Keith Bellizzi, PhD, MPH
@drkeithbellizzi.bsky.social
Professor | public health | cancer control researcher, advocate & 3x survivor | resilience | healthy aging | cyclist, author & speaker #uconn Opinions are my own
https://www.keithbellizzi.com
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My daughter’s first scientific publication from her undergraduate research in the Conover Lab at #UConn.
So proud of her and excited to see where this journey takes her next. Go science, go brain, go Sarah!
#ProudParent #STEM #WomenInScience #UConnPride
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
So proud of her and excited to see where this journey takes her next. Go science, go brain, go Sarah!
#ProudParent #STEM #WomenInScience #UConnPride
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
Frontiers | Developmental regulation of long-range neuroblast migration by Eph/ephrin signaling
In the developing mouse anterior forebrain, the rostral migratory stream (RMS) supports continued proliferation and efficient transportation of large quantit...
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October 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My daughter’s first scientific publication from her undergraduate research in the Conover Lab at #UConn.
So proud of her and excited to see where this journey takes her next. Go science, go brain, go Sarah!
#ProudParent #STEM #WomenInScience #UConnPride
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
So proud of her and excited to see where this journey takes her next. Go science, go brain, go Sarah!
#ProudParent #STEM #WomenInScience #UConnPride
www.frontiersin.org/journals/neu...
Reposted by Keith Bellizzi, PhD, MPH
Jane Goodall has died.
She devoted her life to advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees and, after living among them,shared valuable insight into their lives. She advocated too for the wellbeing of other primates and the environment
She has been a magnificent inspiration.
Thank you Jane Goodall ♥️🙏🏽♥️
She devoted her life to advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees and, after living among them,shared valuable insight into their lives. She advocated too for the wellbeing of other primates and the environment
She has been a magnificent inspiration.
Thank you Jane Goodall ♥️🙏🏽♥️
October 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Jane Goodall has died.
She devoted her life to advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees and, after living among them,shared valuable insight into their lives. She advocated too for the wellbeing of other primates and the environment
She has been a magnificent inspiration.
Thank you Jane Goodall ♥️🙏🏽♥️
She devoted her life to advocacy on behalf of chimpanzees and, after living among them,shared valuable insight into their lives. She advocated too for the wellbeing of other primates and the environment
She has been a magnificent inspiration.
Thank you Jane Goodall ♥️🙏🏽♥️
These micro actions ripple outward. They rebuild trust where words fail.
What’s one small thing you do to bridge divides in daily life?
What’s one small thing you do to bridge divides in daily life?
September 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
These micro actions ripple outward. They rebuild trust where words fail.
What’s one small thing you do to bridge divides in daily life?
What’s one small thing you do to bridge divides in daily life?
It begins with small, everyday acts:
Listening without planning your reply
Pausing before reacting
Choosing kindness when it’s hardest
Listening without planning your reply
Pausing before reacting
Choosing kindness when it’s hardest
September 25, 2025 at 12:23 PM
It begins with small, everyday acts:
Listening without planning your reply
Pausing before reacting
Choosing kindness when it’s hardest
Listening without planning your reply
Pausing before reacting
Choosing kindness when it’s hardest
Division and outrage isn’t an accident - it’s a political business model.
Waiting for politicians to fix it? You’ll be waiting forever.
Change starts with us. #BridgeBuilding
Waiting for politicians to fix it? You’ll be waiting forever.
Change starts with us. #BridgeBuilding
September 25, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Division and outrage isn’t an accident - it’s a political business model.
Waiting for politicians to fix it? You’ll be waiting forever.
Change starts with us. #BridgeBuilding
Waiting for politicians to fix it? You’ll be waiting forever.
Change starts with us. #BridgeBuilding
High school science refresher: Cause has to come before effect. Autism existed (1943) 12 years before Tylenol was even sold (1955) in the U.S.
