this Dept. would support you in all arenas for success (research, outreach pursuits etc.).All positive!

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Sonya Neal

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Our new paper is out on @PLOSBiology and completely revamped from our preprint! We show that derlins employ a chaperone-like function for resolving misfolded membrane protein stress. Congrats first author @rachel_kandel ; co-authors @jasminejung01 , Della Syau

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How is aggregation of #MembraneProteins regulated? @rachel_kandel @Neal_Lab &co show that yeast derlin Dfm1 has a #chaperone -like function that affects solubility of ER-resident misfolded membrane proteins #aging #neurodegeneration #PLOSBiology

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I am humbled to find myself among this exceptional lineup of individuals whom I deeply admire and respect. It is with great joy that I embrace the honor of being selected for the @ASCBiology WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research!

ASCB Announces 2023 Honorific Awards and Recognition - ASCB

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) celebrates these remarkable individuals for their various achievements in the realm of life sciences. ASCB takes immense pride in presenting honorific...

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Sonya Neal

7 months

Exciting News! Our new lab website is now live! Explore the next chapter of @Neal_Lab and dive into our world where the trainees come first! Huge thanks to @stellatecomms for beautifully capturing our mission, values, research philosophy and outreach!

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Sonya Neal Lab - UC San Diego - Home

The Neal Lab at UC San Diego investigates the intricate mechanisms of rhomboid proteins and their potential implications in the development of human diseases.

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Sonya Neal

4 years

My postdoctoral work is finally out on open access @iScience_CP , where we show that yeast has an amazing ability to adapt to dysfunctions in ER protein quality control!

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Our beautiful story is finally out and we have added so much more to the preprint shared! Here we uncover rhomboid derlins employ lipid thinning to remove misfolded membrane proteins.

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Derlin rhomboid pseudoproteases employ substrate engagement and lipid distortion to enable the...

ER-associated degradation is a conserved pathway of protein quality control that requires the retrotranslocation of ubiquitinated substrates from the ER to the cytoplasm for degradation. Nejatfard...

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Sonya Neal

4 years

Please RT! A postdoc position is available in our lab at sunny @UCSanDiego ! Join our team in studying rhomboid proteins via structural biology, biochemistry and directed evolution in yeast & mammalian cells!

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Just learned @Neal_Lab received several awards by @ucsdbiosciences . Congrats to @TheRhomBabe & @rachel_kandel for receiving Marguerite Vogt and Goeddel Fellowships for their research accomplishments! I was also selected for the faculty mentorship award. Beyond grateful! 🎉🎉🎉

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Sonya Neal

9 months

Thank you so much @ASCBiology . See you in Boston🎉🎉🎉♥️

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American Society for Cell Biology

9 months

Sonya Neal of the University of California San Diego will receive the WICB Junior Award for Excellence in Research during #cellbio2023 in Boston. Congratulations! @Neal_Lab @UCSanDiego

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Sonya Neal

6 years

Please RT! A post-doc and lab assistant position is now available in my new laboratory at UCSD ! If you're interested in understanding the interplay between protein quality control and adaptation to cellular stress please DM me! @NewPI_Slack @UCSDChemBiochem @ucsdbiosciences

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Highlight of #ASBMB2022 was being surrounded by black excellence. So happy to connect with old and new friends!

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Craig Cameron Lab

2 years

Inspired. #ASBMB2022

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Sonya Neal

3 years

📢📢📢 @ucsdbiosciences is planning to hire faculty who focus their research on racial/ethnic disparities in biology with a significant focus on the Black diaspora and African American communities. If you are interested in applying, please contact me!!!!!

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UC San Diego Receives Two Grants to Improve Faculty Diversity

The University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has been given two grants totaling $700,000 to improve its faculty diversity. The grants were funded by the University of California Office of the...

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Where's the beer? ☺️ #lajollahalfmarathon

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Sonya Neal

10 months

Excited to share that twitterless @Neal_Lab grad student Analine Aguayo was selected for the Chancellor's Doctoral Incentive Program, which aims to increase diverse faculty in the CSU system. She will be working with her mentor @debellard_maria , a major advocate in this arena!

