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Two new Research Scholars have embarked on a one-year postbaccalaureate fellowship program designed to facilitate young, promising, STEM undergraduates from diverse backgrounds toward pursuing higher education research opportunities.

Graduate School President Betty M. Drees, MD, FACP, has been awarded the Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell Award for Outstanding Contributions to Advancing the Careers of Women in Medicine by the American College of Physicians.

In a recent scientific article, Predoctoral Researcher José Fabricio Hernández López and coauthors describe their latest research to identify rules that govern the spread of certain “selfish” genes.

The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research announces that it has received institutional accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission, an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Virtual conferences and workshops help predocs gain critical knowledge, skills, and connections

The Stowers Summer Scholars program provides undergraduate researchers with an intensive research internship at the Stowers Institute.

We are pleased to announce a new postbaccalaureate research opportunity for diverse undergraduate students interested in pursuing graduate education in basic biological sciences.

Emily Wesley, a former GSSIMR Summer Scholar, is first author on a paper published in Chromosoma.

Vice Dean Sarah Zanders, PhD, has been named one of Science News’ 2020 SN 10: Scientists to Watch list.

The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research recently added Jinelle Wint, Ph.D., to the staff as Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs.

The COVID-19 pandemic has made its mark globally for disrupting life and The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute is no exception.

After two months in their first rotation, the GSSIMR predoctoral researchers have shifted into new labs for March and April.

This weekend marks the beginning of the GSSIMR recruitment process for the 2020-21 academic year. Each predoctoral candidate visiting the Stowers Institute will have the opportunity to present their research, meet individually with faculty members, tour the Institute, and talk with current predoctoral researchers.

The GSSIMR predoctoral researchers recently completed all their required coursework and, in just five months from the start of the program, are now fully immersed in research.

For the thirty students who participated in the Stowers Summer Scholars Program, the culmination of their hard work was on display for the Stowers community, family, and friends at the Scholars’ poster session. Each Scholar presented a poster detailing the research they had conducted throughout the summer.

Christine Smoyer, Melvin Noé González and Amanda Bonner graduate from the Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

Cori Cahoon, PhD, who graduated from GSSIMR in spring of 2018 and is currently conducting her postdoctoral research at the University of Oregon, was recently awarded the Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship.

Karla Terrazas, a predoctoral researcher in the Graduate School of the Stowers Institute, and Blake Ebner, a predoctoral researcher in the MD-PhD Physician Scientist Training Program at the University of Kansas Medical Center who is completing his research project in the Si Lab each receive fellowship funding.