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2026 Show Me Research Week group photo

Awards and Honors

School of Medicine shines at 2026 Show Me Research Week

(6/9/26) Each spring Show Me Research Week celebrates students and postdoctoral fellows from every discipline featuring oral presentations, poster presentations and art showcases, giving students ...

Ashwin Garlapaty

Residents

M4 Garlapaty heads into orthopaedic surgery residency

(05/14/26) On the sidelines of a high school football game, Ashwin Garlapaty was assisting the school’s athletic trainers when a player went down with a ...

James Stannard, chair of orthopaedic surgery

Research

Neutron sterilization may reduce implant infections

(5/4/26) The Mizzou team is developing a new approach called boron neutron therapy, which directs ...

2026 Mizzou 18 award winners

Awards and Honors

Medical students honored at 2026 Mizzou 18 Award ceremony

(3/27/26) Three University of Missouri School of Medicine medical students were recently honored at the ...

doctors in the OR

Research

Most Blood Thinners Safe to Resume After Flap Surgery

(3/10/26) Blood thinners are a common medication for much of the older adult population, prescribed ...

Dr. Cai Show Me Mizzou

Research

Cai breaks new ground in the treatment of genetic disorders

(10/28/25) With a grant from the American Heart Association, Mizzou’s cutting-edge RNA therapy will target ...

Keith Kenter, MD, professor in the University of Missouri School of Medicine

Awards and Honors

Kenter elected to position of director-elect of ABOS

(10/15/25) MU’s Dr. Keith Kenter was elected Director-Elect of ABOS, a 10-year role. He leads ...

high school football players

Research

Player Position Influences Risk of ACL Tear in the NFL

(8/21/25) Mizzou study finds NFL wide receivers and tight ends face higher ACL tear risk ...