Dec 042024
Wednesday Lecture Series
Embracing Differences: Heterogeneity in the brain serotonergic neuronal system
12:00 pm | Susan Dymecki | Harvard University
Webinar
Events
Nov 132024
Wednesday Lecture Series
Sex chromosomes and non-canonical DNA in ape telomere-to-telomere assemblies
12:00 pm | Kateryna Makova | Pennsylvania State University
Webinar
Nov 122024
Translational Research Seminar Series
Metabolism and steatosis: from basic science to clinical practice
4:00 pm | John Thyfault | University of Kansas Medical Center and Voytek Slowik | Children's Mercy - Kansas City
Webinar
Nov 062024
Wednesday Lecture Series
Machine learning for regulatory genomics at single-cell resolution
12:00 pm | Christina Leslie | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Webinar
Oct 302024
Wednesday Lecture Series
Deterministic and stochastic neural fate determination in the Drosophila visual system
12:00 pm | Claude Desplan | New York University
Webinar
Oct 23-252024
Stowers Research Conferences
Stowers Research Conferences: Developmental Cell Biology
9:00 am | Kansas City, MO
Organized by Matt Gibson, Ph.D., Robb Krumlauf, Ph.D., and Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D.
Oct 162024
Wednesday Lecture Series
Beyond the cellular powerhouse: Mitochondrial genetics and cell biology
12:00 pm | Maulik Patel | Vanderbilt University
Webinar
Oct 092024
Wednesday Lecture Series
Transcription dynamics in the early Drosophila embryo
12:00 pm | Takashi Fukaya | University of Tokyo
Webinar
Event Series
Stowers Research Conferences
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
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.
Wednesday Lecture Series
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 Wednesday Lecture Series is supported by a generous grant from the Stowers Foundation.
For more information and to request a recorded stream of a lecture, contact .
Translational Research Seminar Series
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 .
