Really enjoyed my time at the UVA Cancer Center hosted by Dr Dan Gioeli. Cool science, wonderful people and great conversations - even had a surprise visit from mentor extraordinaire Dr Richard Santen!
Kristy A. Brown, PhD
@drkristyabrown.bsky.social
Obesity and cancer researcher Co-program leader, cancer prevention and control, University of Kansas Cancer Center Secretary-treasurer, Endocrine Society Mum, scientist, lover of food and running. Views are my own 🇨🇦|🇦🇺
An absolute treat to host longtime friend & collaborator @neil-iyengarmd.bsky.social (@winshipcancer.emory.edu) who gave a fabulous seminar on “Targeting Metabolic Perturbations to Improve Cancer Outcomes” at our @kucancercenter.bsky.social Obesity, Metabolic Health & Cancer seminar series
Our translational science review on obesity and cancer is now out in JAMA. Here, we delve into several mechanisms driving the relationship and look forward to seeing how the field evolves with the emergence of novel strategies for intervention. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Obesity and Cancer: A Translational Science Review
This translational science review summarizes current evidence about the primary biologic pathways by which obesity may promote development of cancer and interventions that may reduce obesity-associate...
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I am proud to see the official launch of the Obesity, Metabolic Health and Cancer Research Program at @kucancercenter.bsky.social - a first of its kind for an NCI-designated or comprehensive cancer center! www.kumc.edu/about/news/n...
KU Cancer Center launches new research program on obesity and cancer
The first of its kind at any NCI-designated cancer center, the new program will advance the understanding of the link between cancer and obesity.
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#SABCS25 is underway! Julia Palmer, Mary Beth Terry, Kristy Brown, and advocate Stacey Tinianova discussed alcohol consumption, genetics of alcohol metabolism, and obesity during a special session on lifestyle factors and breast cancer risk moderated by Seema Khan.
Great turnout for the @americancancersoc.bsky.social Making Strides Against Breast Cancer fundraiser! Proud to be part of Team @kucancercenter.bsky.social who already raised more than $11k for this event. Even caught a glimpse of @chiefs.bsky.social KC Wolf!!
Spent the last couple days back in Ithaca for the Intercampus Cancer Metabolism Symposium where it was a pleasure giving a keynote address related to our work exploring the intersection of obesity and genetics, and their role in driving breast cancer risk.
What a day!! The Garmin KC Marathon is the hilliest marathon I’ve run and possibly the most rewarding. Ecstatic with having placed 3rd in my age group and so grateful for the opportunity to push myself. @kucancercenter.bsky.social @thevfoundation.bsky.social
Looking forward to discussing advances in this area and having the opportunity to attend SABCS again! @kucancercenter.bsky.social
San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium@sabcs.bsky.social · last yr.The Impact of Lifestyle in Breast Cancer Risk and Recurrence: Julia Palmer, Mary Beth Terry, and Kristy Brown will address this topic in a special session at #SABCS25 (December 9-12). Learn more: buff.ly/gODonOd @drkristyabrown.bsky.social
Beautiful day for the Head for the Cure 5k to raise funds, awareness and hope for the Kansas brain cancer community. What a turnout! Looks like there may have been nearly 2,800 participants towards a goal of raising $700,000. @kucancercenter.bsky.social
We thank John Newell-Price, MD, PhD, for his term as President of the Society. Read @endocrinenews.bsky.social to learn more about the accomplishments he has achieved during his service: bit.ly/4ei7QQd #ENDO2025
#ENDO2025 was such a success! Congrats to the AMSC for putting on a great meeting. In difficult times, it’s great to see us rally together for the future. A big thanks to Secretary-Teasurer Dr Boord for his leadership, mentorship and friendship. Excited for this next chapter! See you at #ENDO2026
Endocrine Society@endocrinesociety.bsky.social · last yr.ENDO 2025 is a wrap! Thank you for attending, make sure to mark your calendar for ENDO 2026 next June 13–16, 2026 in Chicago, IL: bit.ly/4lJhuhj #ENDO2025 #ENDO2026
Some of us (me) have not yet perfected the art of mini finger hearts! It was a true pleasure meeting everyone.
Endocrine Society@endocrinesociety.bsky.social · last yr.We are thrilled to see our partners from the Korean Endocrine Society joining us at ENDO 2025! Read about our partnership in @endocrinenews.bsky.social: bit.ly/3IocCjn #ENDO2025 #endocrinology
We did it! 5k #ENDO2025 Fun Run was a great way to wake up ahead of a busy schedule today. What a wonderful group! Loved meeting everyone.
Get Ready for the Second Day of ENDO | Our team is enthused from the spectacular first day of ENDO! We cannot wait to host you tomorrow. Join us for a wide range of networking events. View our program planner and mark your schedule: bit.ly/44Gwwxw #ENDO2025 #endocrinology #EndoSky
Day 1 of #ENDO2025 has started! Meeting friends and colleagues, impactful presidential address, two forward-thinking plenaries, and coming up this afternoon…the poster of Linlan Qiao! Please go say hi (SAT-671) at 12:15pm and hear about all the great work he’s been doing during his PhD so far.
New single-nucleus and spatial datasets offer unprecedented insights into the basis of #obesity associated adipose tissue dysfunction and its reversal by #weightloss and are a key resource for mechanistic and therapeutic exploration www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Selective remodelling of the adipose niche in obesity and weight loss - Nature
An atlas study of adipose tissue in people with obesity undergoing weight loss and their lean counterparts reveals that weight loss reduces cell senescence but cannot reverse all the metabolic problem...
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I will be there!! Traveling to SF today for #Endo2025 ✈️ The AMSC put together an amazing program! Can’t wait to see everyone and get some miles in on Sunday. Also excited to be taking the reins as Secretary-Treasurer at the end of the meeting. Dr Boord, you have big shoes to fill!
Endocrine Society@endocrinesociety.bsky.social · last yr.ENDO 2025 Fun Run/Walk | Register to join us Sunday, July 13 at 6:00 AM PT for a scenic run/walk along the iconic Embarcadero waterfront. Advanced registration is required for this event: bit.ly/3I99uYG #ENDO2025 #endocrinology
Can we please go one day without another attack on science (and everything else)? Whoever thinks that keeping people in a constant state of anxiety is productive, needs to think again.
"Our calculations suggest that the proposed budgetary cuts to the NIH will create a social cost that is 16 times greater than the savings that the administration is attempting to achieve." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
jamanetwork.com
President Trump's push to freeze federal funding to universities has targeted elite institutions, like Harvard and Columbia. But many other schools are concerned that it threatens the future of research and development programs. nyti.ms/42N36hH
Morale in academic research community right now is whatever is below rock bottom. The uncertainty and unpredictability are overwhelming. The mental and physical toll on U.S. based scientists is significant and will be long-lasting. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How Trump’s attack on universities is putting research in peril
Scientists have little information as the US government freezes and cancels their funding.
nature.com
Submit Your Late-Breaking Abstracts to ENDO 2025 | There is no better place to share your research than ENDO. Abstracts will be accepted until Tuesday, May 6, at 1:00 PM ET. Submit today: bit.ly/4gi1Zu5 #ENDO2025 #endocrinology @endosocjournals.bsky.social
Cancer mortality rates have been dropping because of NIH and NCI funded research to Universities. Without it there would be no new cancer treatments that save lives.
First the Diabetes Prevention Program. Now the Women's Health Initiative. Really struggling to see how ending nutrition/lifestyle trials with long term follow up is a) part of the MAHA agenda; b) changing the 'woke' culture at Universities; c) improving 'efficiency'. www.whi.org/md/news/whi-...
