Scientist studying breast cancer, obesity, diabetes, & their relationship #WomensHealth | #gardening | #dogs
Oklahoma, USA
Joined September 2018
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Liz Wellberg retweeted
While FIFA has captured everyone’s attention, something consequential happened in academia this week, especially for international students in PhD programs.
DHS issued a final rule changing how long F-1 students may remain in the United States.
A thread on what it means and what students and universities can do. 🧵
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I'm excited to share our article in press in Nature Communications!
This project encompasses the bulk of my dissertation research, investigating the role of FGFR1 in ER+ breast cancer brain metastasis. 🧵
nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
@CUCancerBio @cittelly
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If you want proof that our health systems overlook women, just look at menopause.
In The New York Times @nytimes today, I share why I’m directing new funding to improve the standard of care for menopause and perimenopause. nytimes.com/2026/06/04/opini…
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Paying peer reviewers works.
Expanded Fast & Fair experiment @BiologyOpen
• 6 vs 38 working days to decision with reviews
• 3 vs 9 reviewer invitations per manuscript
• no reduction in editor-assessed review quality
• similar acceptance rates
biorxiv.org/content/10.64898…
ALT Scatter plot showing that Fast & Fair peer review reached first decision with reviews much faster than conventional peer review: mean 5.5 versus 37.7 working days. Most Fast & Fair manuscripts met the 7-working-day target, while conventional manuscripts were slower and more variable, up to 116 working days.
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Brain FGF2 and NCAM1 contribute to FGFR1-dependent progression of estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer brain metastases nature.com/articles/s41467-0…
Liz Wellberg retweeted
Erik R. Nelson, PhD, #ENDO2026 Annual Committee Basic Science Chair, shares program highlights for researchers—from discovery to networking. Join us in Chicago, June 13–16, to connect bench to bedside and back: bit.ly/4wNkvDT
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Excited to share our latest publication in @_JCBFM demonstrating that targeting cellular senescence mitigates the effects of midlife obesity on neurovascular function by restoring BBB integrity and NVC
full article: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4208…
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#ENDO2026 | Only 24 hours left to save on registration | You won't want to miss the groundbreaking science, innovative research, and practical insights designed to deepen your expertise and transform your perspectives: bit.ly/3OkWu5x
#endocrinology
Maternal exercise during lactation remodels obesity-associated mammary metabolism and milk fatty acids, enhancing offspring lipid oxidation
journals.physiology.org/doi/…
I'm excited to share that Malika and Nisha each won awards this week at our annual GREAT Symposium, on behalf of the @ou_gradcollege! I am constantly proud of and impressed by my current and former trainees 🤩
Congratulations to PhD student Malika Sekhri for her new honors 🤩 She won 1st place at the OUHSC Pathology Dept Annual Kimmelstiel competition (2nd time) and won a travel award + oral presentation for the coming 2026 IDeA State Cancer Research Trainee Conference. I'm a proud PI!
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Got new research to share? There’s still time to present it at the Fibroblast Growth Factor Signalling in Development, Health & Disease Conference in St. Julian's, Malta.
We still have a limited number of poster presentation slots available for researchers with new or recently completed work.
🚨 Registration deadline extended to 07 April 2026
🛎️ Places are limited and subject to hotel availability
If you just needed a little extra time to polish your work — this is it.
Submit today ➡️ bit.ly/4sASrk2
#FusionCellBio
#FusionDevBio
#FGFR
Liz Wellberg retweeted
Excited to share our new translational review in @JAMA_current
~10% of new cancer diagnoses in the US are linked to overweight or obesity, and up to 50% of some cancers.
🔗 jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
@SherryShenMD @BrownLab_KUMC @WinshipAtEmory @MSKCancerCenter
#Obesity is associated with higher risk for 12 #cancer types and accounts for approximately 10% of annual new cancer cases in the US.
📄 This Review summarizes the primary biological pathways connecting obesity and cancer development. ja.ma/3OPhtgT
Liz Wellberg retweeted
Congenital vs adult-onset estrogen deficiency in female mice: physiological effects and implications for therapy doi.org/10.1530/JOE-26-0013
Liz Wellberg retweeted
NIH is advancing a Unified Funding Strategy to ensure clearer, more consistent funding decisions across all Institutes and Centers – without using paylines.
Hear from over a dozen Institute and Center (IC) Directors on how this strategy aligns with their IC funding practices in this NIH Funding blog post. ➡️ grants.nih.gov/news-events/n…
ALT graphic of NIH Unified Funding Strategy with 6 guiding principles
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Estradiol Reprograms Microglia to Create an Immune-Suppressed Niche Permissive to Breast Cancer Brain Metastasis biorxiv.org/content/10.64898… #biorxiv_cancer
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🚨Haven't registered for #FGF26? Now's the time!
⌛9 days to go until registration deadline closes.
‼️We still have a few remaining grants available!
Secure your spot today, click here to register ➡️bit.ly/46fZshA
#FusionCellBio
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In a cohort study of women with benign uterine pathology or endometrial hyperplasia, combined GLP-1RA and progestin was associated with reduced Endometrial #Cancer risk jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
I'm so proud to share that Barbara defended her dissertation on Friday! She's the first PhD student to join my lab and she did a wonderful job on her project. Congratulations ⭐️ We will miss her. @Aramens9
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👉From adipose–tumor crosstalk to ferroptosis: lipid metabolism is reshaping how we think about cancer progression.
Our new review in Trends in Cancer, led by Joe Rupert & Nikki Cao, in collaboration with @mkolonin.
🔗bit.ly/3YPUeow
@MDAndersonNews🤝@UTHealthHouston