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
Webinar
Events
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.
Oct 042023
Wednesday Lecture Series
Understanding novelty, one cell at a time
12:00 pm | Leslie Babonis | Cornell University
Webinar
Sep 202023
Wednesday Lecture Series
Molybdenum biochemistry: From basic metabolism to neurodegeneration and drug development
12:00 pm | Günter Schwarz | Cologne University
Webinar
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
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)
Jul 31- Aug 032023
Education and Training
EMBO Laboratory Leadership for Group Leaders
8:30 am | Kansas City, MO
The Stowers Institute partners with the European Molecular Biology Organization to host an annual four-day leadership course for scientific group leaders.
May 242023
Wednesday Lecture Series
Reconstructing mammalian development, from zygote to pup
Jay Shendure | University of Washington
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 register for webinars, 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 .
