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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.

Seminars are currently offered in hybrid format. For more information and the virtual attendance link, please contact TranslationalResearchSeminar_u@stowers.org.

Upcoming Translational Research Seminar Series Events

Nov 052025

Translational Research Seminar Series

Leukemia and stem cell microenvironment

Stowers Institute Auditorium

4:00 pm | Xunlei Kang MU School of Medicine and Ruochen Dong | Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Jan 282026

Translational Research Seminar Series

Breast cancer and centromere size variability

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

Immunotherapy approaches for brain tumors

Stowers Institute Auditorium

4:00 pm | Vivekanand Yadav | Children's Mercy and David Akhavan  | KU Medical Center

Apr 012026

Translational Research Seminar Series

Influences on reproductive outcomes

KU Medical Center Beller 1007/1009

4:00 pm | Caitlin Linscheid | KU Medical Center and Anna Galligos | Stowers Institute for Medical Research

May 062026

Translational Research Seminar Series

Hyperglycemia in pregnancy and craniofacial development

Stowers Institute Auditorium

4:00 pm | Megan Thomas | KU Medical Center and Roberta Fiorino | Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Past Translational Research Seminar Series Events

May 202025

Translational Research Seminar Series

Cancer and Immunometabolism

4:00 pm | Keith August | Children’s Mercy Kansas City and Kalyani Pyaram | University of Kansas Medical Center

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Mar 112025

Translational Research Seminar Series

Mitochondria and mitochondrial cascades in Alzheimer’s disease

4:00 pm | Russell Swerdlow | University of Kansas Medical Center and Randal Halfmann | Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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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

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Sep 242024

Translational Research Seminar Series

Liquid Biopsies: A Treasure Trove of Markers that Enable Precision Medicine Decisions on Managing a Variety of Disease States

4:00 pm | Steven Soper | University of Kansas

Webinar

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Sep 242024

Translational Research Seminar Series

Molecular Endotypes Across Pulmonary Fibrosis

4:00 pm | Scott Matson | University of Kansas Medical Center

Webinar

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May 212024

Translational Research Seminar Series

What’s up with palate closure

4:00 pm | Irfan Saadi | University of Kansas Medical Center

Webinar

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May 212024

Translational Research Seminar Series

Advancements in cleft surgical repair

4:00 pm | Shao Jiang | Children's Mercy

Webinar

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Mar 282024

Translational Research Seminar Series

Neural Crest Cell Extrusion and EMT: A Model for Nut Cracking

4:00 pm | Emma Moore | Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Location: Children's Mercy Research Institute and Webinar

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