08 July 2024

Celebrating a milestone for the 2023 class of the Stowers Graduate School

The 2023 class of predoctoral researchers were honored in an inaugural Lab Coat Ceremony after choosing their thesis labs

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02 July 2024

The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research names new Dean

Jennifer Gerton, Ph.D., assumed the role of Dean on July 1, 2024

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02 July 2024

Inaugural Behrensen - Guzmán Palma Award Presented to Stowers Graduate School Predoc

Honoring the memory of Stowers Predoctoral Researchers Camila Behrensen and Pablo Guzmán Palma

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24 June 2024

Stowers Faculty EDGE Workshop prepares postdocs for the academic job market

The Faculty EDGE series is just one of many advantages of the postdoctoral training program at the Stowers Institute.

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04 June 2024

The 2024 class of Stowers Summer Scholars

Nineteen talented students, selected from universities around the world, are spending the summer immersed in groundbreaking research within Principal Investigator labs and Technology Centers at the Stowers Institute.

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13 May 2024

Commencement ceremony celebrates Stowers Graduate School graduates

“Our newest graduates are our hope for life, are a superb cadre of scientists, and fulfill the vision of Jim and Virginia Stowers, the Stowers Institute, and the Graduate School,” said Stowers Graduate School President Betty Drees, MD.

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10 May 2024

Heads or tails

2023 Stowers Graduate School alum leads new research identifying molecule involved in regulating the proportional scaling of planarian tissues during regeneration

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05 April 2024

Meet a Graduate School Alum: José Fabricio López Hernández

"The Graduate School at the Stowers Institute was fundamental to preparing me for any scientific challenge I want to endeavor."

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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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22 March 2024

Meet a Stowers Grad Alum: Joaquin Navajas

"The school will provide you with everything you need in order to focus on science."

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20 March 2024

Maternal support: Helping offspring get off to the right start

New research examines the critical transition in development common to all animals—when a zygote switches from using maternally-supplied RNA to the point in time it can transcribe its own RNA.

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19 March 2024

Built differently: Preparing the next generation of biologists

This story is the first in a series about the origins and distinct nature of the Stowers Graduate School.

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20 February 2024

Stowers Graduate School recruiting for inaugural Computational Biology Scholars Program

The Computational Biology Scholars Program seeks to create new possibilities to perform cutting-edge, collaborative, and multidisciplinary computational science in the Midwest.

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21 December 2023

Stowers Graduate School 2023 in review

Join us as we look back on the accomplishments and memorable moments from 2023 ranging from graduation and educational opportunities to impactful scientific research.

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28 November 2023

Stowers predoc awarded three-year NIH grant to investigate the role of microproteins during development

Predoctoral Researcher A.J. Treichel received an F31 fellowship award from the National Institutes of Health

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14 November 2023

A Q&A with a Stowers Graduate School alumni

Raquel Barajas, PhD, graduated from the Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research in 2019. In this Q&A she shares more about her experience and how it shaped the scientist she is today.

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08 November 2023

Cavefish development and evolution: A research review from two Stowers Graduate School Predoctoral Researchers

Amruta Swaminathan and Fanning Xia, Stowers Graduate School predoctoral researchers published a scientific review article on cavefish research.

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03 October 2023

A lab with a view

The Stowers Institute for Medical Research has a new laboratory—with an ocean view.

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31 August 2023

Stowers Graduate School promotes summer learning

A variety of courses, conferences, and events during the summer provided Stowers predoctoral researchers opportunities to pursue intellectual growth for scientific and professional development.

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17 August 2023

Envisioning a Future

Welcoming the Newest Class of Predoctoral Researchers

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17 August 2023

Research Scholars Postbaccalaureate Program commences its third year

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