February 2024

Meet Dr. Tatjana Piotrowski, a developmental biologist at Stowers Institute. Meet Dr. Tatjana Piotrowski, a developmental biologist at Stowers Institute. Dr Piotrowski’s Lab aims to dissect complex developmental and regenerative processes in vivo and at high resolution.. You can learn more about her work here.

January 2024

Dr. Jane McElroy, PhD, Professor of Research at MIZZOU Our January WISER Woman is Dr. Jane McElroy, PhD, Professor of Research at MIZZOU. Dr. McElroy studies health issues, both in the general population, among LGBTQ individuals, and in rural populations. You can learn more about her work here.

June 2023

Meet Dr. Mary Anne Jackson, Dean of the UMKC School of Medicine. Our WISER Woman for June is Dr. Mary Anne Jackson, Dean of the UMKC School of Medicine. She is a member of the National Vaccine Advisory Committee and the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on

May 2023

Meet Dr. Jessica L. Bettenhausen, MD, at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Meet Dr. Jessica L. Bettenhausen, MD, at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Dr. Bettenhausen is a practicing pediatric hospitalist and serves as the Director of the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at Children’s Mercy Kansas City. Prior

April 2023

Tyler K. Smith M.D., M.P.H., is an exceptionally accomplished woman. Tyler K. Smith M.D., M.P.H., is an exceptionally accomplished woman. She is the Director for the General Academic Pediatrics Fellowship Program at Children’s Mercy Research Institute, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine,

March 2023

We are proud to recognize Dr. Amy DeMelo, President of Cox College, and her work to bring a doctorate degree program in occupational therapy to Cox College in Southwest Missouri. We are proud to recognize Dr. Amy DeMelo, President of Cox College, and her work to bring a doctorate

February 2023

Judith Miles, MD, PhD, is a professor emerita of child health and genetics at the University of Missouri – Columbia. Judith Miles, MD, PhD, is a professor emerita of child health and genetics at the University of Missouri – Columbia. Her forward-thinking and research-driven approach to autism

January 2023

Shu Jiang, PhD is an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences within the Department of Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Shu Jiang, PhD is an associate professor of surgery in the Division of Public Health Sciences within

November 2022

Martha is the Executive Director of the KC STEM Alliance, a collaborative network of educators, businesses and related organizations working together to inspire interest in in students in science, technology, engineering, and math. November’s WISER Woman is Martha McCabe. Martha is the Executive Director of the KC STEM

October 2022

Dr. Laine Young-Walker Meet our October WISER Woman, Dr. Laine Young-Walker, Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Associate Dean for Student Programs, at the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Dr. Young -Walker was recently awarded $6.6 million from the American Rescue Plan Act to start a

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