Stowers Institute for Medical Research

06/17/2026

As Argentina celebrates a big FIFA World Cup win here in , we're celebrating an Argentine scientist who has called Kansas City home for more than eight years. ⚽️

"Doing science from Kansas, but with Argentina in my heart."

Read Luli Castell's story in TN Todo Noticias:

Luciana se quedó sin apoyo para investigar en el país en medio de una ola de recortes. Cuando pensaba que todo estaba perdido, un mail inesperado le abrió la puerta a una aventura que ya lleva ocho años en Kansas City. “Uno busca sus oportunidades donde puede brillar y trabajar de lo que le gu...

06/16/2026

While the world gathers in Kansas City for the FIFA World Cup, scientists from around the world are also building careers and advancing discovery here. 🔬

Stowers scientist Luli Castell's journey from Argentina to Kansas City transformed a setback into an award-winning research career – highlighted in TN Todo Noticias.

“Doing science from Kansas, but with my heart in Argentina.”

🔗 Full story: https://bit.ly/4edRABC

06/15/2026

This is a case of spontaneous axis duplication of a two days post fertilization zebrafish embryo. Two heads and bodies share the same heart and intricate neuronal connections (orange). (Piotrowski Lab)

06/08/2026

This is an adult fly , labeled in orange is the mushroom body, the memory center in flies, and the neurons on the sides are part of the medulla of the eye, essential for color vision. (Si Lab) 🧠

06/08/2026

Good food. Great people. Perfect summer weather. ☀️

Institute members, families, and guests came together last week for our annual Food Fest celebration, enjoying everything from summer classics to new culinary favorites.

06/08/2026

✨🧬La Sociedad Mexicana de Biología del Desarrollo se complace en presentar al Dr. Ariel Bazzini, del Stowers Institute for Medical Research, quien participará en el XIV Congreso Nacional e Internacional de la SMBD.

🎤 Presentará la charla: "Spatio-temporally regulated maternal RNA decay factor essential for zebrafish development"

📍 Juriquilla, Querétaro
🗓️ 2 al 5 de septiembre de 2026

06/01/2026

This week's beautiful is a juvenile Nematostella with stinging cells labeled with eGFP (green). (Gibson Lab)

05/22/2026

Every organism has something to teach us. 🧬

Studying diverse forms of life, from plants and insects to and beyond, helps scientists uncover the biological principles that connect all living things.

On , we celebrate the organisms that inspire and expand our understanding of life. 🐟

Learn more about our : https://bit.ly/3ZnG9ht

05/22/2026

An incredible evening of music in the Library 🎶

Last night, members and guests of the Stowers community gathered for Experiments in Sound featuring vocalist Ron Gutierrez, whose soulful performance brought together influences from jazz, R&B, country, and pop for a memorable night at the Institute.

05/22/2026

Huge congratulations to former The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research Summer Scholar Isaac Witte on graduating with his from Harvard University this month! 🎓🧬

Before he was leading breakthroughs in genome editing published in Science Isaac started his journey right here in . In 2017, he spent his summer in the lab of President and CSO Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado.

His time at the bench exploring planarian regeneration gave him the foundation to tackle some of science’s biggest questions. We are incredibly proud to be a part of his story! 🪱

🔗 Read his graduation feature in the Harvard Gazette: https://bit.ly/4ute9YF