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March 2024

Dr. J. Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD, the Marion Merrell Dow Endowed Chair in Pediatric Precision Therapeutics, and Associate Chair-Research, Department of Pediatrics at Children’s Mercy. Our March Featured Researcher is Dr. J. Steven Leeder, PharmD, PhD, the Marion Merrell Dow Endowed Chair in Pediatric Precision Therapeutics, and

March 2024

Meet Dr. Smita Saxena, PhD, a professor and researcher at MIZZOU. Meet Dr. Smita Saxena, PhD, a professor and researcher at MIZZOU. Dr. Saxena’s main research aim is to identify cellular mechanisms causally involved with the onset and spreading of neurodegenerative diseases. In her work, she uses

February 2024

Our February Featured Researcher is Dr. John M. Perry, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. Our February Featured Researcher is Dr. John M. Perry, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. You can learn more about his research here.

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. Randall J. Bateman, MD, Director of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network, and Director of the DIAN Trials Unit at Washington University. Meet Dr. Randall J. Bateman, MD, Director of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network, and Director of the DIAN Trials Unit at Washington University. You can learn

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. Ajay Jain, professor of pediatrics in the Division of Gastroenterology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Meet Dr. Ajay Jain, professor of pediatrics in the Division of Gastroenterology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. He is Medical Director for Pediatric Liver Transplantation and Chairman of the Nutritional

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

Our featured researcher for May is Dr. Kattesh V. Katti, Ph.D, Director of the Institute of Green Nanotechnology, Director of University of Missouri Cancer Nanotechnology Platform, Margaret Proctor Mulligan Professorship in Medical Research. Our featured researcher for May is Dr. Kattesh V. Katti, Ph.D, Director of the

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

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