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24 September 2024
New Investigators open labs, begin research at the Institute
Four new Principal Investigators recently opened their labs at the Institute. Learn about their research and the impact of their science.
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News
24 September 2024
Four new Principal Investigators recently opened their labs at the Institute. Learn about their research and the impact of their science.
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03 October 2024
A Stowers Science Visualization Specialist explains the search for seeing cells in a recent journal article.
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Press Release
26 September 2024
The findings are a step toward closing the gap on how we could one day deploy regenerative medicine in humans
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24 September 2024
Newly identified parental proteins present at fertilization reveal surprising levels of vertebrate developmental support
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18 September 2024
Alex Garruss, Ph.D., and Nelson Hall, Ph.D., join the Institute with a unifying motivation to explore foundational biology, from RNA to flatworms.
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16 September 2024
A Q&A with Shixiong Cheng, postdoc in the Özel Lab
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13 September 2024
Learn biological basics of neural crest cells and why scientists at the Stowers Institute study them in our next #BioBasics episode!
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11 September 2024
The importance of foundational research for understanding and potentially addressing congenital conditions
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Press Release
28 August 2024
The team of researchers recorded the highest natural blood sugar levels ever observed in a mammal, now they hope it could help them better understand diabetes.
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The Stowers Institute’s dedicated lab space at the Marine Biological Laboratory allows Stowers scientists of all levels, from predoctoral researchers to Investigators, the ability to travel to Woods Hole, Mass. and tackle new research projects using undomesticated ocean organisms brought from beach to bench.