Press Release

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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Investigator Paul Trainor, PhD, was recently recognized for his expertise in and contributions to the anatomical sciences by being named a Fellow of the American Association of Anatomists.
Trainor focuses his research program on neural crest cells, a migratory population of cells born early during embryonic development. Neural crest cells ultimately generate much of the bone, cartilage, and connective tissue of the head and face as well as neurons and glia in the peripheral nervous system. In fact, neural crest cells contribute to nearly every organ in the body. Abnormalities during the formation, proliferation, migration, or differentiation of neural crest cells can lead to congenital birth defects.
Trainor has been a longtime member of the American Association of Anatomists and currently serves as the editor in chief of the association’s developmental biology journal, Developmental Dynamics.
Press Release
16 July 2025
Seasoned financial executive joins leadership team to help advance long-term vision.
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Press Release
14 July 2025
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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In The News
11 July 2025
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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