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Embracing love today

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Sonya Neal

10 months

Excited to introduce two new @Neal_Lab postdocs to my Twitter friends! Welcome @TJSchoen and @KristyMSolorio 🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Sonya Neal

5 years

Please Retweet! UCSD will be hosting a Postdoc Diversity Seminar series this fall. This is geared towards URM postdocs going on the job market for faculty positions in the future. Please DM me if you know of an ideal candidate! @BESTEM_SFSU @BLACKandSTEM

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Sonya Neal

7 months

Had an incredible visit @Stanford ! Thank you @cobarnes27 for hosting me and connecting me with a tour de force lineup of students and faculty including @ScienceKyle @MollySchumer @lmkdassama @Frutag33 @pleinerlab @Barnabas_Daru and twitterless Ron Kopito🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

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Sonya Neal

11 months

Hooding my first doctoral student for UCSD‘s commencement ceremony today and found this throwback pic of me and my daughter (6 years old then) ♥️♥️♥️What a special day @UCLA @NinotchkaClaud

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Our paper on "An ERAD-independent role for derlin Dfm1 in maintaining sphingolipid homeostasis" is now out in @embojournal ! Congrats to co-first authors @SatarupaBhaduri and Analine Aguayo and a collaborative diverse team of folks from all levels

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An ERAD‐independent role for rhomboid pseudoprotease Dfm1 in mediating sphingolipid homeostasis |...

image image Previously, yeast derlin Dfm1 was found to be critical for retrotranslocating integral membrane substrates targeted for ER‐associated degradation (ERAD). This study reveals an ERAD‐inde...

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Thank you so much😭😭😭 So happy to see faculty, colleagues, students of all levels and postdocs at UCSD embrace @bummp_ucsd . We will continue to provide opportunities, resources and mentorship for students from all backgrounds.

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@UCSDfacaffairs

3 years

Congratulations to Dr. Sonya Neal, FOCUS program alumna, for being the 2020 UC San Diego Inclusive Excellence Award campus-wide faculty recipient for her contributions to inclusion, equity, and diversity! #UCSD_FOCUS @ucsdbiosciences @nih_nhlbi

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2 years

Put simply, @cziscience diversity leadership funds will fulfill my dreams of expanding the BUMMP mentorship program at an unprecedented level with scalability and reach. It will also allow us to embark on discovering drug leads for fighting breast cancer.

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UC San Diego Faculty Receive New EDI Award from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine have selected UC San Diego Assistant Professors Brian Aguado and Sonya Neal as grant recipients in a new...

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Intellectually stimulating, engaging, and fun day @salkinstitute ! Thank you so much @ChristieTowers for inviting me for a seminar visit and being such a wonderful host♥️♥️♥️

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2 years

Excited to share our preprint! Derlin Dfm1 Employs a Chaperone Function to Resolve Misfolded Membrane Protein Stress

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Derlin Dfm1 Employs a Chaperone Function to Resolve Misfolded Membrane Protein Stress

Accumulation of misfolded proteins is a known source of cellular stress and can be detrimental to cellular health. While protein aggregation is a known hallmark of many diseases, the mechanisms by...

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Sonya Neal

5 months

Eager to make meaningful impact as a new member of the @JCellBiol Early Career Advisory Board!

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JCellBiol

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We are pleased to introduce the members of the 2024 JCB Early Career Advisory Board. This initiative serves the journal’s ongoing goal to be representative of and responsive to every part of the cell biology community.

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3 years

Please share! The Neal lab is recruiting a research technician with tissue culture/zebrafish experience to help us make awesome discoveries in protein quality control! Here we cultivate a positive diverse research culture. Here’s the link to apply

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Our lab is exploding with brand new talent. Excited to announce that two PhD students @eric_jordahl and @dagarwal99 has joined the @Neal_Lab dream team. Let’s go! 🧫🧬🔬🧪

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Sonya Neal

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Annual @Neal_Lab holiday in Palm Springs where we get away from our daily grind in lab to RESET, RECOVER, and REJUVENATE as a group. My trainees come first and I prioritize their happiness over everything. Cheers to a new academic year🥂 Love you all♥️

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Sonya Neal

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Here she is! Congratulations @rachel_kandel 🎉🎉🎉🎉So proud of all that you accomplished in less than 5 years! Future is looking bright ….. seriously 🤩🤩🤩

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Sonya Neal

11 months

Humbled to be one of many pivotal voices in this timely and important article. Thank you @phdgprotein86 for spearheading this work and uplifting all our voices. #Juneteenth2023

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52 Scientists talked about Science & #Juneteenth @CellPressNews @CellCellPress Juneteenth in STEMM and the barriers to equitable science @phdgprotein86 @IshmailSaboor @KafuiDzirasa @SherilynnBlack @stevendamolab1 @sandram10068658 @bradylabupenn Link:

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Woo hoo!!! A huge congratulations to @TheRhomBabe for advancing to PhD candidacy🎉🎉🎉Your love for zebrafish and real housewives are infectious and we are here for it. So proud of you!

