From seminars to conferences, lectures to symposia, the Stowers Institute offers a variety of events where scientific knowledge and ideas are shared.
Featured Event
December 02, 2025
5:30 pm | Stowers Institute
Join us for an evening of conversation and discovery with genomics pioneer Craig Venter. This event is presented as part of the Stowers BIG IDEAS series.
Jan 282026
Translational Research Seminar Series
KU Medical Center Beller 1007/1009
4:00 pm | Fariba Behbod | KU Medical Center and Ayantika Sen Gupta | Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Mar 042026
Translational Research Seminar Series
Stowers Institute Auditorium
4:00 pm | Vivekanand Yadav | Children's Mercy and David Akhavan  | KU Medical Center
Apr 012026
Translational Research Seminar Series
KU Medical Center Beller 1007/1009
4:00 pm | Caitlin Linscheid | KU Medical Center and Anna Galligos | Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Apr 152026
BIG IDEAS
Stowers Institute
Join us for an evening of conversation and discovery with Lars Chittka, Ph.D., Professor of Sensory & Behavioral Ecology at Queen Mary University of London, and author of The Mind of a Bee and David Stern, Ph.D., a developmental and evolutionary biologist and Stowers Institute & Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator.
Apr 22-242026
Stowers Research Conferences
Kansas City, MO
Organized by Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., Neşet Özel, Ph.D., and Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D.
May 062026
Translational Research Seminar Series
Stowers Institute Auditorium
4:00 pm | Megan Thomas | KU Medical Center and Roberta Fiorino | Stowers Institute for Medical Research
The Stowers Institute hosts conferences and symposia that encompass an array of research topics. The goal of these events is to bring together eminent scientists from all over the world and provide them an opportunity to explore scientifically challenging ideas. These events are often the catalysts for collaborations that result in significant scientific findings.
BIG IDEAS is a scientific lecture series from the Stowers Institute that explores how science informs and inspires our communities. It aims to bring cutting-edge and provocative scientific ideas in an engaging and accessible way to the greater Kansas City community. The series is designed to inspire a thirst for scientific knowledge and illustrate the roles that scientific discoveries play in our lives and communities.
This ongoing seminar series explores topics in many areas of research through scientifically technical presentations by distinguished researchers from institutions across the country and around the world. This public lecture series, geared for scientific audiences, is held during the academic fall and spring semesters.
The Stowers Seminar Series is supported by a generous grant from the Stowers Foundation.
For more information and to request a recorded stream of a lecture, contact .
The Translational Research Seminar Series highlights research from Kansas City area institutions. These seminars are intended to provide an avenue for meaningful discussions and collaborations that move foundational science discoveries into practice more quickly and efficiently for the benefit of human health. Held during the academic year, the seminars are co-organized and attended by researchers from the Stowers Institute, Children’s Mercy, the University of Kansas Medical Center, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Seminars are currently offered in hybrid format. For more information and the virtual attendance link, please contact .
