Kristy A. Brown, PhD
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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- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD#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.
- This symposium brought together investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine and Cornell University. So many familiar faces, great science and new collaborative opportunities! @cornelluniversity.bsky.social @weillcornell.bsky.social @kucancercenter.bsky.social
- 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
- Running for hours gives you a lot of time to reflect. It’s amazing what thoughts keep you going: family and loved ones cheering for you on the course and from far away, how cancer patients keep fighting, and realizing that you are fortunate to be able to do this so don’t give up!
- Looking forward to discussing advances in this area and having the opportunity to attend SABCS again! @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
- “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
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDWe 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
- 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
- Dr Sailesh Palikhe doing a stellar job presenting his poster at #ENDO2025 today!
- Always a pleasure catching up at #ENDO2025 @garydouglashammer.bsky.social
- Honor to meet Dr Holst and talk about broader effects of GLP-1 and receptor agonists. #ENDO2025
- 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
- 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, PhDGet 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.
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDNew 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!
- 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.
- 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...
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDPresident 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, PhDMorale 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...
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDSubmit 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
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDCancer 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, PhDFirst 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-...
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDWe are pleased to announce Manuel Tena-Sempere, MD, PhD, as the next Editor-in-Chief of #Endocrinology, succeeding @zane-andrews.bsky.social, effective January 2026. Manuel Tena-Sempere is a professor of physiology at @uco.es. Learn more: bit.ly/42IMd6v @endosocjournals.bsky.social #EndoSky
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDResearchers in the US are seeking career opportunities abroad as President Donald Trump’s administration slashes science funding and workforce numbers, finds an analysis of Nature’s jobs-board data. #Academicsky 🧪
- Almost posted something. Then didn’t. Who else is going through this at the moment?
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDObesity Fellows Program | Meet with top experts on September 19–20 for a blended learning experience on best practices in obesity care. Travel, two-night hotel accommodation, and meal expenses will be covered for up to 50 US-domestic fellows. Apply now: bit.ly/3Wnrulg #obesity #endocrinology
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDthis week 20 years ago, Nature published two seminal papers showing for the first time that BRCA-mutant cells were selectively sensitive to PARP inhibitors, paving the way for clinical trials and approval of PARP inhibitors for patients with BRCA-mutant ovarian and breast cancers, and beyond.
- Timely article. Looking forward to speaking with Dr Garber this week when she visits KUMC @kucancercenter.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/w...
- Congratulations!
- Congratulations to our Early Investigator Award winners, Muriel Babey, MD; Hironori Bando, MD, PhD; Pedro Marques, MD, PhD; @quinascience.bsky.social; and Matthew Taves, PhD. This award recognizes their accomplishments in areas of general endocrinology: bit.ly/2pJZaON #endocrinology
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDCMS decision to remove anti-obesity medication coverage from 2026 final rule disappoints @endocrinesociety.bsky.social and other professional organizations. bit.ly/3FZJJZx #obesity #EndoSky
- Congratulations to all the winners! Excited to see Linlan from our lab be selected. I remember the experience fondly when I attended as a postdoctoral fellow when it was called Endocrine Trainee Day. A great time to make lasting connections and friendships. See you in San Francisco!
- Congratulations to our Early Career Forum program winners. Our awardees will attend ENDO 2025 and participate in a unique workshop to connect them with experts in the field. View our thread to see our awardees: bit.ly/3mDt8RR #ENDO2025 #endocrinology
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- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDEndocrine Signals Blog | ENDO 2025 in San Francisco, CA, will offer peerless educational programming and excellent networking opportunities. The entire global endocrinology ecosystem will gather July 12-15 in this beautiful city by the bay for ENDO. Read more: bit.ly/44e6jHV #ENDO2025 #EndoSky
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDIn this week's #DefendingCancerResearch Digest, AACI is sharing news on the impact of funding and staff cuts at NIH and NCI on #CancerResearch and #PatientCare. Read it here and share widely: conta.cc/43Icx2L #FundNIH #FundNCI
- Grad students motivate and inspire every day. Today, we celebrated Linlan receiving the Karen & Kelly Gregg Research Achievement Award (and his belated birthday). Congrats, Linlan! A big thank you to Dr Kelly and Mrs Karen Gregg for supporting research - it means the 🌎! @kucancercenter.bsky.social
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDAACI is deeply troubled by ongoing workforce reductions and plans to downsize #HHS by terminating an additional 10,000 employees across the department's agencies, including #NIH. Read and share our statement: aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/... #AACIStatement #DefendingCancerResearch #FundNIH #FundNCI
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDOnly 9% of >105,000 people with 30-years of follow-up reached age 70 without chronic diseases. Our diet and healthy aging, a review of the new report @naturemedicine.bsky.social this week, and placing it in context erictopol.substack.com/p/our-diet-a...
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDI stand in solidarity with all of my colleagues who do health equity research. This work matters for the communities we serve. This week has been catastrophic for grant cancelations and our communities are hurting terribly. Please share and stand with us in solidarity.
