NextGen PATHWAYS Symposium

Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14, 2025
The Student Union @UMKC
5100 Cherry St., Ste. 320, Kansas City, MO 64100

Travel support is available. See the registration form for more details.

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Poster abstract submission is open from Friday, November 1 to Sunday, December 15.
General registration is open from Monday, January 6 to Friday, January 31.

Agenda

Thursday, March 13

UMKC's Vision for the Future

5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.: Welcoming Remarks
Dave Arnold, Executive Director NextGen Precision Health initiative

5:10 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: UMKC Research Vision
Sumeet Dua, Vice Chancellor for Research

5:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: Health Sciences and Academic Visions

• Alexander Norbash, Dean of the School of Medicine
• Russell Melchert, Dean of the School of Pharmacy & Interim Dean of the School of Dentistry
• Joy Roberts, Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.: Evening Reception
Poster session, refreshments provided

Friday, March 14

7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Registration and Coffee

8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.: Welcome and Housekeeping 

8:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.: Faculty Theme Talks - Session A

10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.: Break (Poster Session A Set Up)

10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.: Poster Session A

11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Lunch / Networking

12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Faculty Theme Talks - Session B 

1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.: Break (Poster Session Set Up)

1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.: Poster Session B 

2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: Keynote Speaker

3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Poster Presentation Awards and Closing

Agenda is subject to change prior to the event dates.

NextGen Precision Health’s inaugural PATHWAYS symposium draws on pathbreaking work from across the University of Missouri System to celebrate research collaborations with the potential to impact global health.

On average in the U.S., it takes 14 years for a new treatment to make it from the discovery phase to a clinical patient. We believe we can accelerate that time frame if all segments of the translational science pipeline are engaged from the beginning. At the PATHWAYS symposium, research faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students from a broad range of disciplines will build understanding to lower research barriers and jump start new projects.

Keep an eye out for updates this fall about:

The agenda will promote a dual mission: accelerating discoveries and fostering discoverers. The symposium will provide networking opportunities for experts across our four universities and give young researchers a pragmatic approach for connecting to other fields and the translation process. By making each of our contributions accessible and relevant across domains, we can leverage our strengths and ultimately impact quality of life around the world. 

Questions? 

Contact the NextGen Precision Health initiative at nextgenpathways@umsystem.edu.