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31 May 2023
Stowers News - May 2023
The latest research, discoveries and news from the Stowers Institute highlighted in our May newsletter
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25 May 2023
The people behind the papers – Zainab Afzal and Robb Krumlauf
A new paper in Development introduces new approaches and provides further insights into the transcriptional mechanisms controlling Hox gene expression during vertebrate development.
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News
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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News
24 May 2023
Technology is transforming our perception of transcription
“It may not matter exactly where a regulatory element is on a chromosome, but how it interacts with target genes in time and space to build a body is really important.”
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Video
23 May 2023
Stowers scientist’s battle with breast cancer comes full circle
Heather Marshall's decades-long professional pursuit of studying mice became intertwined with her personal journey to conquer cancer.
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News
23 May 2023
A niche for cancer
Stowers scientists are unraveling the mechanisms governing cancer stem cells
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In The News
17 May 2023
How Kansas City scientists are helping to expand our understanding of human genetics
20 years after scientists finished the sequencing of the first human genome, scientists around the world — including from the Stowers Institute in Kansas City — have taken another monumental step.
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In The News
16 May 2023
Behind the Paper: How do veiled chameleons make their left and right sides?
A behind the scenes look into using veiled chameleons as a research organism.
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News
11 May 2023
The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute celebrates graduates
The ceremony celebrated the accomplishments and future endeavors of the graduates who are continuing their scientific discoveries at cutting edge industry positions and at academic institutions including Harvard University, the Mayo Clinic, University of Pennsylvania, Northwestern University, and The Rockefeller University.
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News
10 May 2023
Investigating human genomes provides unexpected insight into infertility and congenital conditions
Collaboration with Stowers scientists reveals mechanism underlying a common chromosomal abnormality
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In The News
09 May 2023
Celebrating researchers, creators
From The University of Missouri, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, Ph.D., gave a keynote presentation at the Division of Research, Innovation and Impact’s Celebration of Excellence in Research and Creative Activity.
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Podcast
05 May 2023
Seeking a Scientist: The man who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is still trying to stop ocean pollution
From KCUR and the Stowers Institute: Host Dr. Kate Biberdorf (aka Kate The Chemist) spoke to a researcher about what his work means for marine life. They dive into the latest innovations and efforts to fix the damage that humans are causing to our oceans.
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In The News
05 May 2023
Stowers Institute hires three scientists from East Coast universities
From the Kansas City Business Journal, The Stowers Institute for Medical Research recently hired three principal investigators, luring them away from universities on the East Coast.
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Press Release
04 May 2023
Stowers scientists discover the dynamics of an “extra” chromosome in fruit flies
Offers unique opportunity to study similar chromosomes linked to cancer and infertility in humans
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Press Release
03 May 2023
New Investigators join Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Scientists recruited from MIT, NYU, and Princeton
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News
24 April 2023
Investigating infertility today offers hope for the future
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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Podcast
19 April 2023
Seeking a Scientist: Can we reverse aging? These scientists are rethinking the limits of human lifespans
From KCUR and the Stowers Institute: We tend to think of getting older as inevitable, but what if it’s actually something we can control?
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Press Release
19 April 2023
Stowers Institute and KCUR launch new podcast
Dr. Kate Biberdorf, also known as Kate the Chemist, and her guests guide us through the great unknown.
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News
13 April 2023
#TechTalk: Q&A with Bret Redwine, Head of Custom Protein Resources
Bret Redwine is a scientist with the Stowers Institute’s Custom Protein Resources Center.
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News
06 April 2023
#LookInTheLab: How scientists in the Zeitlinger Lab use computational approaches to learn the fate of cells
Kaelan Brennan is a predoctoral researcher in the Zeitlinger Lab at the Stowers Institute. He provided a “Look in the Lab” to showcase the research the team is currently conducting.
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In The News
04 April 2023
Stowers researchers use AI, fruit flies to make major biological breakthroughs
From KCTV5 (CBS), Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., and her team are working to extract information from DNA, which would normally take decades to accomplish with experiments. Now, thanks to artificial intelligence, it’s as if someone hit the fast-forward button and results are now down to minutes if not seconds.
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News
03 April 2023
Can studying sugar-loving bats benefit humans with diabetes?
Jasmin Camacho, Ph.D., conducts field work studying bats and brings her findings back to the Stowers Institute to learn the unique methods the animal uses to adapt to a sugar-only diet. She discussed her work on KU's Morning Medical Update.
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In The News
29 March 2023
Profile of Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado: Winner of the 2023 Vilcek Prize in biomedical science
Featured in PNAS, Sánchez Alvarado is renowned for his pioneering work in understanding the fundamental processes underlying animal regeneration.
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News
24 March 2023
Regeneration: Revised and optimized
New methods on planarian flatworm stem cells mark first step toward establishing transgenic planaria
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