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30 September 2025

Stowers Institute recruits renowned developmental and evolutionary biologist from HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus

David Stern, Ph.D., brings groundbreaking research on insect–plant interactions for next-generation pest control to the Institute.

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23 September 2025

Stowers scientists identify the fusion point of Robertsonian chromosomes, hinting at how chromosomes evolve

Robertsonian chromosomes are associated with infertility and Down syndrome, now cutting-edge DNA sequencing technology has unveiled the first comprehensive picture of their genetic rearrangements.

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16 September 2025

The “Catch-22” of aging: Our immune system protects us by committing our cells to die

New research on how our immune system stores energy to fight pathogens offers potential ways to reduce inflammation linked with age-associated diseases

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06 August 2025

Seeing with fresh eyes: Snails as a system for studying sight restoration

Stowers scientists have established the apple snail as a new research organism for investigating eye regeneration, which may hold the key for restoring vision due to damage and disease

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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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14 July 2025

Regrowing hearing cells: New gene functions discovered in zebrafish offer clues for future hearing loss treatments

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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26 June 2025

Stowers Institute Investigator Named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar by HHMI

Kamena Kostova, Ph.D., is among a select group of scientists recognized nationwide for their promise to help shape the future of scientific discovery.

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06 June 2025

New research reveals a deadly fungal pathogen’s vulnerabilities

The study from the Stowers Institute and the University of Georgia uncovers more than 300 potential targets for drug development for a lethal fungus.

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15 May 2025

Stowers Institute appoints new Investigator and Fellow to explore protein evolution and the origins of cellular complexity

Arvind Pillai, Ph.D., from the University of Washington, and Friederike Benning, Ph.D., from Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital, will join the Institute in Fall 2025

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30 April 2025

Stowers Investigator elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Jerry Workman, Ph.D., a pioneer in the field of gene regulation, receives one of the highest honors awarded to scientists worldwide.

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27 March 2025

Stowers Institute President and Chief Scientific Officer named Hypothesis Fund Scout

Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D., receives recognition as a leader and expert in regenerative biology and its potential to transform human health.

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17 March 2025

Stowers scientists uncover principles underlying the toxicity of “selfish” genes

The findings may help scientists better understand infertility, neurodegeneration, and evolution.

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08 January 2025

Stowers Institute Postdoc selected as HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow

Riley Galton, Ph.D., studies a phenomenon that allows many vertebrates – from sharks to mammals – to “pause” their development in response to environmental changes, sometimes for months or even years

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26 September 2024

Stowers scientists uncover a critical component that helps killifish regenerate their fins

The findings are a step toward closing the gap on how we could one day deploy regenerative medicine in humans

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28 August 2024

Stowers scientists show bats are surviving and thriving on nothing but sugar

The team of researchers recorded the highest natural blood sugar levels ever observed in a mammal, now they hope it could help them better understand diabetes.

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22 July 2024

Exposing dengue’s invasion strategies

Stowers scientists uncover fundamental rules for how dengue virus infects its mosquito and human hosts, providing hope for identifying therapeutic approaches

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30 April 2024

Stowers Institute appoints new Principal Investigator

Kamena Kostova, Ph.D., a molecular biologist from Carnegie Science, will open her lab at the Stowers Institute in Fall 2024.

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25 March 2024

The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute names new President

The Stowers Graduate School Board of Directors names Matt Gibson, Ph.D., as President

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14 March 2024

Overeating and starving both damage the liver: Cavefish provide new insight into fatty liver disease

Stowers scientists’ collaboration reveals a genetic basis for starvation-induced fatty liver with a potential therapeutic avenue

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21 February 2024

Stowers Scientific Director Kausik Si receives coveted award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Scientific Director Kausik Si from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research alongside Investigator Lukasz Joachimiak from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center received CZI's Collaborative Pairs Pilot Project Awards grant for their project titled, “Tuning memory by altering amyloids.”

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21 February 2024

An awkward family reunion: Sea monsters are our cousins

Stowers scientists uncover how sea lamprey brain development is remarkably similar to that of humans

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20 October 2023

Why do some men not produce sperm?

Stowers scientists collaborate to uncover one underlying reason for male infertility

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23 August 2023

Stowers scientists find evidence of unintended impacts from anti-cancer drugs

Could potentially improve success rate of cancer drug development

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13 June 2023

Investigating the evolution of animal developmental mechanisms shows how some of Earth's earliest animals evolved

How did ancient animals develop from egg to adult, and to what extent have the genetic mechanisms that guide embryonic development endured across millennia?

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Press Release

Stowers Institute recruits renowned developmental and evolutionary biologist from HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus

Stowers scientists identify the fusion point of Robertsonian chromosomes, hinting at how chromosomes evolve

The “Catch-22” of aging: Our immune system protects us by committing our cells to die

Seeing with fresh eyes: Snails as a system for studying sight restoration

Stowers Institute appoints Kristin Bechard as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

Regrowing hearing cells: New gene functions discovered in zebrafish offer clues for future hearing loss treatments

Stowers Institute Investigator Named 2025 Freeman Hrabowski Scholar by HHMI

New research reveals a deadly fungal pathogen’s vulnerabilities

Stowers Institute appoints new Investigator and Fellow to explore protein evolution and the origins of cellular complexity

Stowers Investigator elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Stowers Institute President and Chief Scientific Officer named Hypothesis Fund Scout

Stowers scientists uncover principles underlying the toxicity of “selfish” genes

Stowers Institute Postdoc selected as HHMI Hanna H. Gray Fellow

Stowers scientists uncover a critical component that helps killifish regenerate their fins

Stowers scientists show bats are surviving and thriving on nothing but sugar

Exposing dengue’s invasion strategies

Stowers Institute appoints new Principal Investigator

The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute names new President

Overeating and starving both damage the liver: Cavefish provide new insight into fatty liver disease

Stowers Scientific Director Kausik Si receives coveted award from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

An awkward family reunion: Sea monsters are our cousins

Why do some men not produce sperm?

Stowers scientists find evidence of unintended impacts from anti-cancer drugs

Investigating the evolution of animal developmental mechanisms shows how some of Earth's earliest animals evolved

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