November 2021 | E-Newsletter
Missouri Cures Education Foundation is a statewide non-profit alliance working to promote & protect medical advances to improve the health of Missourians and stimulate the economy in our state. Donations are tax-deductible & support education and outreach programs.
From the Director's Desk:
Happy Thanksgiving from Missouri Cures Education Foundation. We are grateful for our researchers and research institutions for their tireless work to find therapies and cures, our Key Volunteers for helping us to fulfill our mission, our donors and sponsors for their continued generosity and support, our community partners for their willingness to collaborate and for all of our other supporters and advocates. We appreciate all you do to promote and protect medical research.

If protecting medical research is important to you, please consider supporting our work with a donation or by becoming a Key Volunteer.

Kindest regards,

Dena Ladd
Executive Director
News Around Missouri:
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Spotlight:
WISER Woman:
We are proud to feature Dr. Kim Kimminau, Chief Of Staff & Chief of Strategy, Adjunct Professor of Family and Community Medicine at University of Missouri-Columbia, as our November WISER Woman. Dr. Kimminau is a biomedical anthropologist and health services researcher who has worked throughout her career with organizations trying to meet the health needs of their communities. She has focused on policy and practice in primary care, public health and health disparities. Learn more about her work here.
Meet the Researcher:
Thomas Kannampallil, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Associate Chief Research Information Officer for the School of Medicine. Dr. Kannampallil’s research interests lie at the intersection of computer science and cognitive science. His recent research has focused on the development and evaluation of multiple clinical decision rules for evaluating acute care opioid use, medication ordering errors, and chronic diseases. Learn more about his work here.
Community Events:
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