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11 May 2026
RegVelo Models Cellular Fate Decisions with Gene Regulation
From Let's Data Science, new work from the Sauka-Spengler Lab aims to predict, simulate, and experimentally validate how cells make fate decisions.
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11 May 2026
RegVelo AI Model Predicts Cell Fate, Tackles Developmental Disorders and Cancer
From Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, new research from the Sauka-Spengler Lab published in Cell.
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11 May 2026
New AI Tool Unveils How Cells Decide Their Fate, Revealing Hidden Developmental Drivers
From Bioengineer, research from the Sauka-Spengler Lab provides an innovative AI-driven framework designed to unravel the complex dynamics that steer cellular fate decisions.
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08 May 2026
Rethinking protein: Scientists explore the hidden “dark proteome”
A new study in Nature, co-authored by Stowers Investigator Ariel Bazzini, Ph.D., demonstrates the human genome may produce thousands of previously overlooked protein-like molecules, challenging long-held definitions of what counts as a protein.
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04 May 2026
Stowers News April 2026
From insect intelligence to the mysteries of aging
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30 April 2026
Shifting perspectives on ribosomes: A scientist’s quest to understand how biological systems break down
This edition of the Stowers Institute’s “What if?” series follows Assistant Investigator Kamena Kostova, Ph.D., as she explores how cells detect defective ribosomes—and how uncovering these hidden failures could open new paths to treating cancer, neurodegeneration, and other diseases.
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30 April 2026
Remembering genomics pioneer J. Craig Venter
Venter, who helped catalyze the decoding of the human genome, spoke at the Stowers Institute’s BIG IDEAS event in December 2025.
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29 April 2026
Meet a PI & Faculty: Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D., on new paths for future scientists
From Bosnia to Paris, then Oxford to Kansas City, a Stowers Investigator shares how her nonlinear journey shapes her approach to research and mentoring
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27 April 2026
How do you assemble a billion-piece puzzle?
Bioinformatics and the tools of artificial intelligence
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27 April 2026
Stowers Investigator named NextGen Leader
From the Kansas City Business Journal, Investigator Julia Zeitlinger recognized as a 2026 NextGen Leader for scientific leadership, mentorship, and her work guiding the Institute’s AI initiative.
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20 April 2026
Exploring the hidden minds of insects at BIG IDEAS
David Stern, Ph.D., and Lars Chittka, Ph.D., speakers at the Stowers Institute’s Spring 2026 BIG IDEAS lecture series, reveal how aphids and bees are reshaping what we understand about intelligence, behavior, and the natural world.
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13 April 2026
A Stowers researcher biked over 2,000 miles to Kansas City. Here’s what she learned on the way
From KCUR, Stowers Fellow Friederike Benning discussed her journey to the Institute by bike.
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11 April 2026
What is the spark that lights the fire?
Neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson’s often begin small and then rapidly spread like wildfire. The Halfmann Lab is uncovering the places where disease begins.
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10 April 2026
BioBasics: What is bioinformatics?
As biology produces more data than ever before, scientists rely on bioinformatics to uncover patterns hidden within DNA, proteins, and other biological systems.
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02 April 2026
The ultimate puzzle: An Investigator’s pursuit of nature’s best solutions
The first story in the Stowers Institute’s new ‘What if?’ campaign follows Associate Investigator Randal Halfmann, PhD, in his search to understand aging and how nature may hold clues to healthier, longer lives.
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31 March 2026
Stowers News March 2026
A 2,000 mile journey to the Institute — by bike. Plus, join us as we ask 'What if?' in a new video series from the Institute.
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24 March 2026
Drawn to the invisible
From Germany to Harvard, from Seattle to Kansas City: One scientist's journey on the highway of discovery
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24 March 2026
Set Phasers to "Kill". No, Not Those Phasers.
From Science Magazine, Halfmann Lab research featured in commentary article.
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23 March 2026
A geneticist is studying pythons for clues about human health and longevity
From NPR's All Things Considered Podcast, Stowers Postdoc Jasmin Camacho discusses metabolism research
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20 March 2026
What the brain still has left to teach us
Understanding the brain means confronting some of biology’s toughest questions. Stowers scientists are exploring how memories last, how neurodegenerative disease begins, and how the brain’s circuitry takes shape.
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19 March 2026
Curiosity, Cartoons, and Molecular Biology: Meet the postdoc exploring how proteins fold and function
Postdoc Profile: Inspired by childhood curiosity, Mansoor Hussain, Ph.D., is now building a career around understanding how cells work at their most fundamental level.
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18 March 2026
The things around us that remember it all differently
What does it mean to remember? From planarians and fruit flies to jellyfish, zebrafish, and even AI, explore a few of the unique ways memory appears across life and technology. Each of which can be found inside the Stowers Institute.
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16 March 2026
Stowers Institute marking advances in brain health study
KSHB41 highlights Si Lab research on brain health and memory during Brain Awareness Week
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10 March 2026
A postdoc's quest to help sensory cells grow back
Postdoc Profile: Raman Kaushik joined the Piotrowski Lab to explore why zebrafish regenerate hair cells so well, and why mammals struggle.
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