John Ferrell (@jferrell512) profile picture

cancer survivor, grammy voter, philanthropist

Austin, TX
Joined October 2009
Photo by John Ferrell (@jferrell512)Photo by John Ferrell (@jferrell512)
Thank you Dr. Nizar Tannir @MDAndersonNews for this touching tribute to our friend and leader Dr. Christopher G. Wood.
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Honored to take part in the @KidneyCancer Virtual Patient Symposium Surivorship Panel today. #IKCS2020 #unstoppabletogether
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Scientists are still learning how #COVID19 affects the body. This including #kidneys, which could be subject to direct and/or indirect impacts from the virus. As yet, "a clear picture is elusive, as the virus acts like no pathogen humanity has ever seen." @NewsfromScience
In serious cases, #SARSCoV2 lands in the lungs and can do deep damage there. But the virus, or the body’s response to it, can injure many other organs. Scientists are just beginning to probe the scope and nature of that harm. See the interactive here: fcld.ly/ji17vfd
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John Ferrell retweeted
"How I Think, How I Treat" RCC: Gain expert insights from Drs. Choueiri (@DrChoueiri), Hammers (@HHammersMD), and McKay on the modern management of #KidneyCancer, including TKIs, immunotherapy, combinations, and tx sequencing. bit.ly/2pURREb @KidneyCancer #IKCS2019
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Great meetings today on The Hill!
Replying to @KidneyCancer
The #TEXAS team met with @tedcruz in DC today to share why #kidneycancer research is so important to them and for their state.
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SAVE THE DATE...April 21st!! Make sure to ask off from work, book your trip, or just block your calendar for the first annual Rock the Rock Pub Crawl benefiting the Ferrell Foundation. Registration details will be coming soon!
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Aric Harding returned to his Friendswood home to get his kids' stuffed animals. Then he played his flooded piano. And he moved us to tears.
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These #breastcancer facts may surprise you: bit.ly/2tnRdL2 #endcancer
Girls, you haven’t earned the right to put your face with musical icons. Stick to what you know…lip gloss.
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The Killers performed a new song this weekend! stereogum.com/1946184/watch-…
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If you think you're smart, watch the spelling bee on @ESPNU fyi-you're not smarter than these kids #spellingbee
Bryan Lewis: #kidneycancer is not as glamorous as other cancers. We need to be creative to get equitable funding #ikcc17
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Off to LaLa Land for the Grammys...should be fun! #grammys2017
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