Featured Event
Research Organisms in Flight: Revealing the Roots of Vertebrate Form and Function
September 29-October 01, 2025
8:00 am | Kansas City, MO
Organized by Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D., and Ruth Williams, Ph.D.
Events
Events at Stowers
From seminars to conferences, lectures to symposia, the Stowers Institute offers a variety of events where scientific knowledge and ideas are shared.
Events
Jun 26-292025
Meeting
ASBMB Evolution and core processes in gene expression
Kansas City, MO
This meeting examines gene expression from an evolutionary, developmental, and mechanistic angle, by integrating classical approaches with synthetic biology, genomics and deep learning.
May 29- Jun 012025
Stowers Research Conferences
OddPols 2025
9:00 am | Kansas City, MO, USA
The International Conference on Transcription by RNA polymerases I, III, IV, and V
Hosted by the Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Organized by Paul Trainor, Ph.D., and Jennifer Gerton, Ph.D.
Apr 05-092025
18th Annual International Biocuration Conference
9:00 am | Kansas City, MO
Organized by Sofia Robb, Chris Seidel, and Sue Bello
Hosted by the Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Mar 122025
Wednesday Lecture Series
Mechanics, metabolism, and morphogenesis
12:00 pm | Celeste Nelson | Princeton University
Webinar
Mar 052025
BIG IDEAS
BIG IDEAS: Reflections of a Plant Intelligence Maverick
5:30 pm | Stowers Institute
BIG IDEAS, a scientific lecture series from the Stowers Institute, returns March 2025! Enjoy an evening of discovery where we explore how science informs and inspires the world around us.
Jan 292025
Wednesday Lecture Series
Mechanisms of neuronal injury and maintenance
12:00 pm | Yishi Jin | University of California, San Diego
Webinar
Jan 222025
Wednesday Lecture Series
The impact of genetic cheating on mammalian reproduction
12:00 pm | Takashi Akera | National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
Webinar
Jan 082025
Wednesday Lecture Series
Building an atlas of variant effects for the human genome
12:00 pm | Doug Fowler | University of Washington
Webinar
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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 .
