Rebecca Schweppe, PhD
@rebeccaschweppe.bsky.social
Professor, Division of Endocrinology
Director, @CUCancerBio Graduate Program
PI, Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU)
#CUAnschutz Medical Campus
My lab studies kinase signaling in thyroid cancer. My views are my own.
Director, @CUCancerBio Graduate Program
PI, Cancer Research Experience for Undergraduates (CREU)
#CUAnschutz Medical Campus
My lab studies kinase signaling in thyroid cancer. My views are my own.
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We are excited to announce the 2025 CU Anschutz Graduate School BioMed Expo! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Cancer Biology Graduate Program. We hope to see you there! #BestYouCANB
@cucancercenter.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social
graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu
@cucancercenter.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social
graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu
Graduate School at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The graduate school at CU Anschutz trains the next generation of researchers and leaders to serve our communities, nation, and the world.
graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu
We hope you can join us for our Biomed Expo to learn more about the @cucancerbio.bsky.social graduate program on Monday, October 20th at 9:00 AM (Mountain Time). Registration information is below!
Interested in a PhD in Cancer Biology? Join us next week at our virtual BioMed Expo to learn more about our program curriculum, activities, and admissions process. Plus, you'll receive an application fee waiver for attending. Hope to see you there! @cuanschutz.bsky.social #GraduateSchool #PhDLife
Please join us to learn more about the Cancer Biology Graduate Program on October 23rd at 1 pm MT! Students will receive an application fee waiver for attending! We hope to see you there! #BestYouCANB www.cuanschutz.edu/graduate-pro...
Cancer Biology PhD | School of Medicine
www.cuanschutz.edu
October 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Interested in a PhD in Cancer Biology? Join us next week at our virtual BioMed Expo to learn more about our program curriculum, activities, and admissions process. Plus, you'll receive an application fee waiver for attending. Hope to see you there! @cuanschutz.bsky.social #GraduateSchool #PhDLife
We hope you can join us for our Biomed Expo to learn more about the @cucancerbio.bsky.social graduate program on Monday, October 20th at 9:00 AM (Mountain Time). Registration information is below!
We are excited to announce the 2025 CU Anschutz Graduate School BioMed Expo! This is a great opportunity to learn more about the Cancer Biology Graduate Program. We hope to see you there! #BestYouCANB
@cucancercenter.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social
graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu
@cucancercenter.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social
graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu
Graduate School at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
The graduate school at CU Anschutz trains the next generation of researchers and leaders to serve our communities, nation, and the world.
graduateschool.cuanschutz.edu
October 4, 2025 at 3:19 AM
We hope you can join us for our Biomed Expo to learn more about the @cucancerbio.bsky.social graduate program on Monday, October 20th at 9:00 AM (Mountain Time). Registration information is below!
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The grad student organizers of Colorado's long-running RNA Club have been putting together this event to demystify the PhD application process for the past few years. Pass along to folks applying to grad school this cycle 🍁
October 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The grad student organizers of Colorado's long-running RNA Club have been putting together this event to demystify the PhD application process for the past few years. Pass along to folks applying to grad school this cycle 🍁
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In its ongoing mission to shrink the federal government, the Trump administration is now proposing a more than 40% budget cut to the National Institutes of Health - the crown jewel of American medical research. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
April 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
In its ongoing mission to shrink the federal government, the Trump administration is now proposing a more than 40% budget cut to the National Institutes of Health - the crown jewel of American medical research. 60 Minutes, Sunday.
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Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
April 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Did you know? 99% of all new medications resulted from federally-funded university research through #NIH
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
Learn more about #ResearchSavesLives: hub.jhu.edu/research-sav....
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My story about @kevinh-phd.bsky.social, nutrition and metabolism scientist at N.I.H., who felt compelled to take early retirement after experiencing censorship of his work under the new administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
Leading Nutrition Scientist Departs N.I.H., Citing Censorship (Gift Article)
Kevin Hall said his work on ultraprocessed foods has been “hobbled” under the Trump administration. Scientists have been raising such concerns for months.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
My story about @kevinh-phd.bsky.social, nutrition and metabolism scientist at N.I.H., who felt compelled to take early retirement after experiencing censorship of his work under the new administration. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/w...
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Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
Harvard University
Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
www.harvard.edu
April 14, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Harvard redid its whole homepage to push back against the administration’s demands. I mean, this is just a website but I think it’s kind of a great PR move: www.harvard.edu
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Science matters! New report shows that STEM jobs:
✅make up 34% of the economy
✅generate $11 trillion in economic activity
✅account for 39% of the GDP
scienceisus.org/science-at-w...
✅make up 34% of the economy
✅generate $11 trillion in economic activity
✅account for 39% of the GDP
scienceisus.org/science-at-w...
Science at Work: The People and Industries Powering America's Prosperity - Science is US
Professionals working in science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) now number more than 73.6 million
scienceisus.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Science matters! New report shows that STEM jobs:
✅make up 34% of the economy
✅generate $11 trillion in economic activity
✅account for 39% of the GDP
scienceisus.org/science-at-w...
