The Research Symposium is one of KCU's premier collaborative academic events, which brings together the different colleges to showcase the University’s innovative research and scientific discoveries. The symposium also hosts distinguished physicians and scientists from within and outside the KCU community. 

Registration and abstract submissions are now open for all KCU students, faculty, residents, fellows, staff and external participants from academic, research and clinical institutions. You may register to attend without submitting an abstract. 

For details on the event schedule, abstract guidelines, formatting instructions and awards information, click here.

Schedule

Thursday April 3, 2025

• 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Keynote Speaker: Russell Swerdlow, MD, University of Kansas Medical Center
  • KC Campus AC-200
• 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | KCU Internal Speaker | Ehab Sarsour, PhD, MS, MSc, College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • KC Campus AC-200
• 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | KCU Student Presentations
  • KC Campus: AC-200
  • Joplin Campus: J-Lecture
• 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | KCU Internal Speaker | Gretchen Gibson, DDS, MPH, College of Dental Medicine

Friday April 4, 2025

• 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | GME KCU Resident Presentations
  
  • Virtual
• 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Student Research Panel
  • KC Campus: AC E&F
  • Joplin Campus: DEC-277
• 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Distinguished Guest Speaker | Barbara Binzak-Blumenfeld, PhD 
  • KC Campus: AC-200
  • Joplin Campus: J-Lecture
• 3:00 p..m – 5:00 p.m. | KCU Student Presentations 
  • KC Campus: AC-200
  • Joplin Campus: J-Lecture

Saturday, April 5, 2025

• 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | SSRF Presentations
  
  • KC Campus: AC-200
  • Joplin Campus: J-Lecture
• 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Poster Session #1 
  • KC Campus: AC Lobby
  • Joplin Campus: Quad
• 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Poster Swapping and Break 
  • KC Campus: AC-200
  • Joplin Campus: J-Lecture
• 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | KCU Internal Speaker | Jeff Staudinger, PhD, College of Osteopathic Medicine 
  
  • Joplin Campus: J-Lecture
• 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Poster Session #2 
  • KC Campus: AC Lobby
  • Joplin Campus: Quad
• 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. | KCU Internal Speaker |Aaron Segal, PhD, Bioethics 
  • KC Campus: AC-200
• 3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Featured Speaker | Angela Slitt, PhD 
  
  • Virtual
• 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Closing and Awards 
  • KC Campus: AC-200
  • Joplin Campus: J-Lecture

Notes

• A Zoom link will be available for all KCU-COM I students.
• A student panel of successful and experienced researchers will be available to answer your questions about how to find a research experience while attending Kansas City University.
  • This experience is for students only.
• KC and Joplin will be live-streamed to one another.
  • KC Campus: AC-200
  • Joplin Campus: J-Lecture