@QuinaScience

Introducing myself since I'm starting my account from scratch. I love science. I love my students and I love baking. My lab studies how the immune system can be targeted to improve diabetes and polycystic ovary syndrome. My family is everything to me.. and my lab is also family.

I am incredibly proud to share that my postdoc Yajuan has accepted a position as Tenure-Track Assistant Professor at Yale University. Please join me in congratulating her on this achievement! Many thanks to our colleagues, collaborators, friends, and group members.

@markalawson Lmao... no.. just left the windows rolled up and acted like nothing happened

@quinascience Did they hit the fan to blow it back?😂

Pretty sure my Uber driver just farted and hot boxed me in this car

@SynBio1 @Carmendemigue12 This made laugh out loud

Me when I click on an in-line citation in an online article and it takes me to the references section of the same article instead of opening the new article in a new tab

Read more of Taves' interview and comments from his fellow award winners here: endocrinenews.endocrine.org/2025-researche…

“It is really hard to fit all this together to excuse the huge reduction in Fellowships awarded to Black trainees for FY2025. It really makes it look like the reason for grants not being awarded was because of the race of the trainee.”

Congratulations to @TheEndoSociety's 2026 Early Investigator Award Winners! endocrinenews.endocrine.org/endocrine-soci…

No one told me how magical it is to see your child learning how to read. There is a whole new world my baby is discovering! #reading #ProudMoment

@markalawson Lol. Definitely

@quinascience She wins!

When your mini-me loves holidays more than you and makes you go online shopping #StPatricks2026

When you get reviewer comments on a manuscript that say to edit the discussion.

UC Irvine scientists have discovered how muscle stem cells “flip a switch” to rebuild damaged muscle – a finding that could help address muscle loss linked to aging, injury and widely used weight-loss medications such as GLP-1 therapies. @UCI_SPPS 🔖 bit.ly/4umSe5A

@markalawson I was legit scared to try it but it was so yummy! Gonna add it to my recipe book.

@quinascience wow, that looks amazing!

This #Nicholaslab #bday request had me nervous. Created a Carribbean sorrel cake based on my aunts drink recipe. Hibiscus spiced cake with candied ginger and ginger drizzle. Came out so good!!! #scientistswhobake

Just taught my last day for winter quarter! Now I get to do a really cool application of extracellular Flux analysis tomorrow. I love trying me things!!

Congratulations to @JoyYWu on being elected @TheEndoSociety's 2027 - 2028 President! endocrinenews.endocrine.org/endocrine-soci…

@JoyYWu @TheEndoSociety So excited to have you as our next president!

It all started with a mouse. I attended my first @TheEndoSociety meeting as a graduate student and was so inspired that I chose endocrinology as my career. It’s the honor of a lifetime to be elected the 2026 President-Elect. Excited to advocate for endocrine care and research!

My child was sick all week and my student predicted I would be at home resting this weekend. Prediction accuracy 100% :(

The first time you start a research lab, there’s no manual. So I made one. A practical toolkit for postdocs and early-career faculty launching their first lab: hiring, startup planning, collaborations, and building a sustainable research program. zenodo.org/records/188835…

Finished my to do list today. What do I do now???