From seminars to conferences, lectures to symposia, the Stowers Institute offers a variety of events where scientific knowledge and ideas are shared.
Featured Event
November 14, 2025
10:00 am | Stowers Institute for Medical Research
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research will host its 25th Anniversary Celebration Symposium November 14, 2025, honoring a quarter century of discovery, innovation, and hope.
Register for the event here.
Oct 152025
Stowers Seminar Series
12:00 pm | Amy Lee, Ph.D.
Sep 29- Oct 012025
Conference
8:00 am | Kansas City, MO
Organized by Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D., and Ruth Williams, Ph.D.
Jun 26-292025
Meeting
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
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.
May 202025
Translational Research Seminar Series
4:00 pm | Keith August | Children’s Mercy Kansas City and Kalyani Pyaram | University of Kansas Medical Center
Apr 05-092025
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
Stowers Seminar Series
12:00 pm | Celeste Nelson | Princeton University
Webinar
Mar 112025
Translational Research Seminar Series
4:00 pm | Russell Swerdlow | University of Kansas Medical Center and Randal Halfmann | Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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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 .
