Press Release
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
Read Article
The Latest
All Stories
In The News
22 July 2024
Scientists uncover fundamental rules for how dengue virus infects its mosquito and human hosts
From Phys.org, Mosquito-borne viral infections once confined to tropical regions are spreading. Dengue virus infects up to 400 million people worldwide each year according to World Health Organization estimates, and no available treatments exist for this disease.
Read Article
In The News
22 July 2024
Dengue Uses Nonoptimal Codons to Invade Human and Mosquito Cells
From Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News, new research from the Stowers Institute investigated the adaptation of virus genomes to the host optimality code. To do that, they used mosquito-borne dengue virus as a model. The findings uncovered strategies that dengue (and other viruses) use to replicate in their hosts, with the potential to aid in developing novel antiviral treatments and vaccines.
Read Article
In The News
08 July 2024
16 years of Bat-a-thon: Researchers met in Belize for various research on bats
From NPR, Dozens of bat researchers, including Stowers Institute Postdoctoral Researcher Jasmin Camacho, Ph.D., descend upon a tropical preserve in Belize, home to a diverse population of bats. Each scientist hopes to net the specific breed of bat they need to do their research.
Read Article
News
08 July 2024
Stowers Investigator receives prestigious neuroscience fellowship
The fellowship recognizes scientists who have already contributed valuable research in their field and who demonstrate the greatest promise for future success.
Read Article
In The News
03 July 2024
2024 Innovators and Influencers: Kausik Si, Ph.D.
From In Kansas City Magazine: Meet 10 people, including Stowers Scientific Director Kausik Si, Ph.D., who are making a difference in Kansas City.
Read Article
News
03 July 2024
Ageless Animals
What can we learn from animals that are “immortal”? Stowers scientists are trying to find out.
Read Article
News
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.
Read Article
News
06 June 2024
#TechTalk: Q&A with Vignesh Babu, Scientist II in Custom Protein Resources
How new technology at the Institute is helping move science forward – from protein biochemistry to drug development
Read Article
News
04 June 2024
Three insights regarding regeneration
Learn what regeneration is, why scientists at the Stowers Institute study it, and discover the incredible regenerative capacity of research organisms in our latest installment of our #BioBasics series!
Read Article
News
30 May 2024
A full circle moment: Stowers Investigator named Co-Director of Embryology Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory
Nearly 30 years after taking the MBL's esteemed Embryology course as a student, Tatjana Piotrowski, Ph.D., has been named Co-Director.
Read Article
In The News
29 May 2024
With Neither Brains nor Brawn, Jellyfish and Relatives Developed Subcellular Weapons Instead
From The Scientist, Anna Klompen, a postdoctoral researcher at the Stowers Institute, explained how cnidarian stinging cells harpooned their way into her heart and could help answer fundamental questions in biology.
Read Article
News
24 May 2024
Postdoc Profile: Wei Wang
Q&A with Wei Wang, a postdoctoral researcher in the Yu Lab
Read Article
News
23 May 2024
Stowers scientist providing new insight into ALS
Though presently incurable, research from Stowers Associate Investigator Randal Halfmann, Ph.D., is helping improve our understanding of how the ALS amyloid protein that forms aggregates in the brain first starts. Recently, the team made an unexpected, exciting discovery that offers hope for the future.
Read Article
In The News
20 May 2024
Navigating the post-pandemic terrain: lessons in resilience and adaptation
From The Journal of Histotechnology, the echoes of the COVID-19 pandemic still reverberate, leaving a profound mark on how we navigate both our professional and personal spheres. Rather than casting judgment on its aftermath, this editorial embarks on a journey to explore the insights of leaders across various research and industry domains.
Read Article
In The News
17 May 2024
Stowers Institute Investigator has breakthrough in ALS research
From KSHB 41 (NBC), hope for advancements in ALS research extends to Stowers Institute Investigator Randal Halfmann, who looks at the process of aging and the creation of the ALS chain reaction with his work at the protein level.
Read Article
In The News
16 May 2024
A working model for the formation of Robertsonian chromosomes
From The Journal of Cell Science, read a hypothesis from Stowers Investigator Jennifer Gerton, Ph.D., about the formation of Robertsonian chromosomes.
Read Article
News
14 May 2024
Five questions about diabetes
Investigating how metabolism works in humans and other species may yield answers for controlling and one day even curing diabetes.
Read Article
News
10 May 2024
Road to Research: A Q&A with Associate Scientist Olivia Lynch
“I am fortunate to work at a place where we are all able to collectively contribute to realizing the vision and mission of our founders, Jim and Virginia Stowers.”
Read Article
News
09 May 2024
Heads or tails
New research identifies molecule involved in regulating the proportional scaling of planarian tissues during regeneration
Read Article
Press Release
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.
Read Article
News
25 April 2024
Stowers Institute hosts Stowers Research Conference: Molecular Cell Biology - RNA Regulation
More than 75 attendees, including 20 speakers consisting of Principal Investigators and their trainees, attended the three-day event.
Read Article
News
25 April 2024
Five facts about DNA
What exactly is DNA? And how does it relate to research at the Stowers Institute?
Read Article
News
18 April 2024
Stowers Investigator Paul Trainor inducted as lifetime Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
In recognition of his distinguished scientific contributions to the field of craniofacial developmental biology
Read Article
Page 3 of 25
