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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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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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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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05 March 2026
Stowers Investigator Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., named Kansas City Business Journal 2026 NextGen Leaders
From the Kansas City Business Journal, Meet the 2026 NextGen Leaders
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24 February 2026
Rewiring neural circuits by rewiring gene regulatory networks: M. Neşet Özel
From the Genetics Society of America, Investigator Neşet Özel named recipient of the 2026 Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture
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23 February 2026
Kansas City lab identifies key to chromosome variant linked to infertility
From KCTV5, researchers in the Gerton Lab have identified, for the first time, the precise fusion point of a chromosome variant that scientists say may contribute to infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss in some patients.
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13 February 2026
Blindness Breakthrough? This Snail Regrows Eyes in 30 Days
From Sci Tech Daily, a snail studied by the Sánchez Alvarado Lab that regrows its eyes may hold the genetic clues to restoring human sight.
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12 February 2026
These Proteins Harm Your Brain. Scientists Say They Might Also Help Form Your Memories.
From Popular Mechanics, amyloid proteins are typically considered bad guys, but researchers in the Si Lab been investigating whether a version may be key to forming long-term memories.
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02 February 2026
How does the brain turn experiences into lasting memories?
From Noticias, scientists in the Si Lab has discovered a mechanism that turns a fleeting experience into a lasting memory.
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02 February 2026
How the brain turns experiences into lasting memories, according to a new study
From infobae, researchers in the Si Lab identified the process by which specific proteins are used to transform experiences into stable memory
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28 January 2026
Amyloid’s ‘memory mode’ comes with a chaperone
From Longevity Technology, research from the Si Lab identifies a regulator that helps the brain use amyloid assembly in a controlled way – with implications for cognitive aging.
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28 January 2026
The science behind how experiences become memories
From Tech Explorist, research from the Si Lab explores inside the brain’s memory-making machine.
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27 January 2026
The Brain Uses the Same Proteins Linked to Alzheimer’s To Store Memories
From Technology Networks, scientists in the Si Lab show the brain forms controlled amyloids to turn experiences into long-term memories.
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27 January 2026
Brain discovery could improve drugs targeting amyloid diseases
From Drug Target Review, research from the Si Lab shows the brain can intentionally form amyloids to store memories, challenging decades of thinking about neurodegenerative disease and pointing towards new strategies for drug discovery.
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26 January 2026
How Brain May Deliberately Form Amyloids to Turn Experiences Into Memories
From Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, research from the Si Lab has now identified the mechanism that makes a fleeting moment unforgettable.
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15 January 2026
Stowers Institute hires former top Cerner lawyer as general counsel
From the Kansas City Business Journal, the Stowers Institute has hired Dan Devers as general counsel, effective Jan. 26, Devers succeeds Charley German, who is retiring after filling the role since 2020.
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07 January 2026
Investigator Kamena Kostova, named ‘Cell Scientist to Watch’
From the Journal of Cell Science, Investigator Kamena Kostova named a 'Cell Scientist to Watch'
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01 January 2026
Your Cells Are Always Building A Whole New You
From Science Friday, President and CSO Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado talks about the science of regeneration and the biology lessons we can carry into the new year.
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30 December 2025
Eight Fascinating Scientific Discoveries From 2025 That Could Lead to New Inventions
From Smithsonian Magazine, Stowers scientists uncovered a gene related to that process, laying the groundwork for more research that could help humans with eye injuries.
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23 December 2025
In axolotls and flatworms, regeneration is a body-wide choreograph
From The Hindu, regeneration research from the Sánchez Alvarado Lab
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22 December 2025
Top 10 Breakthroughs in Ophthalmology Research
From Ophthalmology Breaking News, Stowers scientists study eye regeneration in apple snails
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22 December 2025
Bats May Hold a Key to Future Diabetes Therapies, Scientists Say
From The Hearty Soul, Stowers scientists study metabolism in bats
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03 December 2025
Kansas City researchers could shape the future of medicine by training their own AI
From KCUR, Stowers researchers are training AI to analyze research data and find the patterns and regulations that make cells function.
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