Dequina Nicholas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Samueli School of Engineering

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The Nicholas Lab studies the origins and impact of chronic inflammation in type 2 diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome. The long-term research goals of the Nicholas Lab are to understand how the immune system integrates with endocrine organs to promote health or cause disease with the ultimate outcome of identifying druggable targets to improve disease. We use a combination of molecular and cellular biology, transgenic mouse models, human samples, cytokine profiling, and flow cytometry to address our research questions.