Press Release
22 October 2025
As part of the Institute’s newly launched AI Initiative, Sumner Magruder, Ph.D., will embed cutting-edge computational tools into foundational biology
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In The News
20 October 2025
From Scientific American, the Halfmann Lab shows a special class of immune proteins protect us from pathogens but also drive inflammation and cell death.
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In The News
16 October 2025
From ASBMB, the Zeitlinger Lab studies how protein transcription factors, or TFs, bind to DNA to regulate gene expression, using fruit flies as her model.
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In The News
16 October 2025
From The Scientist, research from the Sánchez Alvarado Lab shows stem cells in regenerating planarians don’t need their closest neighbors, overturning researchers’ understanding of the worms’ regenerative superpowers.
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Press Release
15 October 2025
Stowers scientists discover new rules about how flatworm stem cells regrow body parts, offering insights into potential tissue repair and regenerative medicine in humans.
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In The News
10 October 2025
From NPR's All Things Considered, in the human body, cells are constantly making life-or-death decisions. If they make the wrong choice, the result can be cancer, infection or even Alzheimer's.
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#Stowers25: Celebrating 25 Years
08 October 2025
Why the future of biology depends on widening our lens, embracing joy in discovery, and daring to ask the biggest questions.
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News
08 October 2025
Stowers scientists identify “off” switches carried on some clusters of ribosomal RNA genes that can be passed from parent to child, a unique “fingerprint” of cluster size and activity that may help keep ribosomal RNA production in check.
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In The News
06 October 2025
From the Kansas City Business Journal, Investigator Julia Zeitlinger named "20 to Know"
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Browse upcoming talks, seminars, conferences and symposiums, and stay up to date on the latest conferences, speakers, and activities happening at the Institute.
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.