Autism ≠ Tylenol. 🍎 Perhaps RFK was sleeping during science class. #LogicWins #Science101 #FactsMatter
Autism ≠ Tylenol. 🍎 Perhaps RFK was sleeping during science class. #LogicWins #Science101 #FactsMatter
September 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
High school science refresher: Cause has to come before effect. Autism existed (1943) 12 years before Tylenol was even sold (1955) in the U.S.
Autism ≠ Tylenol. 🍎 Perhaps RFK was sleeping during science class. #LogicWins #Science101 #FactsMatter
Autism ≠ Tylenol. 🍎 Perhaps RFK was sleeping during science class. #LogicWins #Science101 #FactsMatter
Reposted by Keith Bellizzi, PhD, MPH
Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.’s “words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.” And his actions are more lethal still. He’s waging war on America. That’s an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says
www.nytimes.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Dr. William Foege, 89, who helped end smallpox in the 1970s, recently wrote: RFK Jr.’s “words can be as lethal as the smallpox virus.” And his actions are more lethal still. He’s waging war on America. That’s an impeachable offense. He must be removed from office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/h...
Because Nothing Says ‘Scientific Rigor’ Like Political Pressure. Next Up: Politicians Rewrite Gravity 🤯
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
RFK, Jr., Demanded a Vaccine Study Be Retracted—The Journal Said No
In a rare move for a U.S. public official, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., called for a paper that found no link between aluminum in vaccines and disease to be retracted...
www.scientificamerican.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Because Nothing Says ‘Scientific Rigor’ Like Political Pressure. Next Up: Politicians Rewrite Gravity 🤯
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/rfk-...
When the world’s leading cancer institute is squeezed-what happens to patients, minority health programs, and decades of scientific progress? 🥲 www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/h...
World’s premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos | CNN
The Trump administration’s broadsides against scientific research have caused unprecedented upheaval at the National Cancer Institute, the storied federal government research hub that has spearheaded ...
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July 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
When the world’s leading cancer institute is squeezed-what happens to patients, minority health programs, and decades of scientific progress? 🥲 www.cnn.com/2025/07/08/h...
Trump’s #bigbeautifulbill will un-educate America. newrepublic.com/article/1970...
The Republican Plot to Un-Educate America
Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” is an extinction-level event for higher education that would annihilate the country’s intellectual potential.
newrepublic.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Trump’s #bigbeautifulbill will un-educate America. newrepublic.com/article/1970...
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🔥 if you haven’t already, take a moment to sign below in support of the brave NIHers -
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June 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🔥 if you haven’t already, take a moment to sign below in support of the brave NIHers -
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I am Guest Editing a special issue on Social Connection and Health of Older Adults with Cancer. See the call for papers for important deadlines. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | Understanding the Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on the Health of Older Adults with Cancer
Loneliness and social isolation have recognized as significant determinants of health outcomes, particularly among older adults facing chronic conditions suc...
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June 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I am Guest Editing a special issue on Social Connection and Health of Older Adults with Cancer. See the call for papers for important deadlines. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
#Aging Forward: #UConn joins global movement to redefine higher education. today.uconn.edu/2025/05/ucon...
UConn Joins Age-Friendly University Global Network - UConn Today
The organization is reimagining higher education’s role in an aging society
today.uconn.edu
May 23, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#Aging Forward: #UConn joins global movement to redefine higher education. today.uconn.edu/2025/05/ucon...
Huge congratulations to my graduating PhD student, Cali Salafia, on earning her doctorate and starting her postdoc at Memorial Sloan Kettering! A rising star in cancer research—Onward and upward #CancerResearch #WomenInScience.
May 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Huge congratulations to my graduating PhD student, Cali Salafia, on earning her doctorate and starting her postdoc at Memorial Sloan Kettering! A rising star in cancer research—Onward and upward #CancerResearch #WomenInScience.
New in JAMA: Turns out ‘draining the swamp’ meant cutting NIH grants. WHO knew science was so swampy? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Characterization of Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health
This study examines the impact of National Institutes of Health grant terminations on the US research enterprise by quantifying the number and funding amount of these terminations and characterizing t...
jamanetwork.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
New in JAMA: Turns out ‘draining the swamp’ meant cutting NIH grants. WHO knew science was so swampy? jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Reposted by Keith Bellizzi, PhD, MPH
My quote of the day
It takes years to realize the multiple benefits of science; without adequate, sustained funding for research, the careers of many bright, young scientists may come to a screeching halt.
