22 July 2026

Coral Keepers

Inside our coral spawning success. In the heart of the midwest.

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22 July 2026

BioBasics: What Is Symbiosis?

Dive into the biological basics of symbiosis, the close partnerships that allow different organisms to thrive together, and take a closer look at how a Stowers scientist explores the molecular conversations that make these relationships possible.

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22 July 2026

BioBasics: What Is Symbiosis?

Dive into the biological basics of symbiosis, the close partnerships that allow different organisms to thrive together, and take a closer look at how a Stowers scientist explores the molecular conversations that make these relationships possible.

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17 July 2026

From philosophy to proteins: Stowers postdoc continues his HHMI Gilliam Fellowship in Kostova Lab

Evan Morrison, Ph.D., a Stowers Institute postdoctoral researcher and a 2021 recipient of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship, followed an unconventional path into biological research, and continues his HHMI fellowship at the Stowers Institute researching how cells identify defective ribosomes.

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10 July 2026

The Long Game: Why foundational discovery is a shot worth taking

At the Stowers Institute, scientists are playing the long game for human health—pursuing foundational discoveries whose greatest impact may unfold over generations.

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30 June 2026

What if solving one of biology's oldest mysteries could help shape the future of medicine?

The third story in the Institute's 'What If?' series follows Assistant Investigator Arvind Pillai, Ph.D., explores one of biology's deepest unanswered questions: How does evolution create something entirely new? By reconstructing ancient proteins that disappeared hundreds of millions, even billions, of years ago, Pillai's lab is uncovering the principles that gave rise to life's molecular machinery. Those same principles could one day help scientists engineer entirely new proteins capable of delivering drugs and treating disease. Discover how a lifelong fascination with nature's complexity became a scientific pursuit that stretches from Earth's distant past to the future of medicine.

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30 June 2026

What if solving one of biology's oldest mysteries could help shape the future of medicine?

The third story in the Institute's 'What If?' series follows Assistant Investigator Arvind Pillai, Ph.D., explores one of biology's deepest unanswered questions: How does evolution create something entirely new? By reconstructing ancient proteins that disappeared hundreds of millions, even billions, of years ago, Pillai's lab is uncovering the principles that gave rise to life's molecular machinery. Those same principles could one day help scientists engineer entirely new proteins capable of delivering drugs and treating disease. Discover how a lifelong fascination with nature's complexity became a scientific pursuit that stretches from Earth's distant past to the future of medicine.

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30 June 2026

What if solving one of biology's oldest mysteries could help shape the future of medicine?

The third story in the Institute's 'What If?' series follows Assistant Investigator Arvind Pillai, Ph.D., explores one of biology's deepest unanswered questions: How does evolution create something entirely new? By reconstructing ancient proteins that disappeared hundreds of millions, even billions, of years ago, Pillai's lab is uncovering the principles that gave rise to life's molecular machinery. Those same principles could one day help scientists engineer entirely new proteins capable of delivering drugs and treating disease. Discover how a lifelong fascination with nature's complexity became a scientific pursuit that stretches from Earth's distant past to the future of medicine.

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29 June 2026

Welcome to Carly and Dimitar

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25 June 2026

Welcome to Jaden

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25 June 2026

Shao-Fu’s award

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25 June 2026

Grace passing quals

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25 June 2026

Dr. Gabe

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25 June 2026

Paper on bioRxiv

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25 June 2026

Goodbye to Ruoyu and Amisha

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25 June 2026

Cathy and Anne are visiting!

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25 June 2026

Lab babies

A bird's nest outside the lab!

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25 June 2026

Three athletic feats that other creatures can do — but soccer players can't

Kansas City is one of the host cities for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. We're highlighting a few research organisms whose natural abilities would amaze even the most elite athletes.

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25 June 2026

Stowers Postdoc honored with Wellcome Early-Career Award

The highly competitive award will help Helen R. Horkan, Ph.D., a Stowers Institute postdoctoral researcher, take the first steps to launch her independent research program at the University of Exeter in the UK.

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24 June 2026

Stowers Postdoc honored with prestigious Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship

The award will support Kira Marshall, Ph.D., a Stowers postdoctoral researcher, as she investigates coral reproduction and how reproductive systems evolve across species.

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23 June 2026

Behrensen - Guzmán Palma Award recognizes former Zanders Lab researcher for study of “selfish” genes

The annual award honors the memory of Stowers Predoctoral Researchers Camila Behrensen and Pablo Guzmán Palma

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