she/her | PhD Candidate | Summers Holland Investigational Team | University of Utah | studying ceramides in kidney injury/disease

Joined August 2021
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
You're trying to fill the summer days. What do we have that might be interesting for you and your kids? How about electron microscopes? Glowing fish?! Pig lungs??!! Come to Summer Science Day at the U on Saturday, July 12. Free and open to the public! gslc.utah.edu/summer-science…
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‘Stand Up for Science’ rally at state Capitol champions research, endeavor Gathering calls on Utahns to ‘uphold the integrity of science’ at an uncertain national moment for research deseret.com/utah/2025/03/07/…
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
It’s on, folks. This Friday at noon, join us to Stand Up for Science at the Utah State Capitol. Let’s remind Utahns that science is for everyone.
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So cool! Thanks, @DiabetesNinja!
Exciting and informative session on mechanisms of disease & complications in #Lipodystrophy @LipodystrophyLU @UMichMedSchool @B__Nicholson
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
And this infographic, which highlights the burden of kidney disease relative to other major #NCDs. go.nature.com/3PN6X7e
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
As always, #SydneyTheKidney and #TheNorns curious about what’s happening…and trying to swap up samples from a new ceramide study with @B__Nicholson @niruramkumar @ScottSummers339 @uofunuip
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
Our 2nd annual “night at the museum” organized by the @UUtah DASL group was a great success! Students delivered TED format talks to a general audience @NHMU, funded by @cziscience as part of a science communication workshop I run.
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One week away! The Diversity and Science Lecture Series presents Night at the Museum featuring 9 incredible TEDx-style talks from UofU graduate students:
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
Proud member of the #ASNTreks 2023 Cohort! Had a great time connecting with the history of Nephrology @MDIBL and looking forward to being part of its future with all of the great mentors and peers I’ve met along the way. Very thankful for the @ASNKidney’s commitment to trainees!
25 Apr 2024
The @ASNKidney launched Kidney TREKS to stimulate interest in nephrology. This article discusses how this program improves interest in nephrology in the short term and increases the number of individuals going into nephrology careers bit.ly/JASN0384 @BIDMChealth
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
26 Apr 2024
Scott Summers: A Lifelong Quest We're proud to share the Vitae Vignettes video from Scott Summers, PhD. Vitae is a hallmark event recognizing research excellence across the University buff.ly/3w8J2bN
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RSVP by Friday to watch talks from 10 talented UofU students! forms.gle/fKAJ4gtN2WtV1P469
20 Apr 2024
The Diversity and Science Lecture Series invites you to a “Night at the Museum” at @NHMU May 7 from 7-10pm. The event will feature science talks from 10 graduate students from @Uutah, and a chance to talk #science over light refreshments. RSVP by April 26: forms.gle/hAQGeGp88ii3JYt99
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@JasonSynaptic @LeiferAaron @CuriousMomof3 @OpurumPrecious @christmas_kev_ @CJ_McFly117 @seleneytobin @jfierro023
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
Excited to introduce @niruramkumar as a featured speaker at #Vitae2024! She will be presenting on "Understanding Kidney Disease Progression, One Mechanistic Step at a Time." buff.ly/3VOnE68 @UofUInternalMed
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Had a great first APS meeting and am honored to have received the Renal Section Pre-Doctoral Excellence in Research Award!
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Honored to receive a Top Talk Award from the @earlykidney Basic Research Forum! A huge thanks to the organizers for hosting a great event. @ASNKidney @APSPhysiology
🏅2023 Top Talk Awards! 🏅 Announcing the winners of the 2023 Basic Research Forum for Emerging Kidney Scientists Top Talk Awards - sponsored by @APSPhysiology! With over 60 abstracts submitted this year, faculty experts and audience participants have selected these Top Talks.
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Thank you to the #SLBiol2023 organizers and to @FEBSnews for the Transcontinental YTF Award to present my work! I’m grateful for the new connections made and ideas generated at this incredible conference. #sphingolipidbiology #visitmadeira
We had a wonderful week at Madeira! Thank you all for the great discussions at the FEBS Special Meeting on Sphingolipid Biology. It was a pleasure to host you all! #sphingolipidbiology #SLBiol2023 #visitmadeira @FEBSnews @EMBOevents @CoskunPLID @BassereauTeam @Stahelin_Lab
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Bekah Nicholson retweeted
Our latest. We were surprised to uncover a role for ceramides in fuel choice of intestinal stem cells, a finding that could have implications for cancer risk. Kudos to Ying Li and @Bhagi43905530 for doggedly pursuing the mechanism. @uofunuip @UofUDMRC authors.elsevier.com/a/1hoBj…

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Back from an incredible week of #kidneycamp at #MDIBL with #ASNTREKS. When in Maine, do as the Mainers do!
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A HUGE thank you to the organizers, faculty, and fellows. I’m continuously grateful to study the coolest organ within the coolest community.
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