RESEARCHERS & INNOVATION CENTERS
We are committed to protecting and supporting medical research and entrepreneurial efforts that are founded on medical research. We believe it’s essential to protect and grow Missouri’s research environment in order to attract and retain the best and brightest talent to our research facilities and innovation centers.
It is important for us to recognize and support the efforts of medical researchers and entrepreneurs across the state. By hosting events to showcase their research and ongoing work, we promote innovation in Missouri. Our educational mission allows us to partner with leading researchers to present cutting-edge work to local audiences throughout our state.

This Month’s Featured Researcher

March 2023
Juliet Iwelunmor
Meet Juliet Iwelunmor, Ph.D, Associate Professor; Behavioral Science and Health Education, Saint Louis University, College for Public Health and Social Justice. Dr. Iwelunmor, in collaboration with Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) and the University of North Carolina, has launched a campaign against cervical cancer in Nigeria. The focus of the research is to directly to increase the uptake of HPV vaccination for girls and HPV screening for mothers or other female caregivers to ultimately achieve the global goal of cervical cancer elimination. Learn more about her important work here.
Previous Featured Researchers
February 2023
Meet Gautam Dantas, PhD, Professor,
January 2023
Meet Tomi Pastinen, MD, PhD,
November 2022
Melissa Lewis, Ph.D. is an
October 2022
Adetunji T. Toriola, MD, PhD,
September 2022
Dr. Andrew Kiselica
August 2022
Nilofer Qureshi, Ph.D.
July 2022
David J. Pagliarini, PhD
June 2022
Silviya Petrova Zustiak, Ph.D.
May 2022
Haval Shirwan, PHD
April 2022
Adriana Montaño, Ph.D.
March 2022
Dr. Albert H. Kim
February 2022
Dr. Tolu Oyetunji
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