#Stowers25: Celebrating 25 Years
07 November 2025
Fourteen key discoveries over 25 years
Highlighting 14 high-impact discoveries from the Stowers Institute's inception
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#Stowers25: Celebrating 25 Years
28 October 2025
Making the impossible possible: 25 years of innovation and technology
Jim and Virginia Stowers envisioned a world-class research institute in Kansas City with a mission to unravel the secrets of life. Making their mission a reality required a deliberate commitment to hire the brightest scientists and invest heavily in technology to support innovation.
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In The News
28 October 2025
Century-Old Mystery of Robertsonian Chromosomes Solved
From the Gerton Lab,Scientists pinpointed the DNA sequence where human chromosomes fuse, solving a century-old mystery in genome biology.
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Press Release
22 October 2025
Stowers Institute appoints first AI Fellow to help advance biological research with artificial intelligence
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
Cells Have a Crystal Trigger That Makes Them Self-Destruct When Viruses Invade
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
AI unlocks the hidden grammar of gene regulation
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
Flatworm Stem Cells Regenerate Through Contactless Communication
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
New research shows a tiny, regenerative worm could change our understanding of healing
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
Researchers may have discovered why cells sometimes kill themselves unnecessarily
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
The future of biology
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
A heritable genetic and epigenetic “fingerprint” defined for rRNA arrays
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
Stowers Investigator Named "20 to Know" in Kansas City
From the Kansas City Business Journal, Investigator Julia Zeitlinger named "20 to Know"
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News
03 October 2025
How one gene flips the fate of sensory cells
Stowers scientists discover a master gene in zebrafish that determines hair cell type, a potential target for restoring hearing loss in humans
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In The News
30 September 2025
This Invasive Vampire Fish Is Helping Researchers Understand the Human Nervous System in Jaw-Dropping Ways
From Smithsonian Magazine, The sea lamprey looks like it’s from another planet, but this ancient creature has a surprising amount in common with humans.
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Press Release
30 September 2025
Stowers Institute recruits renowned developmental and evolutionary biologist from HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus
David Stern, Ph.D., brings groundbreaking research on insect–plant interactions for next-generation pest control to the Institute.
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News
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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26 September 2025
Postdoc Profile: Q&A with Piotrowski Lab Postdoc, Khoa Nguyen
"The real-world experience of being in a lab will be beneficial in helping you determine if you want a career in science."
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#Stowers25: Celebrating 25 Years
25 September 2025
Then and Now: Stowers Institute through the Years
Explore before and after images of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, from it's earliest days of construction to how it looks today.
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In The News
25 September 2025
DNA sequence once overlooked as ‘junk’ found to drive human chromosome fusions
The Interesting Engineering, researchers pinpoint the precise DNA breakpoint behind Robertsonian chromosomes, reshaping understanding of human genetics.
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In The News
25 September 2025
Genome Evolution Revealed by Robertsonian Chromosome Rearrangements
From, Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, scientists in the Gerton Lab have now identified the precise location where human chromosomes break and recombine to form Robertsonian chromosomes.
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In The News
24 September 2025
‘Landmark’ study offers new insight into some cases of infertility, Down syndrome
From Fox4, Kansas City scientists in the Gerton Lab have made a “landmark” discovery that offers new insight into some cases of infertility, miscarriage and Down syndrome.
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In The News
24 September 2025
Kansas City scientists publish 'landmark' study with major implications for fertility, Down syndrome research
From KMBC, researchers in the Gerton Lab have, for the first time, identified the exact DNA breakpoint where two human chromosomes fuse together, forming an unusual bond known as a Robertsonian chromosome.
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In The News
24 September 2025
Stowers Scientists Uncover Fusion Point of Robertsonian Chromosomes, Shedding Light on Chromosomal Evolution
From Bioengineer.org, recent groundbreaking research from the Gerton Lab unveils pivotal understandings about human chromosomes, particularly focusing on the enigmatic Robertsonian chromosomes.
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In The News
24 September 2025
Exact Breakpoints in Robertsonian Chromosomes, Common Structural Variants, Revealed
From The Scientist, for the first time, scientists in the Gerton Lab sequenced Robertsonian chromosomes, which can cause Down syndrome and cancer.
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