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13 March 2025
Stowers scientists discover new mechanisms for mobilizing neural crest cells during development
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The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments and future endeavors of the graduates who are continuing their scientific discoveries at cutting edge industry positions and at academic institutions including Harvard University, the Mayo Clinic, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and The Rockefeller University.
This year, on May 8, 2023, the Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research hosted its first in-person ceremony since 2019 to celebrate 23 predoctoral researchers’ successful completion of their Ph.D. program requirements. Fourteen individuals who earned their degree over the past four years were in attendance, along with friends, families, and the faculty members who mentored them along the way.
The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments and future endeavors of the graduates who are continuing their scientific discoveries at cutting edge industry positions and at academic institutions including Harvard University, the Mayo Clinic, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and The Rockefeller University.
Stowers Graduate School President Betty Drees, M.D., addressed the graduates and members of the Institute along with remarks from Dean Matt Gibson, Ph.D., Graduate Joaquín Navajas Acedo, Ph.D., and Board Member Nipam Patel, Ph.D.
The Stowers Institute and the Graduate School are proud to recognize the graduates in order of Ph.D. conferral year and commend their current positions below:
2019 Graduates
2020 Graduates
2021 Graduates
2022 Graduates
Congratulations to all graduates of the Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research.
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Students are encouraged to appreciate the beauty of nature so that they never lose the joy of doing science.
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Graduate students bring an infectious energy and an open mind—approaching problems with curiosity, determination, and fresh perspectives.
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Erika Pinto, a predoctoral researcher at the Stowers Graduate School, takes us inside the Sankari Lab, highlighting the intricate relationship between plants and bacteria—and the potential for applications in human health and agriculture.
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