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25 May 2023
How foundational research at the Stowers Institute is helping make progress in the fight against cancer
The Stowers Institute and the American Cancer Society work to uncover the mysteries of cancer
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B.S., Biology, University of California, Riverside
Ph.D., Genetics, University of Washington
How do you build an egg that will have the right number of genes and have it function? That has been the sole focus of my career.
Research Areas
Genetics and Genomics, Evolutionary Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology
Courses Taught
Genetics; Laboratory Rotation; Thesis Laboratory
Honors
2015
American Cancer Society Excellence in Research Award
2013
Genetics Society of America’s George W. Beadle Award
2011
Member, National Academy of Sciences
2008
Genetics Society of America’s Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education
2006
Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2005
American Cancer Society Research Professor
2001
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Scott Hawley, Ph.D., joined the Stowers Institute in 2001, and is an Investigator for the Institute and Dean Emeritus for the Graduate School. Hawley is a noted researcher for his groundbreaking work on meiosis and a dedicated teacher, having trained more than 400 undergraduates over his career.
Throughout graduate school at the University of Washington and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia, Hawley continued to define the mechanisms behind what he terms the “meiotic ballet,” the tightly choreographed dance of elements and processes involved in meiosis. Hawley later became a faculty member at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York, followed by a faculty position at the University of California, David.
At the Stowers Institute, Hawley became the founding Dean for the Graduate School, building a program that emphasizes hands-on scientific experience and critical thinking skills. Today he teaches undergraduates, graduates students and medical school students at the University of Kansas and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Hawley has received several honors and awards throughout his career. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2008, and received American Cancer Society’s Excellence in Research Award in 2015. In recognition of his commitment to undergraduate education, he received the Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in teaching from the Genetics Society of America, which also elected him president in 2010.
News
25 May 2023
The Stowers Institute and the American Cancer Society work to uncover the mysteries of cancer
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Press Release
04 May 2023
Offers unique opportunity to study similar chromosomes linked to cancer and infertility in humans
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News
24 April 2023
Foundational research at the Stowers Institute is leading to a greater understanding of many factors governing infertility with the goal of improving health, healthy outcomes, and providing hope for people facing this challenge.
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Bonner AM, Hughes SE, Hawley RS. Curr Biol. 2020;30:715-722e713.
Billmyre KK, Cahoon CK, Heenan GM, Wesley ER, Yu Z, Unruh JR, Takeo S, Hawley RS. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019;116:21641-21650.
Cahoon CK, Yu Z, Wang Y, Guo F, Unruh JR, Slaughter BD, Hawley RS. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017;114:E6857-E6866.
Miller DE, Smith CB, Kazemi NY, Cockrell AJ, Arvanitakas AV, Blumenstiel JP, Jaspersen SL, Hawley RS. Genetics. 2016;203:159-171.
Lake CM, Nielsen RJ, Guo F, Unruh JR, Slaughter BD, Hawley RS. eLife. 2015;4:e08287. doi: 08210.07554/eLife.08287.