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16 July 2025
Stowers Institute appoints Kristin Bechard as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Seasoned financial executive joins leadership team to help advance long-term vision.
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14 July 2025
Regrowing hearing cells: New gene functions discovered in zebrafish offer clues for future hearing loss treatments
Stowers scientists identify specific genes involved in zebrafish sensory hair cell regrowth, providing new insights that could inform future research into hearing loss treatments
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11 July 2025
American Century Championship will benefit KC's Stowers Institute
From KSHB 41, the Stowers Institute in Kansas City is one of the primary beneficiaries of proceeds from the American Century Tournament. Go inside the labs to see the work their scientists are currently pursuing.
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News
10 July 2025
Stowers Investigator receives early career alumni award from UC-San Francisco
Stowers Assistant Investigator Kamena Kostova, Ph.D., earned the 2025 Alumni Early-Career Award from UCSF in recognition of her significant scientific achievements.
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Press Release
26 June 2025
Stowers Institute Investigator Named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar by HHMI
Kamena Kostova, Ph.D., is among a select group of scientists recognized nationwide for their promise to help shape the future of scientific discovery.
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25 June 2025
Postdoc Profile: Q&A with Leonardo Gomes De Lima, postdoctoral researcher in the Gerton Lab
"My advice would be to choose the path that makes you feel comfortable and curious."
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20 June 2025
Road to Research: Q&A with Vignesh Babu, Scientist in Custom Protein Resources
"Working at the Stowers Institute has provided me with a wealth of new knowledge about the diverse array of research organisms and the fascinating proteins they possess."
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17 June 2025
2025 Faculty EDGE Workshop gives postdocs confidence for the job market
The Faculty EDGE series is one of many opportunities for postdoctoral researchers at the Stowers Institute to help prepare them for the next steps in their careers.
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16 June 2025
Stowers Postdoc named a Whitman Early Career Fellow
The Marine Biological Laboratory awards 24 scientists with Whitman Center Fellowships
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Press Release
06 June 2025
New research reveals a deadly fungal pathogen’s vulnerabilities
The study from the Stowers Institute and the University of Georgia uncovers more than 300 potential targets for drug development for a lethal fungus.
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News
03 June 2025
Imperiled Great Barrier Reef corals are healthy and reproducing in a Kansas City lab
With the hope of discovering new ways to save these iconic animals from extinction, scientists at the Stowers Institute have successfully induced sexual reproduction in a population of Great Barrier Reef coral housed hundreds of miles from the nearest ocean.
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27 May 2025
Former Stowers Summer Scholar leads breakthrough in genome editing
Isaac Witte, now a Ph.D. student at Harvard University, publishes study on new programmable method for gene integration in human cells.
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News
16 May 2025
#BioBasics: What is a ribosome?
Learn the biological basics of ribosomes—the molecular machines that build life-sustaining proteins—and why Stowers scientists are studying them.
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Press Release
15 May 2025
Stowers Institute appoints new Investigator and Fellow to explore protein evolution and the origins of cellular complexity
Arvind Pillai, Ph.D., from the University of Washington, and Friederike Benning, Ph.D., from Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital, will join the Institute in Fall 2025
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09 May 2025
Road to Research: Q&A with Associate Investigator Ariel Bazzini, Ph.D.
"For me, joining the Stowers Institute was a chance for me and my team to follow any research idea we’re curious about."
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05 May 2025
Finding faulty ribosomes
Collaboration with Stowers scientists uncovers how cells cope with defective ribosomes
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02 May 2025
Postdoc Profile: Q&A with Gopal Kushawah, Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Bazzini Lab
"Science isn’t just a career; it’s a curiosity-filled adventure."
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Press Release
30 April 2025
Stowers Investigator elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Jerry Workman, Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of gene regulation, receives one of the highest honors awarded to scientists worldwide.
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News
25 April 2025
Stowers postdoc named Jane Coffin Childs Fellow
Leo Yan, Ph.D., is researching how differences in ribosome composition regulate early development in zebrafish, potentially leading to new insights into human development and disease progression.
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22 April 2025
#TechTalk: What is the Cells, Tissues, and Organoids Technology Center?
A Q&A with Chongbei Zhao, Director, Cellular, Tissue, and Molecular Biology, and Yan Wang, Scientist I
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15 April 2025
Light sheet microscopy: A decade-long journey from DIY innovation to cutting-edge imaging
A look at the technology that provides researchers with deeper insights into complex biological systems.
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11 April 2025
Road to Research: Q&A with Alex Garruss, Ph.D., Jim and Virginia Stowers Fellow
“There are few rewards as powerful and as elevating as making a clear, robust scientific observation that advances the field.”
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09 April 2025
Stowers scientists use AI to decipher how cells respond to developmental cues
New study shows how we can better learn our genome’s hidden grammar, potentially paving the way for personalized medicine.
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09 April 2025
Stowers scientists help assemble primate genomes, offering insights into the diversity and evolution of our closest relatives
The multi-institutional study assembling six ape genomes provides a new appreciation for how chromosomes evolve.
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