Cheryl Thompson
cancerepicheryl.bsky.social
Cheryl Thompson
@cancerepicheryl.bsky.social
Cancer Genetic and Lifestyle Epidemiologist; Assoc Director Penn State Cancer Institute; Associate Director Penn State Social Sciences Institute; Cancer disparities researcher; Professor. Opinions are my own. (she/her)
Go Fever!!
April 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Can’t wait for regionals!
April 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Reposted by Cheryl Thompson
This is just one example of how drastic staff cuts at HHS threaten the nation’s fight against cancer.

We urge the administration to reconsider the impact of these reductions to critical agencies on the health and wellbeing of people nationwide and our collective fight against cancer. (2/2)
Significant HHS Workforce Reduction and Restructuring Threaten the Nation’s Fight Against Cancer
Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it will be cutting more than 10,000 jobs as part of a major restructuring that will impact operations at the U.S. Centers for Di...
www.fightcancer.org
April 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Reposted by Cheryl Thompson
I’m a biomedical researcher who lost his wife to cancer. Finding cures is personal to me. What’s happening at the NIH is devastating. Here’s my editorial in my hometown newspaper.

www.vindy.com/opinion/edit...
DOGE ends America’s golden age of biomedical research
Biomedical research impacts all of us. I became curious about how drugs work after my mom was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was a small boy. She received “gold shots” as treatment, which ...
www.vindy.com
March 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thank you! Most of my days lately have been mental health consulting to the junior faculty I work with.
February 14, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Thanks! That’s what I’m seeing too.
February 14, 2025 at 2:41 PM