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12 February 2025
#BioBasics: What are Gene Regulatory Networks?
The Sauka-Spengler Lab explores the blueprint and circuitry driving cells
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11 February 2025
Understanding the science of daily stress
From NPR's "Short Wave" podcast, In this excerpt from our podcast "Seeking A Scientist," host Kate the Chemist set out to understand the science behind everyday stress and some helpful ways to cope.
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04 February 2025
Remembering R. Scott Hawley, Ph.D.
A Legacy of Scientific Excellence and Mentorship
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24 January 2025
Stowers scientist identifies a new regulated cell death program in cholera-causing bacterial communities
Findings have potential to harness newly discovered vulnerabilities in bacteria for targeted cholera treatments
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17 January 2025
Q&A with 2024 PROLAB Winner Daniel Careno
Learn more about Careno’s experience investigating circadian rhythms in the Bazzini Lab
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14 January 2025
Symbiosis between plants and bacteria: Stowers Graduate School Predoc authors Forum article
Molecules produced by certain legume plants that turn soil bacteria into organic nitrogen converting machines have potential agricultural and human health applications.
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14 January 2025
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Names 25 New Hanna H. Gray Fellows
From Forbes, Stowers Institute Postdoc Riley Galton, Ph.D., named Hanna H. Gray Fellow
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Press Release
08 January 2025
Stowers Institute Postdoc selected as HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow
Riley Galton, Ph.D., studies a phenomenon that allows many vertebrates – from sharks to mammals – to “pause” their development in response to environmental changes, sometimes for months or even years
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07 January 2025
#TechTalk: What is the Big Data, AI, and Genomics Technology Center?
A Q&A with Jay Unruh, Ph.D., Director of Scientific Data, Sean McKinney, Ph.D., Head of Computational Imaging, and Chris Seidel, Ph.D., Genomics Scientist
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30 December 2024
2024 in Review
Join us as we highlight 2024 at the Stowers Institute: New scientists, new scientific discoveries, and more.
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20 December 2024
Institute launches a new AI initiative to power biological research
From ASBMB, with artificial intelligence (AI) poised to greatly accelerate the pace for novel discoveries in foundational biological research, the Stowers Institute launched the Office of Scientific Leadership AI Initiative, a new program designed to advance capabilities in machine learning and AI for addressing critical biological questions
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17 December 2024
Postdoc Profile: Q&A with Aurelie Hintermann, Postdoc in the Piotrowski Lab
"I hope to continue collaborating with curious and passionate scientists, sharing in their enthusiasm."
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11 December 2024
2024 Stowers Report
The 2024 Stowers Report celebrates some of the incredible contributions our scientists, students, and staff have achieved this past year, including collaborations, science, and innovations that contribute to our better understanding of the secrets underlying fundamental biological processes.
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05 December 2024
Stowers scientists discover potential new cell types in a unique part of the nose that gives some animals scent-detecting “superpowers”
The discovery helps provide a greater understanding of the breadth of cell types governing the sense of smell.
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22 November 2024
Stowers scientists reveal how a key protein drives gut lining regeneration
Discovery offers potential therapeutic target for certain cancers
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Podcast
21 November 2024
How living in outer space changes the human body
Gravity dominates every moment of our experience here on Earth. We may take it for granted, but NASA astronaut Kate Rubins assuredly does not. She knows firsthand the fun and challenges of living in microgravity. During her time in space, Rubins conducted important experiments so that someday humans can handle even longer missions — like heading to Mars.
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20 November 2024
Postdoc Profile: Leo Yan
Q&A with Kostova Lab Postdoc Leo Yan
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In The News
20 November 2024
Stowers President appears on "There's Just Something About Kansas City" Podcast
From "There's Just Something about Kansas City," Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado is the President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Stowers Institute. World renowned for his groundbreaking work in regenerative biology, Dr. Sanchez Alvarado is the leader in exploring the mysteries of life and the potential for organisms to regenerate damaged tissues.
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16 November 2024
Stowers scientists discover new insights into a key gene associated with CHARGE syndrome, a rare congenital condition
Until now, scientists didn’t fully understand how Chd7, a gene that helps unpack tightly wrapped DNA, becomes activated within the neural crest during development.
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07 November 2024
Road to Research: A Q&A with Laboratory Manager Rachel Livella
"It excites me to know that, as a team, we can accomplish things that few people in the world can do, and the Institute enables us to do that by providing all the necessary resources."
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01 November 2024
Stowers Institute hosts "Stowers Research Conferences: Developmental Cell Biology"
Organized by Stowers Institute Investigators Matt Gibson, Ph.D., Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D., and Robb Krumlauf, Ph.D., the conference facilitated a collaborative environment aimed at creative scientific exchange. More than 100 participants attended, including 20 distinguished speakers and trainees.
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In The News
01 November 2024
Stowers Institute launches AI initiative to help accelerate, expand discoveries
From the Kansas City Business Journal, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is turning to artificial intelligence to more rapidly make discoveries about human health and disease.
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News
30 October 2024
Broadening our perception of zebrafish gene regulation
New study sheds light on how factors regulating embryonic gene activity extend later in life
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23 October 2024
The Stowers Institute launches a new AI Initiative to power biological research
Stowers Investigator Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., selected to head this effort
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