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
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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
🇨🇦|🇦🇺
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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!!
@kucancercenter.bsky.social who already raised more than $11k for this event. Even caught a glimpse of
@chiefs.bsky.social KC Wolf!!
October 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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!!
@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.
October 23, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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
@kucancercenter.bsky.social @thevfoundation.bsky.social
October 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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
@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
@kucancercenter.bsky.social
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
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
October 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Looking forward to discussing advances in this area and having the opportunity to attend SABCS again!
@kucancercenter.bsky.social
@kucancercenter.bsky.social
“Let’s get the politics out of public health”
Multiple CDC leaders have resigned in the wake of layoffs and a shooting at the agency’s headquarters this month.
CDC Staffers Walk Out: Ex-Agency Leader Says ‘Let’s Get The Politics Out Of Public Heath’
Multiple CDC leaders have resigned in the wake of layoffs and a shooting at the agency’s headquarters this month.
www.forbes.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Let’s get the politics out of public health”
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
@kucancercenter.bsky.social
August 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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
@kucancercenter.bsky.social
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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
July 15, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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
July 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Always a pleasure catching up at #ENDO2025 @garydouglashammer.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
Always a pleasure catching up at #ENDO2025 @garydouglashammer.bsky.social
Some of us (me) have not yet perfected the art of mini finger hearts! It was a true pleasure meeting everyone.
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
@endocrinenews.bsky.social: bit.ly/3IocCjn #ENDO2025 #endocrinology
July 14, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Some of us (me) have not yet perfected the art of mini finger hearts! It was a true pleasure meeting everyone.
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.
July 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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.
Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD
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
July 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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.
July 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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.
Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD
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...
www.nature.com
July 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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...
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!
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!
July 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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!
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!
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.
May 31, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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.
Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD
"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...
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
May 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
"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...
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD
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
April 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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
Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD
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...
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.
www.nature.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD
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
@endosocjournals.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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
@endosocjournals.bsky.social
Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD
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.
April 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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.
Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD
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-...
www.whi.org/md/news/whi-...
April 22, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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-...
www.whi.org/md/news/whi-...