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17 December 2024
Postdoc Profile: Q&A with Aurelie Hintermann, Postdoc in the Piotrowski Lab
"I hope to continue collaborating with curious and passionate scientists, sharing in their enthusiasm."
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11 December 2024
2024 Stowers Report
The 2024 Stowers Report celebrates some of the incredible contributions our scientists, students, and staff have achieved this past year, including collaborations, science, and innovations that contribute to our better understanding of the secrets underlying fundamental biological processes.
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05 December 2024
Stowers scientists discover potential new cell types in a unique part of the nose that gives some animals scent-detecting “superpowers”
The discovery helps provide a greater understanding of the breadth of cell types governing the sense of smell.
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22 November 2024
Stowers scientists reveal how a key protein drives gut lining regeneration
Discovery offers potential therapeutic target for certain cancers
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21 November 2024
How living in outer space changes the human body
Gravity dominates every moment of our experience here on Earth. We may take it for granted, but NASA astronaut Kate Rubins assuredly does not. She knows firsthand the fun and challenges of living in microgravity. During her time in space, Rubins conducted important experiments so that someday humans can handle even longer missions — like heading to Mars.
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20 November 2024
Postdoc Profile: Leo Yan
Q&A with Kostova Lab Postdoc Leo Yan
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20 November 2024
Stowers President appears on "There's Just Something About Kansas City" Podcast
From "There's Just Something about Kansas City," Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado is the President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Stowers Institute. World renowned for his groundbreaking work in regenerative biology, Dr. Sanchez Alvarado is the leader in exploring the mysteries of life and the potential for organisms to regenerate damaged tissues.
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16 November 2024
Stowers scientists discover new insights into a key gene associated with CHARGE syndrome, a rare congenital condition
Until now, scientists didn’t fully understand how Chd7, a gene that helps unpack tightly wrapped DNA, becomes activated within the neural crest during development.
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07 November 2024
Road to Research: A Q&A with Laboratory Manager Rachel Livella
"It excites me to know that, as a team, we can accomplish things that few people in the world can do, and the Institute enables us to do that by providing all the necessary resources."
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01 November 2024
Stowers Institute hosts "Stowers Research Conferences: Developmental Cell Biology"
Organized by Stowers Institute Investigators Matt Gibson, Ph.D., Tatjana Sauka-Spengler, Ph.D., and Robb Krumlauf, Ph.D., the conference facilitated a collaborative environment aimed at creative scientific exchange. More than 100 participants attended, including 20 distinguished speakers and trainees.
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01 November 2024
Stowers Institute launches AI initiative to help accelerate, expand discoveries
From the Kansas City Business Journal, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is turning to artificial intelligence to more rapidly make discoveries about human health and disease.
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News
30 October 2024
Broadening our perception of zebrafish gene regulation
New study sheds light on how factors regulating embryonic gene activity extend later in life
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23 October 2024
The Stowers Institute launches a new AI Initiative to power biological research
Stowers Investigator Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., selected to head this effort
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22 October 2024
New study reveals environmental factors guiding the development of zebrafish sensory organ cells
The findings show how some animals adapt to dramatic seasonal fluctuations, potentially providing clues for how they may cope with a changing climate
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17 October 2024
How Cells Know Where to Grow After Injury
From The Scientist, Fish fins and single-cell sequencing help Stowers Institute scientists glean new insights into tissue regeneration.
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14 October 2024
Stowers scientists explore how sugar-loving bats can help humans
From KCTV5, newly released research from Stowers Institute shows bats have evolved strategies to survive. In fact, scientists recorded the highest ever observed sugar levels in a mammal—levels that would be coma-inducing for humans.
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09 October 2024
Road to Research: A Q&A with Laboratory Manager, Seth Malloy
"Every day presents a new challenge, a new question, and a new opportunity to positively impact the research community."
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07 October 2024
Researchers Now Know How Killifish Regenerate Their Fins
From Regenerative Medicine Foundation, Stowers Institute Researchers say their findings could inform regenerative medicine in humans.
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03 October 2024
Visualizing cells with 3D puzzle pieces
A Stowers Science Visualization Specialist explains the search for seeing cells in a recent journal article.
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01 October 2024
Some fish regrow injured fins and we’re closer to understanding how
From New Scientist, Stowers Institute researchers have uncovered new details about how some fish can regenerate their tail after an injury, which could inch us closer to employing regenerative medicine in people.
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28 September 2024
Secrets of killifish regeneration may help us heal humans
From Earth.com, Recently, researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research have made strides in understanding one aspect of this regeneration process – the timing of cellular response to injury in killifish.
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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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24 September 2024
Stowers scientists look to zebrafish for potential insight into human fertility and development
Newly identified parental proteins present at fertilization reveal surprising levels of vertebrate developmental support
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24 September 2024
New Investigators open labs, begin research at the Institute
Four new Principal Investigators recently opened their labs at the Institute. Learn about their research and the impact of their science.
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