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02 February 2023
Unmasking five mysteries of metabolism
Stowers scientists are uncovering many mysteries underlying metabolism. Here we ask five questions to unravel metabolism and its complexities.
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02 February 2023
How will ‘couch potato’ humans evolve? Idle cavefish offer clues.
From the Washington Post, a species of fish washed by floods into dark Mexican caves has been essentially sheltering in place for the last 160,000 years, undergoing genetic changes that reset its metabolism.
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30 January 2023
#TechTalk: Q&A with Kevin Ferro, Scientist in Cytometry
Kevin Ferro is a scientist in the Stowers Institute’s Cytometry Technology Center.
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27 January 2023
#LookInTheLab: How does our sense of smell work? The Yu Lab investigates the science of detecting odors
The lab investigates the complex connection between neurons that link sensation to behavior.
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26 January 2023
Kansas City researchers say being a couch potato may affect evolution. Just ask these fish
From KCUR, the changes in the fishes’ muscle metabolism could help shed light on the long-term effects of physical inactivity in humans.
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24 January 2023
Stowers scientists use cavefish to learn about metabolism and the evolutionary basis of being a couch potato
Researchers have discovered what prolonged physical inactivity may mean for humans many thousands of years down the road by studying cavefish.
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23 January 2023
#LookInTheLab: From hearing loss to cancer, a glimpse into the Piotrowski Lab
Jeremy Sandler, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher at the Stowers Institute provided a #LookInTheLab highlighting the research happening in the Piotrowski Lab.
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22 January 2023
Stowers Institute Stem Seminar hosts youth
From KCTV5, Stowers Investigator, Kausik Si, PhD, delivered a STEM talk about his work studying memory.
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20 January 2023
Stowers Predoc appointed to GSA 2023 Early Career Leadership Program Cohort
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is excited to announce the latest cohort of student, postdoc, and early-career research leaders joining the Early Career Leadership Program.
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03 January 2023
2022 Stowers Report
The 2022 Stowers Report celebrates some of the incredible contributions our scientists, students, and staff have achieved this past year.
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22 December 2022
2022 in Images
Take a look back at some notable scientific images produced by Stowers scientists that we shared in 2022
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21 December 2022
2022 in Review
Join us as we review scientific discoveries of 2022, ranging from the human genome to planarian flatworms, from regeneration to metabolism
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20 December 2022
#TechTalk: Q&A with Steph Nowotarski, Electron and Light Microscopy
Steph Nowotarski is a scientist in the Stowers Institute’s Microscopy Technology Center.
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20 December 2022
Three Stowers scientists receive prestigious grants
Three Stowers postdoctoral researchers were recently awarded project funding
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19 December 2022
Nikon Small World in Motion Competition – Top 5 Winning Videos of 2022
The competition, currently in its 12th year, showcases the very best videos and time-lapse photography from under the microscope.
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14 December 2022
How dangerous 'selfish genes' succeed, according to new research
From CTV News, research into selfish genes could one day be used to fight diseases, especially those that can be transferred between insects, animals and humans.
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14 December 2022
Stowers Investigator discusses memory research providing hope to Alzheimer’s patients on KU Hospital’s Morning Medical Update
Kausik Si, Ph.D. explains how his work studying memory is proposing a new theory when it comes to understanding Alzheimer’s and dementia.
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13 December 2022
KC scientist manipulates memories in animals, gives Overland Park Alzheimer’s patient hope
From KCTV5, Kausik Si's groundbreaking research could have major implications for how Alzheimer’s and dementia patients are treated.
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Press Release
07 December 2022
How selfish genes succeed
Research on selfish genes provides new insight on meiotic drive systems
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01 December 2022
Stowers News - December 2022
Zebrafish help us understand immune system, 119-million-year-old selfish gene, and more
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18 November 2022
Stowers Institute, BioMed Valley use funding stream to translate research into solutions
From the Kansas City Business Journal, BioMed Valley Discoveries has a unique relationship with the Stowers Institute that allows it to focus on moving new discoveries closer to treatment instead of raising money.
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18 November 2022
Nectar bats are ‘wonderful, majestic’ and sugar-obsessed. This researcher wants to know how they stay healthy
From Stat News, Nectar bats may have nature’s biggest sweet tooth. Each night, the creatures scour the jungle for blossoming flowers in order to consume as much as 150% of their body weight in liquid sugar.
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17 November 2022
#TechTalk: New Technology at Stowers helps identify biomolecules
Charles Banks is a scientist in the Stowers Institute’s Systems Mass Spectrometry Technology Center. We sat down with him to learn more about a new instrument Stowers members have access to—the timsTOF flex MALDI-2.
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17 November 2022
Solution to curing Type 1 diabetes might hinge on fish
From KSHB 41, there's a world-class science facility conducting research that could have a massive impact on the search for a cure to this burdensome disease.
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