Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14, 2025
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Agenda
Thursday, March 13 |
5100 Cherry St., Ste. 320, Kansas City, MO 64100
5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.: Welcoming Remarks
| Executive Director, NextGen Precision Health initiative
5:10 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: UMKC's Research Vision
| Vice Chancellor for Research, UMKC
5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Health Sciences and Academic Visions
| Dean, UMKC School of Medicine
| Dean, UMKC School of Pharmacy; Interim Dean, UMKC School of Dentistry
| Dean, UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies
| Associate Dean for Research, UMKC School of Nursing and Health Studies
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.: Evening Reception
Poster presenters check in
Free professional headshots available
Light refreshments and networking
Friday, March 14 |
5100 Cherry St., Ste. 320, Kansas City, MO 64100
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Registration, Coffee & Poster Set Up
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.: Welcome and Housekeeping 
8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Faculty Theme Talks - Session A
| UMKC Oral and Craniofacial Sciences
“Interrogating Bone Cell Biology by Live Cell Imaging"
| Missouri S&T Computer Engineering
"Skin Lesion Archive and Annotation for Fusion and Earlier Skin Cancer Detection"
| Mizzou Biochemistry
"The Structure, Dynamics, and Receptor Interactions of ApoB100 from Human LDL"
| UMSL Ophthalmology
"Macular Pigment is More Than Pigment in the Macula"
| Missouri S&T Mining & Explosives Engineering
"Advancing Rigor and Reproducibility in Pre-clinical Traumatic Brain Injury Studies"
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 p.m.: Break
10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: Poster Session A
11:15 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Lunch and Networking
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Faculty Theme Talks - Session B
| UMKC Biological and Biomedical Systems
"Developing New Synthetic Methods of Peptide Antibiotic Discovery"
| Missouri S&T Biological Sciences
"Aerosol Health: Aerosol and Bioaerosol Behavior and Evolution in Indoor Environments"
| Mizzou Surgery
"Preclinical Models to Study Lung Cancer Progression with Translational Relevance"
| UMSL Nursing
"Community-Based Clinical Education: A Path Forward in Nursing Science and Practice"
| Mizzou Nursing and Medicine
"Accelerating Uptake of Innovation - The Role of Implementation Science"
1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.: Break
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Poster Session B
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: Keynote
| President & CEO, BioNexus KC
"From Bench to Boardroom: Building Regional Collaborations to Advance Life Sciences Innovation"
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Poster Presentation Awards and Closing
Keynote Speaker
President & CEO, BioNexus KC
Dennis Ridenour leads BioNexus KC, the coordinating body for the KC region’s life sciences research initiatives. In this role, he fosters regional collaboration while working to increase the concentration and capacity for life sciences and healthcare research in the region. His work makes the region more efficient at commercializing technologies being developed locally, improves the health of patients and animals across the region while reducing and eliminating health disparities, and positively impacts the regional economy by leveraging our strengths at the intersection of human and animal health. Mr. Ridenour is strongly committed to the vision of BioNexus KC, that the KC region is a global leader at the nexus of human and animal health benefiting all our citizens and the economy.
Master of Ceremonies
Director of Philanthropic Giving
KCUR, Kansas City's NPR Affiliate
David has been a fundraising professional for more than 30 years with decade-plus stints at KCUR, Truman Medical Center (now University Health) Charitable Foundation and William Jewell College, where he received his undergraduate degree in history. David served as co-interim leader of the UMKC Charitable Foundation in 2022 and helped design and lead the $120m fundraising effort for UMKC’s Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building.
He has been a longtime community volunteer in Liberty, Mo., where he resides, serving on the boards of the Liberty Symphony, Liberty Parks and Recreation, Liberty Parks Foundation, and Liberty Arts Foundation. Since 2009, David has been the concert host of the Liberty Summer Band and is the elected City Clerk of Liberty. In Kansas City, he’s served on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFPKC) and currently serves as board secretary of Te Deum. He was recognized in 2024 by the Kansas City Royals as a Buck O’Neil Legacy Seat honoree.
Flash Talk Speakers
Flash Talk Speakers
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Curator's Distinguished Teaching Professor, Director of Research
UMSL College of Optometry
University of Missouri, Columbia
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Mizzou School of Medicine
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Curator’s Distinguished Professor, Oral and Craniofacial Sciences, Lee M. and William Lefkowitz Endowed Professor
UMKC School of Dentistry
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Associate Professor, PhD Director, Dean’s Fellow for Community Engagement and Director of Community-Based Clinical Education
UMSL College of Nursing
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Associate Dean for Research and External Relations
Missouri S&T College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Director, S&T Center for Biomedical Research
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Robert H. Quenon Associate Professor of Mining & Explosives Engineering
Missouri S&T College of Engineering and Computing
University of Missouri, Columbia
Margaret Proctor Mulligan Endowed Professor in Cancer Research in Surgery
Associate Professor of Surgery
MU School of Medicine
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Assistant Professor, Biological and Biomedical Systems
UMKC School of Science and Engineering
University of Missouri, Columbia
Professor, Sinclair School of Nursing
Professor and Associate Dean, Family and Community Medicine
Mizzou School of Medicine
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Professor and Associate Chair, Academic Affairs Computer Engineering Coordinator, Computer Engineering
Missouri S&T College of Engineering and Computing
Past Pathways Events
Past Pathways Events
PATHWAYS 2024
Friday, March 22, 2024
7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
605 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65201