Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB) is the newest recipient of the Colby Foundation's Colby Cassani Endowed Lectureship Series which ensures that education about organ, eye, and tissue donation has a permanent place in the Medical School curriculum.  Students, faculty and staff are invited to the Strickland Education Pavilion:

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. – Introductions and Panel Overview

8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Dr. John and Starla Cassani – Trustees of the Colby Foundation

9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. - Dr. Mark Rintjes – Organ Donation Overview

9:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Dr. Dan Murillo – Kidney Transplant Surgery

10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Break

10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. – Dr. Chris Bryan – Kidney Transplantation and Histo-Compatibility

11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Dr. Karen Hardinger – Medical Management/ Immunosuppressive Therapy

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Transplant Patient and Q & A

12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Acknowledgements and Presentation of Check by John Cassani, DO MBA, Colby Foundation Trustee; to Linda Adkison, MS PhD, Associate Dean of Curricular Affairs, Professor of Genetics.

12:30 p.m. – Lunch Provided

1:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – Campus Tour