Continuing our Showcase Spotlight Series today is a faculty-member-graduate-assistant duo from the School of Health Sciences and the Ozarks Public Health Institute: Dr. Molly Lancaster and Oghenekaro “Karo” S Okwis!

Dr. Molly Lancaster, Assistant Professor in the School of Health Sciences, and Karo Okwis, Graduate Assistant for the Ozarks Public Health Institute, will be presenting at the Showcase this fall during the first session of simultaneous faculty presentations. During this presentation, Dr. Lancaster and Mr. Okwis will introduce a new faculty development program—the MO State All of Us Research Consortium—that pairs faculty with graduate students to provide training on the use of generative AI tools to engage with cloud-based health data from the NIH All of Us Research Program. This presentation will provide attendees with information on the training, lessons learned, and opportunities to join this program as part of the 2026-2027 cohort. To learn more about the details of the fascinating program that will be shared during this presentation, locate the full session description in the Showcase event schedule on the FCTL website.

Attend the Showcase on August 12, 2026, to hear from Dr. Lancaster, Mr. Okwis, and many other inspiring presenters. To find the sign-up within My Learning Connection, click the link below and navigate to the “Learning and Development” card in My Missouri State. Select “My Learning Connection” from the links, and type “Showcase” into the search box in the top right of the screen. From the results, select the section you’d like to register for and save your spot at the event.

There are more exciting presenters being announced in the coming days, so stay tuned to find out who else will be at Showcase this fall. Make sure to subscribe to this blog or connect with us on LinkedIn to hear about more presenters everyday from now until the end of the semester.

The Showcase is being held on August 12, 2026, from 7:30 AM – 1:00 PM on the third floor of the Plaster Student Union. 

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Note: General attendance to the Showcase is limited to 300 attendees. There are limited spots (120 seats) for both the keynote luncheon and keynote workshop with Rebecca Pope-Ruark (learn more about Dr. Pope-Ruark here). Attendees must be registered to participate in either keynote session.