Carol Greider
It takes years to realize the multiple benefits of science; without adequate, sustained funding for research, the careers of many bright, young scientists may come to a screeching halt.
Carol Greider
May 2, 2025 at 12:49 PM
My quote of the day
It takes years to realize the multiple benefits of science; without adequate, sustained funding for research, the careers of many bright, young scientists may come to a screeching halt.
Carol Greider
It takes years to realize the multiple benefits of science; without adequate, sustained funding for research, the careers of many bright, young scientists may come to a screeching halt.
Carol Greider
Cancer research can’t survive on hope alone - it needs funding, unity, & urgency.
#supportScience #cancerResearch
#fundTheNIH
theconversation.com/cancer-resea...
#supportScience #cancerResearch
#fundTheNIH
theconversation.com/cancer-resea...
Cancer research in the US is world class because of its broad base of funding − with the government pulling out, its future is uncertain
Since 1971, the US has led the world in funding cancer research and developing new treatments that have driven down death rates. This may soon no longer be the case.
theconversation.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Cancer research can’t survive on hope alone - it needs funding, unity, & urgency.
#supportScience #cancerResearch
#fundTheNIH
theconversation.com/cancer-resea...
#supportScience #cancerResearch
#fundTheNIH
theconversation.com/cancer-resea...
Reposted by Keith Bellizzi, PhD, MPH
White House preliminary budget document provides no funds for highly impactful CDC cancer registries program
https://cancerletter.com/cancer-policy/20250425_7a/
https://cancerletter.com/cancer-policy/20250425_7a/
White House preliminary budget document provides no funds for highly impactful CDC cancer registries program - The Cancer Letter
Over the past week, as cancer control experts scoured through a confidential budget document called the “passback” budget, they haven’t been able to find any trace of a relatively small but highly impactful program that funds state cancer registries. To access this subscriber-only content please log in or subscribe.If your institution has a site license, […]
cancerletter.com
April 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
White House preliminary budget document provides no funds for highly impactful CDC cancer registries program
https://cancerletter.com/cancer-policy/20250425_7a/
https://cancerletter.com/cancer-policy/20250425_7a/
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A STAT EXCLUSIVE
NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests
www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests
www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests
NIH appears to be preparing to prohibit the awarding of new grants to institutions that have DEI programs or boycott Israeli companies
www.statnews.com
April 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
A STAT EXCLUSIVE
NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests
www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
NIH moving to ban all future grants to universities with DEI programs or Israel boycotts, document suggests
www.statnews.com/2025/04/21/t...
Congrats UConn Women !
April 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Congrats UConn Women !
Easy to understand article about the disastrous effects of #NIH cuts on #science and the health of Americans.
theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...
theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...
Cuts to science research funding cut American lives short − federal support is essential for medical breakthroughs
The National Institutes of Health has been integral to scientific progress in treating countless human diseases. Without its support, patients will ultimately pay the price.
theconversation.com
March 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Easy to understand article about the disastrous effects of #NIH cuts on #science and the health of Americans.
theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...
theconversation.com/cuts-to-scie...
Who is driving the conversation on #ChildhoodCancer? We analyzed the latest tweets and found families - not doctors or non-profits are leading the digital charge. @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social #CancerResearch. #AYACancer. #Cancer
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UConn Study of Hashtag - #childhoodcancer – Shows Families Leading the Conversation - UConn Today
Family members of children with cancer accounted for most of the content, making up 41.5% of the tweets that were reviewed
today.uconn.edu
March 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Who is driving the conversation on #ChildhoodCancer? We analyzed the latest tweets and found families - not doctors or non-profits are leading the digital charge. @drsherrypagoto.bsky.social #CancerResearch. #AYACancer. #Cancer
today.uconn.edu/2025/03/ucon...
today.uconn.edu/2025/03/ucon...
