Pathways 2027
Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19, 2027
Hosted by the University of Missouri in Columbia
Wyndham Executive Center
2200 Interstate 70 Dr SW
Columbia, MO 65203
Agenda
Thursday, March 18
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.: To Be Announced
6:15 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.: Evening Reception
Poster presenters check in
Free professional headshots available
Light refreshments and networking
Friday, March 19
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.: Registration, Coffee & Poster Set Up (Sessions A & B)
8:30 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.: Welcome and Housekeeping
8:45 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.: Keynote
9:50 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.: Faculty Theme Talks - Session A
11:10 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.: Break / Poster Session A
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.: Lunch / Networking
1:15 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.: Faculty Theme Talks - Session B
2:35 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.: Break / Poster Session B
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.: Break / Tallying Poster Votes
4:00 p.m.: Poster Presentation Awards and Closing
Master of Ceremonies
David M. Fulk
Director of Philanthropic Giving
KCUR, Kansas City's NPR Affiliate
David has been a fundraising professional for more than 30 years with decade-plus stints at KCUR, Truman Medical Center (now University Health) Charitable Foundation and William Jewell College, where he received his undergraduate degree in history. David served as co-interim leader of the UMKC Charitable Foundation in 2022 and helped design and lead the $120m fundraising effort for UMKC’s Healthcare Delivery and Innovation Building.
He has been a longtime community volunteer in Liberty, Mo., where he resides, serving on the boards of the Liberty Symphony, Liberty Parks and Recreation, Liberty Parks Foundation, and Liberty Arts Foundation. Since 2009, David has been the concert host of the Liberty Summer Band and is the elected City Clerk of Liberty. In Kansas City, he’s served on the board of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFPKC) and currently serves as board secretary of Te Deum. He was recognized in 2024 by the Kansas City Royals as a Buck O’Neil Legacy Seat honoree.
Flash Talk Speakers
Flash Talk Speakers
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Jannette Berkley-Patton, PhD
Professor, Biomedical and Health Informatics
UMKC School of Medicine
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Sharlee Climer, PhD
Associate Professor, Computer Science
UMSL College of Arts and Sciences
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Peter Koulen, PhD
Curators' Distinguished Professor & Chair, Vision Research
UMKC School of Medicine
University of Missouri, Columbia
Kevin Murach, PhD
Associate Professor, Nutrition & Exercise Physiology and Molecular Pharmacology & Physiology
Mizzou School of Medicine
Mizzou College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Daniel B. Oerther, PhD
Professor, Environmental Health Engineering
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Missouri S&T College of Engineering and Computing
University of Missouri, Columbia
Elizabeth J. Parks, PhD
Professor, Nutrition & Exercise Physiology and Medicine
Mizzou School of Medicine
Mizzou College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Pablo Sobrado, PhD
Professor, Chemistry
Richard K. Vitek/FCR Endowed Chair of Biochemistry
Missouri S&T College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
University of Missouri, Columbia
Thomas Spencer, PhD
Vice Chancellor for Research, University of Missouri
Curators' Distinguished Professor, Division of Animal Sciences
Mizzou College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Kimberly Werner, PhD
Associate Professor & Associate Dean of Research
UMSL College of Nursing
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Sunjeev Phull, PhD
NextGen Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Chemistry
Missouri S&T College of Arts, Sciences, and Education
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Omar Rinchi, PhD
NextGen Postdoctoral Fellow
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Missouri S&T College of Engineering and Computing
University of Missouri, Columbia
Spencer Upton, PhD
NextGen Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Psychological Sciences
Mizzou College of Arts & Science
Past Events
Event Recordings
PATHWAYS 2026
Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13, 2026
The Innovation Lab
650 Tim Bradley Way, Rolla, MO 65409
The Havener Center
1346 N Bishop Ave, Rolla, MO 65409
PATHWAYS 2025
Thursday, March 13 and Friday, March 14, 2025
The Student Union @UMKC
5100 Cherry St., Ste. 320, Kansas City, MO 64100
PATHWAYS 2024
Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22, 2024
Roy Blunt NextGen Precision Health Building
1030 Hitt St, Columbia, MO 65211
State Historical Society of Missouri
605 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65201