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03 August 2026
Meet the Summer Scholar Uncovering How Bacteria Communicate
Jimuel Clarence Malimban is gaining hands-on research experience using genetic tools to better understand bacterial behavior
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24 July 2026
Inspired by Collaboration: Meet Summer Scholar Alejandra Carrillo-Carlos
From Mexico to Kansas City, the undergraduate researcher in the Zeitlinger Lab shares how the Stowers Graduate School’s Summer Scholars program has invigorated her to pursue of a career in science.
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22 July 2026
Coral Keepers
Inside our coral spawning success. In the heart of the midwest.
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22 July 2026
BioBasics: What Is Symbiosis?
Dive into the biological basics of symbiosis, the close partnerships that allow different organisms to thrive together, and take a closer look at how a Stowers scientist explores the molecular conversations that make these relationships possible.
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30 June 2026
What if solving one of biology's oldest mysteries could help shape the future of medicine?
The third story in the Institute's 'What If?' series follows Assistant Investigator Arvind Pillai, Ph.D., explores one of biology's deepest unanswered questions: How does evolution create something entirely new? By reconstructing ancient proteins that disappeared hundreds of millions, even billions, of years ago, Pillai's lab is uncovering the principles that gave rise to life's molecular machinery. Those same principles could one day help scientists engineer entirely new proteins capable of delivering drugs and treating disease. Discover how a lifelong fascination with nature's complexity became a scientific pursuit that stretches from Earth's distant past to the future of medicine.
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23 June 2026
Behrensen - Guzmán Palma Award recognizes former Zanders Lab researcher for study of “selfish” genes
The annual award honors the memory of Stowers Predoctoral Researchers Camila Behrensen and Pablo Guzmán Palma
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26 May 2026
Celebrating the 2026 Stowers Graduate School Graduates
Eight graduates were recognized during the 2026 commencement ceremony, celebrating years of discovery in the lab, perseverance in the classroom, and new contributions to foundational biology research.
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30 April 2026
Shifting perspectives on ribosomes: A scientist’s quest to understand how biological systems break down
This edition of the Stowers Institute’s “What if?” series follows Assistant Investigator Kamena Kostova, Ph.D., as she explores how cells detect defective ribosomes—and how uncovering these hidden failures could open new paths to treating cancer, neurodegeneration, and other diseases.
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29 April 2026
Meet a PI & Faculty: Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D., on new paths for future scientists
From Bosnia to Paris, then Oxford to Kansas City, a Stowers Investigator shares how her nonlinear journey shapes her approach to research and mentoring
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12 March 2026
An education in evolution
For Stowers Graduate School alum Steffi Williams, Ph.D., teaching will always be a central part of her scientific future thanks to early opportunities to lead in the classroom.
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20 February 2026
Following curiosity without limits: Stowers Graduate School alumni spotlight
2025 alumnus Augusto Ortega Granillo, Ph.D., reflects on scientific freedom, a diverse research community, and his path from the Stowers Institute to the Max Planck Institute.
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18 February 2026
Freedom to ask the bold questions: Stowers Graduate School alumni spotlight
2025 alumnus Kaelan Brennan, Ph.D., reflects on the mentorship and scientific independence that guided his journey from the Stowers Institute to Stanford University.
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03 February 2026
Student Spotlight: A Q&A with Ritvee Talele, a Ph.D. Student in the Sankari Lab
"The Institute provides the resources needed to pursue impactful science. The funding structure allows us to fully focus on the research."
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26 January 2026
New research reveals how the brain turns experience into memory — with help from a tiny protein
Stowers scientists expand their pivotal discovery on the form and function of amyloids
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22 January 2026
Meet the Faculty: Neşet Özel, Ph.D., on what shapes emerging scientists
"Every unique lab environment influences who each scientist becomes."
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15 January 2026
Student Spotlight: Q&A with Sergio Barroso Bordon, a Ph.D. Student in the Sankari Lab
"The highly interdisciplinary nature of the Stowers Institute is its greatest strength."
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12 January 2026
Student Spotlight: A Q&A with Siddharth Shivanandan, a Ph.D. Student in the Gerton Lab
"Everyone I work with actively thinks about my research question through a unique lens."
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07 January 2026
Student Spotlight: A Q&A with Kelsey Scott, a Ph.D. Student in the Piotrowski Lab
"The collaborative environment has been incredibly important for my research experience so far."
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18 December 2025
2025 in Review
Eleven key moments and achievements from the Stowers Graduate School in 2025
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24 November 2025
Meet the Faculty: Arvind Pillai, Ph.D., on encouraging students to ask bold questions
Students working with Pillai can look forward to studying deep evolutionary biology paired with advanced protein biochemistry and artificial intelligence to investigate and explore these questions.
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19 November 2025
Meet the Faculty: Siva Sankari, Ph.D. on sharing the journey with students
Sankari believes the Stowers Graduate School is a place for emerging scientists to pursue their passions, contribute to discoveries, and achieve success.
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20 October 2025
The power of peer mentorship at the Stowers Graduate School
From leading lab sessions to seeing complex concepts “click,” Stowers Graduate School Ph.D. students reflect on how teaching their peers strengthens both their own science and the Graduate School community.
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09 October 2025
2025 Lab Coat Ceremony Welcomes Graduate Students To Their Thesis Labs
An annual tradition marks the start of scientific discovery for the 2024-2025 class of Stowers Graduate School students.
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26 September 2025
Crossroads Research Conference 2025 wrap-up
Stowers scientists presented novel research aimed to inspire scientific discussion, collaboration, and discovery — without shortcuts.
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