16 July 2025

Kauffman Foundation CFO takes same position at Stowers Institute

From the Kansas City Business Journal, the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation's CFO has taken the same position at another mainstay in the Kansas City nonprofit scene. Kristin Bechard will join the Stowers Institute for Medical Research as CFO and treasurer, the third CFO in Stowers' 31-year history.

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16 July 2025

Stowers Institute for Medical Research Name Kristin Bechard as CFO, Treasurer

From Ingrams, Kristin Bechard is the new chief financial officer and treasurer of The Stowers Institute for Medical Research.

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14 July 2025

Cancer Genes Could Be Key to Future Hearing Loss Treatments

From Inside Precision Medicine, researchers at the Stowers Institute have identified two cell division genes that are essential for the regeneration of sensory hair cells in fish. Their findings, published in Nature Communications, offer a new avenue of research for regenerative therapies targeting hearing loss conditions.

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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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11 July 2025

Charity is a big focus of the American Century Championship at Lake Tahoe

From South Tahoe Now, while eyes are always on those golfing at Edgewood Tahoek, the hearts of many are looking at the charity aspects of the annual American Century Championship. The host of the event, American Century Investments, puts 40 percent of all profits to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a world-class biomedical research organization dedicated to defeating life-threatening diseases.

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11 July 2025

American Century Championship will benefit KC's Stowers Institute

Celebrity golf tournament in Tahoe can be seen on KSHB 41

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11 July 2025

Regeneration Discovery May One Day Inform Hearing Loss Treatment

Zebrafish hair cells regrow via cyclin gene activity in specific cells, offering clues to future hearing restoration in humans.

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10 June 2025

New Study Uncovers Vulnerabilities of Lethal Fungal Pathogen

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15 May 2025

Stowers Institute in KC is leading research on stem cells and cancer treatment

From KSHB, for the last 25 years, the Li Lab at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Kansas City, Missouri, has taken part in groundbreaking research related to stem cells and the role it plays in cancer treatment. Their next 25 years are just as promising.

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