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Oct 262023

Translational Research Seminar Series

Overcoming the Immunosuppressive Niche in Colorectal Cancer

4:00 pm | Xi (CiCi) He | Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Webinar

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Oct 262023

Translational Research Seminar Series

Leveraging Rich Transcriptomic Datasets to Address Outstanding Questions in Pediatric Leukemia Research

4:00 pm | Irina Pushel | Children's Mercy Kansas City

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Oct 252023

Wednesday Lecture Series

Flexibility in form and function of disordered proteins during tardigrade desiccation tolerance

12:00 pm | Thomas Boothby | University of Wyoming

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Oct 11-132023

Stowers Research Conferences

Stem Cells, Tissue Plasticity, and Regenerative Biology

9:00 am | Kansas City, MO

Organized by Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D., Tatjana Piotrowski, Ph.D., Linheng Li, Ph.D.

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Oct 042023

Wednesday Lecture Series

Understanding novelty, one cell at a time

12:00 pm | Leslie Babonis | Cornell University

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Sep 202023

Wednesday Lecture Series

Molybdenum biochemistry: From basic metabolism to neurodegeneration and drug development

12:00 pm | Günter Schwarz | Cologne University

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Sep 132023

Wednesday Lecture Series

DragoNNFruit: Learning the cis- and trans-regulatory drivers of chromatin accessibility at single-base and single-cell resolution

12:00 pm | Jacob Schreiber | Stanford University

Webinar

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Sep 052023

Wednesday Lecture Series

Molecular evolution of SARS-CoV-2 and related bat coronaviruses

11:00 am | Tyler Starr | University of Utah

Webinar

Note the different day of the week for this lecture (Tuesday) and the earlier start time (11:00 am Central Time)

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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.

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BIG IDEAS @ScienceStowers

BIG IDEAS @ScienceStowers is a lecture series 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.

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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. 

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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.

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