The Kansas City Consortium on Musculoskeletal Diseases is pleased to announce the Fifth Annual Collaborative Research Symposium to be held virtually on December 4, from 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. This virtual Symposium is slated to include platform talks by researchers from the University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City University, the University of Missouri – Columbia and the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Platform talks will be followed up with breakout room discussions. The KCMD is committed to: • Fostering an awareness of research activities across our four member institutions • Promote research collaboration in neuromuscular and musculoskeletal diseases • Develop interinstitutional teams to successfully compete for extramural funding We look forward to seeing you on December 4th!