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2 years

@Neal_Lab embracing our new lab coats 🔥🔥🔥 @ikranomy @Nicola_A_Scott @rachel_kandel @SatarupaBhaduri @Albawab_Raghad

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💯💯💯 "doing public outreach left me reinvigorated to return to my “regular” work and reminded me why I wanted to be a scientist in the first place." Scientists shouldn’t have to choose between public outreach and research | Science | AAAS

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Scientists shouldn’t have to choose between public outreach and research

“Many of us face the perception that the more time a scientist spends popularizing science, the less scientifically accomplished they are,” this physicist writes

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2 years

On Birthday Behavior! Appreciate my lab for surprising me with this😭😭😭 Love you all! Cake is courtesy of @originsbakery on Insta! @TheRhomBabe @SatarupaBhaduri @Nicola_A_Scott @Narinderbir1

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Sonya Neal

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Seeing @neal_lab shedding light on academia to community college students fills my ♥️♥️♥️ We value community engagement and paying it forward 💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Can you see the excitement in our faces?! Finally able to connect with the amazing @IshmailSaboor in person! #KavliFrontiers

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Ishmail Abdus-Saboor

2 years

Interested in retrotranslocation of misfolded membrane proteins in the ER? Check out the amazing work of @Neal_Lab . #KavliFrontiers

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11 months

Huge congratulations to @Neal_Lab postdoc @Nicola_A_Scott for receiving the American Australian Association Graduate Education scholarship🎉🎉🎉🎉Onward and upward….so proud of you!

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Humbled and grateful to be selected as the 2023 Keystone Symposia Fellow and to be a part of an esteemed @KeystoneSymp community !

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Keypoint Newsletter: Welcome to the Fellows Class of 2023

Keystone Symposia is pleased to introduce the Keystone Symposia Fellows Class of 2023! This year we welcome 10 early-career investigators who represent an exciting line-up of rising talent in...

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3 years

Neal lab is growing!!! So excited to welcome new postdoc @Nicola_A_Scott , all they way from @BrownLabUNSW @UNSW !!!! @Neal_Lab and @ucsdbiosciences welcome you with open arms❤️

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7 months

Cheers to 5 epics years of the @Neal_Lab 🥂 Had the chance to celebrate all the milestones from this past year at our annual lab retreat♥️ @HHMINEWS @cziscience @ucsdbiosciences

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2 years

Thrilled to share our preprint to the world where we unveil yet another role for the mysterious rhomboid pseudoprotease derlins in maintaining sphingolipid homeostasis. This wonderful work was spearheaded by @SatarupaBhaduri and twitterless Analine Aguayo!

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An ERAD-independent role for rhomboid pseudoprotease Dfm1 in mediating sphingolipid homeostasis #bioRxiv

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8 months

Thank you @BBArtiste for this wonderful rendition of me❤️! Always happy to support an organization that spreads positivity and love. We need it.

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Sonya Neal

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On a lab high right now and will keep riding this wave. Three undergraduate researchers from @Neal_Lab has secured scholarships for summer research @ucsdbiosciences Congrats to these stars: Rosa Chavez, Shreya Chandrasekhar, and Raghad Al Bawab

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Congrats to Analine Aguayo for being named the 2021 Gilliam Fellow! Look forward to working together in creating an inclusive space for all our trainees and paving the way for diverse future leaders in science and beyond!Congrats to all including our own @CJ_Tara @racheljdutton

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HHMI NEWS

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Today HHMI announces our largest group of new #GilliamFellows as part of our commitment to advance diversity and inclusion in science. Learn more and meet the Fellows:

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Honored to give this year‘s keynote address for @ucleads Symposium. I was the second cohort for UC Leads when I was an undergrad and this program is the reason why I fell in love with research. Thank you so much @eedgarrb for the opportunity♥️

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Sonya Neal

3 years

What an honor to have hosted @dr_ohsopretty today for the Young Investigator Seminar Series at @ucsdbiosciences . She delivered and gave a fantastic talk on NAD+ metabolism and aging🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 #inspired

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Attention @ucsdbiosciences graduate students, I'll be teaching a "Social Issues in Biology" DEI course this Winter quarter. This is modeled off John Beckwith and @CorrieMoreau 's DEI course where we discuss systemic social issues and bias in STEM. Looking forward to it!

