NEW #research from the Li Lab has identified how the Frizzled5 protein regulates gut lining regeneration. This discovery could potentially open new doors for treating certain cancers. #CancerResearch Learn more: https://bit.ly/4g0iECd
Stowers Institute for Medical Research
Research Services
Kansas City, Missouri 9,985 followers
At the Stowers Institute, great minds are at work seeking to understand the function and behavior of living organisms.
About us
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research is a non-profit, basic biomedical research organization dedicated to improving human health by studying the fundamental processes of life. Jim Stowers, founder of American Century Investments, and his wife, Virginia, opened the Institute in 2000. Since then, the Institute has spent over 900 million dollars in pursuit of its mission. Currently, the Institute is home to nearly 550 researchers and support personnel; over 20 independent research programs; and more than a dozen technology-development and core facilities. Our Mission To make a significant contribution to humanity through medical research by expanding our understanding of the secrets of life and by improving life’s quality through innovative approaches to the causes, treatment and prevention of diseases.
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Kansas City, Missouri 64110, US
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Evelyn Travnik
Chief Information Officer | Global Technology Executive | Product Innovation | Management Consulting | Engineering Leadership
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Genomics Scientist at Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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Business Analyst at Stowers Institute for Medical Research
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Meet Luciana Castellano, a predoc studying RNA and viruses in the Bazzini Lab! "The Graduate School's staff genuinely care about us, and the resources here make us feel like there's nothing we can't achieve." #GradSchool Read more + apply here: https://bit.ly/4hSvjJc
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Time for turkey! 🦃 We celebrated #Thanksgiving today with our annual feast. A wonderful time of good food, great company, and gratitude.
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Meet an Institute postdoc! Leo Yan's #research focus is on understanding how different types of ribosomes affect early #development in #zebrafish in the Kamena Kostova Lab. "I’m curious to understand how things work from the inside out." Read more: https://lnkd.in/gKHabWXu
Postdoc Profile: Leo Yan
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How does living in #space affect humans? 🧑🚀 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronaut Kate Rubins joins Kate Biberdorf for the new episode of Seeking a Scientist (our podcast with KCUR 89.3) to share her experiences with microgravity & what it means for future #Mars missions. 🎧Listen here: https://bit.ly/4hXZuP5
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Check out the latest episode of the podcast There's Just Something About KC with frank boal featuring President & Chief Scientific Officer Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado for a conversation on our generous founders, how Alejandro ended up at the Institute, and his groundbreaking work in regenerative biology. 🎧 Listen here: https://bit.ly/4fQGPD9
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"It kind of started to feel like it was my second family." Listen as our predocs discuss the #community and #connection they feel at The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. Learn more + apply to our #PhD in #biology program here: https://bit.ly/3OgRMC8
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NEW #research in PLOS Biology: The Tatjana Sauka-Spengler Lab has uncovered how the Chd7 gene, associated with CHARGE syndrome, is activated in #neuralcrest cells – which could potentially lead to new treatment options. #biology #genetics Read more: https://bit.ly/3AIEVFP
Stowers scientists discover new insights into a key gene associated…
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#MicroscopyMonday | A #zebrafish oocyte (immature egg), including the animal pole where the future embryo will develop (shiny blue upper left), the yolk (central dark space), & follicular cells that support the oocyte maturation (orange). (Si & Bazzini Lab)
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Our predocs experience great #mentorship. "Science isn't about me. It's about passing information from generation to generation." Learn more about The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research #PhD in #biology program and apply here: https://bit.ly/3Z5A0bc