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At the Stowers Institute, great minds are at work seeking to understand the function & behavior of living organisms, paving the way for future medical advances. Celebrating 25 years of discovery. #Stowers25
From playing cricket in India to studying sensory cell #regeneration in the Piotrowski Lab.
In our latest #PostdocProfile, Raman Kaushik shares his journey to #science, and how #zebrafish may hold clues to helping damaged hair cells grow back. π
π Read more: bit.ly/3OT9JKR
This week's #MicroscopyMonday shows digital collage of bacteroids, a special form of bacteria that lives inside alfalfa roots. π± (Sankari Lab)
Today at #FridayScienceClub!
Even at a few days old, these sea anemone planulae are already covered in stinging cells! The stingers of these young Nematostella are marked with a fluorescent green.
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#StunningStella
Congratulations!
Congratulations to Investigator @juliazeitlinger.bsky.social, Ph.D., who has been named a 2026 NextGen Leader by the Kansas City Business Journal! π
The award recognizes emerging leaders across the #KansasCity region who are making an impact in their fields and in the community.
π bit.ly/4rbNAEE
Today we welcomed Geraldine Seydoux @hhmi-science.bsky.social) for a #StowersSeminarSeries on βGerm granules: Compartments for RNA regulation or incidental condensates?β
Thanks to the @kkostova.bsky.social Lab for hosting!
β³ More time to submit!
The abstract deadline for #SRCKC26 has been extended to March 13.
Join scientists exploring the frontiers of #development, regulatory #genomics, and AI-based DNA sequence modeling in #KansasCity.
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April 22β24, 2026
π Submit your abstract: bit.ly/4kUvNAn
πToday is #WorldHearingDay. How do we hear? The answer starts with tiny sensory cells called hair cells.
These cells allow us to detect sound and maintain balance, but once lost in humans, they donβt grow back. But, #zebrafish can regenerate theirs. π
Learn more in this #BioBasics: bit.ly/402Sid3
Music filled our library Monday evening as we welcomed the Park University International Center for Music for our latest Experiments in Sound performance. π» πΌ
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening of music and community.
π¨ Early-bird pricing for #SRCKC26 is extended through March 13!
Join leaders in cis-regulatory biology, AI-driven #DNA modeling & gene regulatory networks for 3 days of interactive #science.
Featuring keynote speaker Bing Ren.
π Register now: bit.ly/4kUvNAn
Featured in @infobae.bsky.social π§ #Research from the Si Lab uncovers how the #brain converts fleeting experiences into lasting memories β through the controlled formation of functional #amyloids.
π° Read here: bit.ly/46oZMuv
This beautiful #MicroscopyMonday shows how maternal regulation governs early embryonic development by coordinating gene expression in both time and space to direct proper embryonic growth. π¬ @gopalkushawah.bsky.social (@bazzinilab.bsky.social)
On #RareDiseaseDay, weβre highlighting the work of Gerton Lab β studying the genetic roots of rare disorders including Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and Roberts Syndrome.
Discover how fundamental chromosome #biology research is advancing understanding of rare disease: bit.ly/46m55L6
A snail that regrows its entire eye in 30 days ππ
New coverage in SciTech Daily highlights #research from the @planaria1.bsky.social Lab showing that apple snails regenerate camera-type eyes using genes shared with humans.
Read the full article here: bit.ly/4rKrpqn
How do small creatures do such big things? π
#BIGIDEAS: The Minds of Insects brings together two scientists to explore insect intelligence, #evolution, and the #biology behind their success.
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April 15 | ποΈ Register now: bit.ly/4aFHJ5A
Some answers arenβt found in a textbook. Theyβre found under a rock in a creek. Or growing on a reef. πͺΈ
Director of Research Organisms Shane Miller & his team support everything from planarians that regenerate entire bodies to coral that spawn under carefully recreated lunar cycles.
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These experiments took place during my PhD @ku-eeb.bsky.social with @pcart.bsky.social as a visiting student @stowersinstitute.bsky.social @mgstowers.bsky.social. I am thrilled to see this project through during my postdoc, and grateful to my coauthors for all their efforts!
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Congratulations to Investigator NeΕet Γzel, recipient of the 2026 Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture from @genetics-gsa.bsky.social. π§ π§¬
Learn more about his #research: bit.ly/3MIHaio
Get to know the scientists behind the #science - in just 60 seconds. β²οΈ
In this #DoYouHaveAMinute, Seth Malloy shares what surprises people about histology (itβs ancient!), how he got started 15 years ago, and what makes our Histology Technology Center so unique.
Congratulations to Investigator NeΕet Γzel!
Last week at #ScienceOverSpirits, Anand Sasidharan, postdoc in the @planaria1.bsky.social Lab, shared βThe hidden mysteries of #regenerationβ, and his journey from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere. π #ResearchSky
Ended last week with some great presentations at #FridayScienceClub!
This week's beautiful #MicroscopyMonday shows a #killifish larva after hatching, transgenic for a fluorescent epithelial marker (EPCAM, magenta) and a lateral line marker (she, cyan). π¬ (Piotrowski Lab)
The February 13 #SDBPostdocSeminar with @gopalkushawah.bsky.social of @stowersinstitute.bsky.social and Neha Ahuja of UT Southwestern has been posted. Thank you to moderators Zong-Yuan Liu and @parahsaramore.bsky.social Watch here: youtu.be/aEQuWbfMzWM
#DYK that amyloids form when proteins adopt an unusual shape that templates others to stack into highly stable fibers. Theyβre linked to neurodegenerative diseases. But they may also be essential for long-term #memory. π§
In our latest #BioBasics #PhD student Olivia Kim explains!
π bit.ly/4aEAQjJ
Planning to attend #SRCKC26? Nowβs the time to register! Early bird pricing is open, donβt miss your chance to save on this springβs premier meeting on development, genomics, and #AI.
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Register early: bit.ly/4rMvVoI
Thank you to Yi Liu for todayβs #StowersSeminarSeries talk, βSynonymous but not silent: the codon usage code for gene expression and protein structure.β π§¬
Hosted by the @bazzinilab.bsky.social.
Inspiring the next generation of scientists π¬β¨
Yesterday, Investigator Siva Sankari visited Lincoln College Prep to share her #research and talk about career paths in #science with aspiring high school students.
Join us for an evening of conversation and #discovery at #BIGIDEAS: The Minds of Insects. π Featuring talks, a fireside chat, and audience Q&A with two leading scientists.
ποΈ Registration now open: bit.ly/4aFHJ5A