✅make up 34% of the economy
✅generate $11 trillion in economic activity
✅account for 39% of the GDP
scienceisus.org/science-at-w...
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BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
April 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.
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Congrats to @cuendocrinology.bsky.social researchers led by Dr Vicki Catenacci!
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social
A recent study by #CUAnschutz researchers showed that 4:3 intermittent fasting resulted in modestly greater weight loss than daily caloric restriction over 12 months. The results were published in @annalsofim.bsky.social. 🗞️
4:3 Intermittent Fasting Outperforms Daily Calorie Restriction in Weight-Loss Study
New study shows greater adherence and weight loss in a 4:3 intermittent fasting group compared with a traditional daily calorie restriction group.
news.cuanschutz.edu
April 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Congrats to @cuendocrinology.bsky.social researchers led by Dr Vicki Catenacci!
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social
@cudeptofmedicine.bsky.social @cuanschutz.bsky.social
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“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
‘One of the darkest days’: NIH purges agency leadership amid mass layoffs
In shock move, four institute directors at the US biomedical agency are removed from their posts.
www.nature.com
April 1, 2025 at 8:37 PM
“This will go down as one of the darkest days in modern scientific history in my 50 years in the business,” says Michael Osterholm, an infectious-diseases epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. “These are going to be huge losses to the research community.”
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I wonder why, out of the blue, the National Institutes of Health suddenly rescinded their scientific integrity policy?
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
March 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I wonder why, out of the blue, the National Institutes of Health suddenly rescinded their scientific integrity policy?
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
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Trump has cut the NIH budget by more than half in defiance of Congressionally mandated appropriations for the agency. No comparison historically, not even the Great Recession. This is clearly not legal and Congress needs to address it.
March 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Trump has cut the NIH budget by more than half in defiance of Congressionally mandated appropriations for the agency. No comparison historically, not even the Great Recession. This is clearly not legal and Congress needs to address it.
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This is the best summary I’ve seen so far
March 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
This is the best summary I’ve seen so far
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The story of Taxol another NIH gift that saved millions of lives - In the 1960 the National Cancer Institute led a search for plant based medicines that could help fight cancer - that was when four botanists collecting samples from plants native to the US west coast came across Western Yew tree 🧵
March 13, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The story of Taxol another NIH gift that saved millions of lives - In the 1960 the National Cancer Institute led a search for plant based medicines that could help fight cancer - that was when four botanists collecting samples from plants native to the US west coast came across Western Yew tree 🧵
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Nancy Pelosi urges Democratic senators to go against Schumer and vote NO on the Continuing Resolution.
March 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Nancy Pelosi urges Democratic senators to go against Schumer and vote NO on the Continuing Resolution.
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This is the way…
March 14, 2025 at 2:21 PM
This is the way…
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On Tuesday, young CU School of Medicine researchers showcased their work at the annual STEM Poster Day at the Colorado State Capitol ⬇️
news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/ste...
news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/ste...
March 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
On Tuesday, young CU School of Medicine researchers showcased their work at the annual STEM Poster Day at the Colorado State Capitol ⬇️
news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/ste...
news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/ste...
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All of these grant terminations coming out of the NIH aren't just devastating - they're forced actions, sloppily handled by an administration that is trying to cancel science that it does not understand.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
A Decade of Cuts in a Matter of Days
The Trump administration’s rapid terminations of NIH grants is its most aggressive attempt yet to control American science.
www.theatlantic.com
March 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
All of these grant terminations coming out of the NIH aren't just devastating - they're forced actions, sloppily handled by an administration that is trying to cancel science that it does not understand.
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US.
"It hurts," they told me.
My story for @nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"It hurts," they told me.
My story for @nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts
The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.
www.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 5:11 PM
🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US.
"It hurts," they told me.
My story for @nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"It hurts," they told me.
My story for @nature.com 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Thank you for your hard work to support research funding!
We appreciate @wyden.senate.gov and @degette.house.gov for meeting with @jenricher3.bsky.social and @mariafleseriu.bsky.social to discuss the importance of research funding. We encourage everyone to support NIH funding and the Special Diabetes Program by signing our campaign: bit.ly/4kLTJFC
March 13, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Thank you for your hard work to support research funding!
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99% of new medicines developed by the pharmaceutical industry depend on NIH research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Comparison of Research Spending on New Drug Approvals by the NIH vs the Pharmaceutical Industry
This cross-sectional study examines National Institutes of Health and pharmaceutical industry investments in recent drug approvals.
jamanetwork.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
99% of new medicines developed by the pharmaceutical industry depend on NIH research jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Please call your Congressmen today to tell them that you support children's cancer research and not to cut Dept of Defense CDMRP funding for cancer research. Vote No on the job-killing, kid-killing Continuing Resolution (CR) tomorrow. Also breast cancer, prostate cancer, Parkinson’s research, etc.
March 10, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Please call your Congressmen today to tell them that you support children's cancer research and not to cut Dept of Defense CDMRP funding for cancer research. Vote No on the job-killing, kid-killing Continuing Resolution (CR) tomorrow. Also breast cancer, prostate cancer, Parkinson’s research, etc.