24th Annual K-INBRE Symposium

Program Schedule

Friday, January 16, 2026

3:00 PM	Early Registration	Ballroom Foyer
	Open Poster Practice (Until 6PM)	Leatherwood Ballroom

4:30 PM	Early Registration Closes

6:30 PM	Friday Night Dinner	Cottonwood Ballroom

7:30 PM	Dinner Ends

Saturday, January 17, 2026

7:30 AM	Breakfast Buffet	Cottonwood Ballroom
7:30 AM	Registration	Ballroom Foyer

8:30 AM	General Session	Cottonwood Ballroom
	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center
	Opening Remarks and Moderator

8:35 AM	TBD, Title, University of Kansas Medical Center
	Welcome from KUMC

8:45 AM	Dr. Heather Wilkins, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center
	Keynote Speaker

9:15 AM	Name , University, City, KS
	Title: TBD

9:30 AM	Name , University, City, KS
	Title: TBD

9:45 AM	Name , University, City, KS
	Title: TBD

10:00 AM	Name , University, City, KS
	Title: TBD

10:15 AM	Break	Ballroom Foyer

10:15 AM	University Photos	Location TBD
	10:20 AM: University of Kansas Medical Center Photo
	10:25 AM: Fort Hays State University Photo
	10:30 AM: Haskell Indian Nations University Photo
	10:35 AM: Wichita State University Photo
	10:40 AM: Langston University Photo

10:45 AM	General Session	Cottonwood Ballroom
	Moderator, Title, University
	Moderator: Trainee Presentations

10:50 AM	Name , University, City, KS
	Title: TBD

11:05 AM	Name , University, City, KS
	Title: TBD

11:20 AM	Name , University, City, KS
	Title: TBD

11:35 AM	Name , University, City, KS
	Title: TBD

11:50 AM	Lunch	Cottonwood Ballroom

1:15 PM	Breakout Sessions

	Undergraduate Career Panel	Location TBD
	Moderator: TBD, University
	Panelists: Dr. Carolyn Bohach, Dr. Maz Gashti, Joel Sydzyik, TBD

	Faculty Breakout	Location TBD
	Moderator: TBD, University
	Panelists: TBD

2:30 PM	General Session Concludes/Break	Ballroom Foyer

2:45 PM	University Photos	Location TBD
	2:45 PM: Pittsburg State University Photo
	2:50 PM: Washburn University Photo
	2:55 PM: Emporia State University Photo
	3:00 PM: Kansas State University Photo
	3:05 PM: University of Kansas Lawrence Photo

3:15 PM	Poster/Oral Judge Meeting	Location TBD

3:30 PM	Reception/Poster Session A	Leatherwood Ballroom

4:30 PM	Reception/Poster Session B	Leatherwood Ballroom

5:30 PM	Reception/Poster Session C	Leatherwood Ballroom

6:30 PM	Dinner	Cottonwood Ballroom

7:00 PM	Award Presentations
	John Stanford, Ph.D., K-INBRE Program Director, University of Kansas Medical Center

	VIP Speaker
	Virginia Rider, Ph.D., K-INBRE Icon, Retired from Pittsburg State University

7:30 PM	Closing Remarks
	Doug Wright, Ph.D., K-INBRE Principal Investigator, University of Kansas Medical Center

Sunday, January 18, 2026

7:30 AM	Breakfast Buffet	Cottonwood Ballroom

8:30 AM	General Session	Cottonwood Ballroom
	John Stanford, Ph.D., K-INBRE Program Director, University of Kansas Medical Center
	Opening Remarks

8:35 AM	Data Science Core Session
	Title: TBD


10:00 AM	Break	Ballroom Foyer

10:00 AM	Poster Session D	Leatherwood Ballroom

11:05 AM	TBD, Regional Speaker	Cottonwood Ballroom
	Title: TBD
11:35 AM	Oral Presentation Awards	Cottonwood Ballroom
	John Stanford, Ph.D., K-INBRE Program Director, University of Kansas Medical Center

11:45 AM	Closing Remarks
	John Stanford, Ph.D., K-INBRE Program Director, University of Kansas Medical Center

11:45 AM	Boxed Lunches Available for Pickup	Ballroom Foyer