Sonya Neal
@neal-lab.bsky.social
Associate Professor @UCSD| HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar| Research on rhomboid proteins| Proud mom| Proud PI of a very demure & mindful lab|co-founder of BUMMP |1st Gen & Black in STEM|Associate Director Biological Sciences PhD Program
The #ABRCMS2025 conference was my first scientific meeting as an undergrad, and it was the experience that propelled me into science. Being back this week, surrounded by brilliant, aspiring young scientists, has been incredible. #seeingisbelieving
November 24, 2025 at 12:09 AM
The #ABRCMS2025 conference was my first scientific meeting as an undergrad, and it was the experience that propelled me into science. Being back this week, surrounded by brilliant, aspiring young scientists, has been incredible. #seeingisbelieving
Amazing turn out for @bummpatucsd.bsky.social Welcome Lunch♥️♥️♥️
October 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Amazing turn out for @bummpatucsd.bsky.social Welcome Lunch♥️♥️♥️
Another Neal lab retreat in the books. We mapped our yearly goals, came up with collaborative big picture ideas for future projects and most importantly, strengthened our team bond 💪🏽we are all in this together💪🏽
October 19, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Another Neal lab retreat in the books. We mapped our yearly goals, came up with collaborative big picture ideas for future projects and most importantly, strengthened our team bond 💪🏽we are all in this together💪🏽
Got my run in earlier at School of Biological Sciences retreat in Lake Arrowhead. Now indulging in amazing science from our PhD program!
September 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Got my run in earlier at School of Biological Sciences retreat in Lake Arrowhead. Now indulging in amazing science from our PhD program!
Grateful to share my academic journey & our lab’s research in the School of Bio.Science lecture series which build a bridge between our amazing administrative staff and faculty, further strengthening the bonds that make our community so special. Thankful to be part of it! @ucsandiego.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Grateful to share my academic journey & our lab’s research in the School of Bio.Science lecture series which build a bridge between our amazing administrative staff and faculty, further strengthening the bonds that make our community so special. Thankful to be part of it! @ucsandiego.bsky.social
Look what came in today! @jenheemstra.bsky.social can’t wait to learn your ways. You have paved the way for so many of us 🙏🏽
August 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Look what came in today! @jenheemstra.bsky.social can’t wait to learn your ways. You have paved the way for so many of us 🙏🏽
First run in at GRS/GRC molecular membrane biology conference. GRS has been an amazing start to an exciting week ahead! #GRC #ProctorAcademy
July 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
First run in at GRS/GRC molecular membrane biology conference. GRS has been an amazing start to an exciting week ahead! #GRC #ProctorAcademy
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!
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!
June 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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!
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!
New @neal-lab.bsky.social team photo! ❤️ Leaning on each other more than ever during these times & grateful for this resilient, inspiring group. #NealLab
June 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New @neal-lab.bsky.social team photo! ❤️ Leaning on each other more than ever during these times & grateful for this resilient, inspiring group. #NealLab
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
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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!
June 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Top of the morning run in beautiful Melbourne, Florida. Now get to indulge in amazing science at the ER @faseborg.bsky.social meeting!
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🎊🙌🏽
June 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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🎊🙌🏽
Huge thanks to @joann-trejo.bsky.social for delivering a powerful and inspiring keynote at the @bummpatucsd.bsky.social annual symposium. Your words lit a fire in the room and reminded us why pursuit of bold science, mentorship and community matter♥️
May 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Huge thanks to @joann-trejo.bsky.social for delivering a powerful and inspiring keynote at the @bummpatucsd.bsky.social annual symposium. Your words lit a fire in the room and reminded us why pursuit of bold science, mentorship and community matter♥️
The @bummpatucsd.bsky.social annual symposium was a ray of light for our undergrad & master’s students. The future is bright but only if we invest in those that shape it♥️
May 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The @bummpatucsd.bsky.social annual symposium was a ray of light for our undergrad & master’s students. The future is bright but only if we invest in those that shape it♥️
Celebrating a year of our mentees’ hard work in research!
May 9, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Celebrating a year of our mentees’ hard work in research!
The annual @bummpatucsd.bsky.social symposium happening now! Come by for mentees’ poster session/talk!
May 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The annual @bummpatucsd.bsky.social symposium happening now! Come by for mentees’ poster session/talk!