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Wow! What an incredible seminar visit at @DukeU hosted by the infamous @thesilvalab ! Day consisted of meeting amazing trainees and faculty and to top it off, a blow out win by @dukebasketball and dinner with @SherilynnBlack and @TheHornerLab 🙌🏽 Thank you again🙏🏽

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9 months

Took kiddo to her first concert and @Beyonce you did not disappoint 💃🏽🎶🐝👑

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Sonya Neal

26 days

Absolutely a mind blowing @HHMINEWS meeting with next level science. Reunited with some of my @FHscholar fam and got to bring my trainee @TheRhomBabe ♥️ ♥️♥️

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Sonya Neal

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Ecstatic to announce that the BUMMP mentorship program has received funding from both the Intuitive Foundation and UCSD‘s EDI Innovation program. Appreciate our amazing team for keeping BUMMP alive🎉🎉 @ConnieFocal @CJ_Tara @ivyhcf96 @TheRhomBabe @faithaloboudi @bummp_ucsd

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A big part of @Neal_Lab is community engagement and outreach for community college students. Shedding light with panel Q&A, research presentations and lab tour♥️ My dream lab coming to life!

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Sonya Neal

6 years

New lab space is finally coming together! Please stop by on the 4th floor of TATA Hall! @ucsdbiosciences @BLACKandSTEM

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Please share! We Wrote it, Told it, now it's time for you to Read it cuz the library is open on our lab's first preprint, which includes the wonderful collaborative work from @RommieAmaro lab! Derlin rhomboid proteins finally have a true identity!

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Sonya Neal

2 months

So happy to connect with these game changers! Future is bright ya’ll🤩🤩🤩 Giving a talk in the “Celebrating Black Biochemist & Chemical Biologists” session at 8 am tomorrow ! #ACSSpring2024

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Dr. Chrystal Ama Starbird PDB Depositer

2 months

An amazing dinner connecting with these inspirational faculty and future faculty! Several of us are speaking tomorrow in Room 350 from 8 am-12 pm at #ACSSpring2024 !

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Sonya Neal

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The @Neal_Lab wishes you all a happy holiday♥️ Ending the year Neal lab style with karaoke 🎤 and white elephant gift exchange! Love you all to the 🌙

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Sonya Neal

2 months

One last time connecting with friends at the @pewtrusts meeting♥️♥️♥️Now seeking advice from @pewhealth alumni on how to fill this new void😂 Cheers class of 2020🥂 @Mari_Byndloss @KaraLMarshall @MarmolJosefina @KochMeghan @kelliejurado @cobarnes27 @HHMINEWS

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Please share! @Neal_Lab is hiring a Staff Research Associate! An inclusive , supportive, and diverse lab where you’ll thrive🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽Plus it’s in sunny San Diego 😎

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Rachel Kandel, PhD

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@Neal_Lab is hiring a staff research associate! If you want to be part of an inclusive lab doing awesome science🧪🧬, consider applying. Please share this widely! #AcademicChatter #UCSD

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Sonya Neal

10 months

For those doubting yourself in academia, you have a place here. Please embrace your whole self! I see you.

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Analine continues to dismantle barriers and prove to folks that she deserves to be in academia. Super proud of my trainee for receiving the prestigious AWIS-SD scholarship. Keep showing up and doing you 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🎉

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Throwback pic of our lab retreat in Palm Springs. Since the inception of my lab several years ago, I always strived for having an inclusive and supportive lab culture. Seriously love every single human being in this group. Cheers to a prosperous new academic year @Neal_Lab

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Sonya Neal

7 months

📣 Exciting news at UCSD! 🌟 For all PhD/Master students in the life sciences @UCSanDiego , please spread the word/enroll for BGGN 209 Social Issues in Biology Course this Winter quarter. We discuss the ethics, politics, and bias in STEM, which as been impactful for many!

