Dequina A. Nicholas, PhD (she/her/hers)

Assistant Professor
University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA, United States

Dr. Dequina Nicholas is an Assistant Professor at the University of California Irvine in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. Dr. Nicholas works on how the immune system impacts endocrine organs. Dr. Nicholas received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Loma Linda University and pursued postdoctoral training at Boston University and UCSD. Dr. Nicholas has received the NIH Director's New Innovator Award from NIAID to fund her “immunoendocrine” lab where her mission is to train the next generation of diverse scientists. By working at the intersection of immunology and endocrinology, her lab has uncovered novel regulatory mechanisms of hormone secretion and metabolic regulation of Th17 cells.

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Presentation(s):

• SAT-181 - Increased Prolactin Levels Decrease the Risk of Developing Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

  Saturday, June 13, 2026
  9:30 AM - 4:30 PM CT

• SAT-192 - Gut–Brain Vagal Signaling Modulates HPG Axis Dysfunction in a PCOS-like Mouse Model

  Saturday, June 13, 2026
  9:30 AM - 4:30 PM CT

• SAT-545 - Cd1A-Mediated Inflammation Abrogates Insulin Resistance in Male High Fat Diet Obesity Mouse Model

  Saturday, June 13, 2026
  9:30 AM - 4:30 PM CT

• SAT-546 - Cd1A-Mediated Inflammation Abrogates Resistance to Metabolic Dysfunction in Female Mice on High Fat Diet

  Saturday, June 13, 2026
  9:30 AM - 4:30 PM CT

• ORF17-05 - Ovarian RNA Splicing Regulates Systemic Hormonal and Metabolic Homeostasis in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

  Saturday, June 13, 2026
  4:00 PM - 4:15 PM CT

• ORF20-01 - Systems Immunogenetics Implicates TNF-Β-Induced Androgen-Independent AR Regulation in Modulation of PCOS Severity

  Sunday, June 14, 2026
  9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CT