Proud coach & mentor of these two amazing postdocs! Drs. Elizabeth Kaweesa and Rebecca Faulkner are rising stars and will be hitting the job market soon—keep an eye out for these two! #ASBMB
April 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Proud coach & mentor of these two amazing postdocs! Drs. Elizabeth Kaweesa and Rebecca Faulkner are rising stars and will be hitting the job market soon—keep an eye out for these two! #ASBMB
13th LA Marathon in the books! My last marathon was March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic and didn’t run it since. Needed more than ever to be a part of something where the best of humanity is on display for 26.2 miles. Cheers to many more!
March 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
13th LA Marathon in the books! My last marathon was March 2020 at the onset of the pandemic and didn’t run it since. Needed more than ever to be a part of something where the best of humanity is on display for 26.2 miles. Cheers to many more!
Exciting day as we welcome new postdoctoral fellow Gayathri Ramakrishnan to the @neal-lab.bsky.social 🎉🎉Cheers to exciting science where we take on a new direction in lab🎉🎉
January 7, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Exciting day as we welcome new postdoctoral fellow Gayathri Ramakrishnan to the @neal-lab.bsky.social 🎉🎉Cheers to exciting science where we take on a new direction in lab🎉🎉
Time to celebrate for Neal lab
members and @bummpucsd.bsky.social!
Everyone delivered amazing talks, workshops and poster presentations at @ascbiology.bsky.social 🎉🎉Until next year!
members and @bummpucsd.bsky.social!
Everyone delivered amazing talks, workshops and poster presentations at @ascbiology.bsky.social 🎉🎉Until next year!
December 19, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Time to celebrate for Neal lab
members and @bummpucsd.bsky.social!
Everyone delivered amazing talks, workshops and poster presentations at @ascbiology.bsky.social 🎉🎉Until next year!
members and @bummpucsd.bsky.social!
Everyone delivered amazing talks, workshops and poster presentations at @ascbiology.bsky.social 🎉🎉Until next year!
The Wiley Press dinner at #CellBio2024 was impeccable! Thank you EIC Alexander Hutchinson and @phdgprotein86.bsky.social for bringing us all together for an unforgettable night!
December 18, 2024 at 2:20 AM
The Wiley Press dinner at #CellBio2024 was impeccable! Thank you EIC Alexander Hutchinson and @phdgprotein86.bsky.social for bringing us all together for an unforgettable night!
To my @ascbiology.bsky.social fam… @bummp_ucsd will be leading a session tomorrow on culturally aware mentorship. Spearheaded by our amazing BUMMP board members♥️Please stop by!
December 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM
To my @ascbiology.bsky.social fam… @bummp_ucsd will be leading a session tomorrow on culturally aware mentorship. Spearheaded by our amazing BUMMP board members♥️Please stop by!
So much fun at Neal lab holiday party with trainees, family, and friends♥️♥️♥️ Glimpse of some karaoke action, singing our lil hearts out to the Wicked musicals🤣Happy holidays to all!
December 13, 2024 at 5:32 PM
So much fun at Neal lab holiday party with trainees, family, and friends♥️♥️♥️ Glimpse of some karaoke action, singing our lil hearts out to the Wicked musicals🤣Happy holidays to all!
The @neal-lab.bsky.social is heading to @ascbiology.bsky.social! Thrilled to deliver the mentoring keynote on Saturday at 8:15 AM. Plus, 6 of our amazing trainees will be presenting their work on the diverse membrane-related roles of rhomboid proteins. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
December 12, 2024 at 5:12 PM
The @neal-lab.bsky.social is heading to @ascbiology.bsky.social! Thrilled to deliver the mentoring keynote on Saturday at 8:15 AM. Plus, 6 of our amazing trainees will be presenting their work on the diverse membrane-related roles of rhomboid proteins. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
Happy 17th Bday to my amazing daughter, born during my 1st year of grad school—a time when I faced the harsh realities of how tough academia can be for moms. Motherhood became my greatest gift, giving me purpose & unshakable drive to earn that PhD. To all the mamas: It’s possible. You are strong 💕
December 4, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Happy 17th Bday to my amazing daughter, born during my 1st year of grad school—a time when I faced the harsh realities of how tough academia can be for moms. Motherhood became my greatest gift, giving me purpose & unshakable drive to earn that PhD. To all the mamas: It’s possible. You are strong 💕