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Sonya Neal

11 months

Honored to be amongst this esteemed cohort of @KeystoneSymp fellows. Thank you @HeatherJGerhart and rest of keystone community for such a game changing opportunity! @Alagsdave @WaleBamidelePhD @manorlaboratory @MelodySmithMD @EAriasLab @TheRuizLab @asgari_samira

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Sonya Neal

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Our dearest @jasminejung01 master’d out of the @Neal_Lab today!!!!Congrats on successfully defending your Master’s thesis. Over the moon excited for your next chapter 🎉🎉🎉🎉🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Finally got to meet the great Dr. Freeman Hrabowski #FHscholars

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Leslie Vosshall PhD

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1 year

Pure joy @HHMINEWS #FHScholars IRL with Freeman Hrabowski at our in-person orientation including @KizzyPhD

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Please share! Division of Biological Sciences is recruiting TWO faculty with focus on those who demonstrate a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion in higher education.

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Kim Cooper

3 years

The Division of Biological Sciences at UCSD seeks *two* faculty broadly in cell and/or developmental biology with "special consideration for research areas in the realm of developmental biology". The ad below links to our commitments to support a diverse community. Join us!

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Sonya Neal

1 year

Monumental moment where first graduate student @rachel_kandel from the @Neal_Lab will deliver her dissertation defense where she will explain why Derlin Dfm1 is a critical regulator of the ER universe. For those not at UCSD, DM me if you would like to attend via zoom♥️

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Sonya Neal

2 years

HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to my postdoc @SatarupaBhaduri who has been selected from among an exceptionally competitive cohort of applicants to present at the Next Generation in Biomedicine Symposium hosted by Broad Institute. Well done on your talk🎉🎉🎉

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Sonya Neal

4 months

How to bring DEI in science to the forefront - not through traditional coursework but through an entire course devoted to the topic. Sustained conversations are key, and today’s course topic featured the amazing Dr. Puritty on STEM retention & inclusion.

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Grateful for @hemabelle and others in nominating me for the UCSD inclusive excellence award. Your thoughtful message is why I continue to be in this mentoring gig. I still have so much love to give to our students and trainees.

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2020 Faculty Recipient, Sonya E. Neal, Ph.D.

2020 Faculty Recipient, Sonya E. Neal, Ph.D.

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Sonya Neal

2 years

The highlight of being a PI is seeing both my trainees @rachel_kandel and Analine Aguayo present their research on an international platform! I LOVE THIS GIG! #EMBOproteintranslocation #Spain

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Sonya Neal

8 months

I am that HYPE woman for our lab. So proud of our postdoc @rachel_kandel who is featured today's @UCSanDiego article as a trailblazing innovator to look out for. Looking forward to all the great things you'll accomplish!

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Meet UC San Diego’s Trailblazing Innovators

With Innovation Day 2023 on the horizon, we are highlighting five UC San Diego Tritons who are harnessing their diverse perspectives to pioneer change that shapes a better future for all.

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Sonya Neal

4 years

"But we have to remember that for millions of Americans, being treated differently on account of race is tragically, painfully, maddeningly "normal." It’s on all of us to do better and end this “normal.”

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Barack Obama

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My statement on the death of George Floyd:

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Sonya Neal

3 months

Hello @BiophysicalSoc ! I will be chairing and speaking at the amazing symposium session on "Biophysics of ER and Secretory Pathway" happening tomorrow 2/13 at 10:45 am! There's a fantastic lineup of speakers you don't want to miss so please come by! #BPS2024

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Sonya Neal

2 years

Thank you @pewhealth @pewtrusts for allowing me to share what it’s like to be a black scientist.

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Pew Health

2 years

"I’m incredibly fortunate to be a scientist and professor at an R1 university. However...to be a Black scientist doesn’t isolate me from the everyday struggles of being Black in America. – @UCSanDiego professor and Pew scholar @Neal_Lab #BlackHistoryMonth

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Sonya Neal

3 years

Congratulations to the new HHMI investigators!!!! I see you @TheVillaLab … beyond HAPPY for you 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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HHMI NEWS

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HHMI News: We are proud to announce our 33 new #HHMIInvestigators . These individuals have the potential to make transformative discoveries over time and we look forward to seeing where their ideas lead them.

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Sonya Neal

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Exciting times ahead🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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HHMI NEWS

9 months

🎉 Today marks the beginning for 19 Freeman Hrabowski Scholars as they kickstart their terms today! We are thrilled to welcome this inaugural #FHScholars cohort to HHMI!

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