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDThe Endocrine Society calls for the restoration of a landmark diabetes prevention study spanning three decades. bit.ly/4iGxcIN @endocrinesociety.bsky.social
- Congratulations, Dr Santoro. Our new President-Elect!
- Announcing Our New 2025 President-Elect | Please join us in congratulating our newest leader! Nanette Santoro, MD, will assume the position at ENDO 2025: bit.ly/4hp1D4S #ENDO2025 #EndoSky #endocrinology
- Loved getting to meet and catch up with these amazing leaders at the AACI Leadership Diversity and Development Workshop. @luskinglab.bsky.social @aacicancer.bsky.social @kucancercenter.bsky.social
- A brief video explaining some of our recent work. Our lab @kucancercenter.bsky.social is now building on these findings. Publication: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... youtube.com/watch?v=NH9n...
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDThe new issue of Science Advances (open-access) has multiple papers on women's health. These 2 are related to menopause, hormone replacement and brain health www.science.org/toc/sciadv/c...
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDToday, we recognize and support World Obesity Day. As obesity rates climb globally, endocrinologists play a crucial role in diagnosis and treatment. Access our latest educational resources: bit.ly/3yV6Ihc #obesity #WorldObesityDay #endocrinology @worldobesity.bsky.social
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDToday is #WorldObesityDay! Almost 6/10 adults and nearly 1/3 children in Europe live with obesity or are overweight. It is time to challenge stigma and recognise the need for systems to change - not people. Find out more 👉 www.worldobesityday.org #BecauseHormonesMatter
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDL’obésité et le surpoids continuent leur progression dans le monde, 60 % des adultes et un tiers des enfants seront concernés en 2050 si rien ne change
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDChanges in body composition following tirzepatide treatment in a substudy of participants from the SURMOUNT-1 trial; the change in body weight, fat mass and lean mass from baseline to Week 72 was −21.3%, −33.9% and −10.9%, consistent across subgroups dom-pubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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- Age yourself with a movie you saw in the theater. J’en fais encore des cauchemars.
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDI think what's so frankly confusing & disorienting for us scientists about these attacks on federal science is that... all any of us want to do is HELP. We want to make people's lives, EVERYONE'S lives, better. Why is that contentious? Why do we have to FIGHT to dedicate our careers to helping?
- Today at the Total Health Breast Cancer Year in Review. Enjoyed discussing advances related to the impact of obesity and metabolic health on breast cancer and response to treatment. Highly recommend basic/translational scientists attending clinical meetings. @kucancercenter.bsky.social
- Enjoyed this meeting so much! Thanks for the invitation and the opportunity to hear about some of the exciting work happening at UCSF and in the area.
- Looking forward to the UCSF Breast Oncology Program Retreat tomorrow, including our Session 4 on Tumor Metabolism. Amazing speakers including: Scott Dixon, Kristy Brown, Kai Trepeka, Vivian Lee and Jennifer Rosenbluth @ucsfcancer.bsky.social @ctbatucsf.bsky.social
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDThe AACR is deeply concerned that the Administration’s recent actions are threatening NIH and its mission to accelerate progress for patients with cancer and other diseases that afflict millions of Americans. Read our statement: buff.ly/4gRXNB8
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD🇨🇦 Fast-track your computational biology/bioinformatics career in cancer research! 🇨🇦 The Lupien Lab is looking to recruit a Postdoctoral Fellow in computational biology/bioinformatics ready for a challenge. Apply now: www.nature.com/naturecareer...
- During times like these, it’s especially worth highlighting and celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science!! To all the amazing women scientists and the next generation who will change the world, I see you
- Our newly funded collaboration w Dr David Otterburn at Weill Cornell Medicine will allow us to better understand how fat is affected by different processing techniques for fat grafting in breast reconstruction after breast cancer @kucancercenter.bsky.social www.kucancercenter.org/news-room/ne...
- "The abrupt change in F&A policy will require cancer centers to shift their focus from their critical, lifesaving mission to funding day-to-day operations. This will ultimately impact the lives of millions of Americans and have a devastating effect on the U.S. economy.”
- AACI strongly opposes the decision to cut and cap reimbursement of facilities and administrative costs at 15% for research funded by the National Institutes of Health. Read our full statement here: aaci-cancer.org/Files/Admin/... #AACIStatement #NIHFunding #FundNIH #CancerResearch
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDTrainees who applied for an NIH diversity fellowship whose applications were withdrawn/not being reviewed, there's a NYTimes reporter who wants to talk, especially interested in applicants with disabilities. DM me & I'll put you in touch, will keep all contact confidential. Please amplify
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDThis is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen. Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !” globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhD7️⃣ Frame Your Message Effectively 🚨 Job losses first → Every lawmaker cares about local employment 🏥 Medical impact → These cuts will delay new treatments for cancer, heart disease, & more 🇺🇸 Competitiveness → China & Europe are increasing research funding while we gut ours
- Reposted by Kristy A. Brown, PhDSearch for grant impact by state (2023 data) www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
- Anyone else having issues accessing GEO profile data on the NIH website? Was relying on some of these published datasets to determine activity of a pathway we’re studying and avoid needing to duplicate effort
