#WhatIf: Big Questions. Curiosity-driven Science.
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Jun 12
#Fertility decline may not only be about the egg.
New #research from the @GertonJennifer Lab studied 14-month-old mice, roughly equivalent to humans in their mid-to-late 30s — an age rarely explored in ovarian aging research.
The team found #aging ovaries undergo major cellular and inflammatory changes over time, offering new insight into reproductive aging, ovarian health, and #infertility.
🔗Published in @CommsBio: bit.ly/444j0nk
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Jun 12
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✨ Looking forward to hearing from Paul Trainor at #2026SDB in Las Vegas! Paul’s work at the Stowers Institute on neural crest development in mammals (sometimes fish and chameleons) has helped bring attention to understudied craniofacial conditions. 🔬 #devbio #Stowers25
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Jun 11
Going to be a great seminar by President and CSO @Planaria1! 🪱
#ScientificSeminarSeries🍁
Join us for a seminar by Professor Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado. From freshwater planarians to marine hemichordates, his research is uncovering fundamental principles of how living systems maintain, repair, and rebuild themselves.✨
#RegenerationBiology
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Summer at @MBLScience in #WoodsHole 🌊 🐠
Stowers Fellow Nelson Hall and @StowersGrad student in the @Planaria1 Lab Dung Vuu are helping train the next generation of developmental biologists!
From collecting specimens to exploring the earliest stages of life, hands-on learning remains at the heart of #discovery. 🧬
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At Day 2 of #IPM26, Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado (@Planaria1) (@ScienceStowers ) presented “Understanding the Sources of Regenerative Capacity in Animals,” exploring the fundamental principles that enable organisms to repair and rebuild tissues.
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This #MicroscopyMonday is an adult fly #brain, 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) 🧠
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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.
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What if scientists could predict a cell's future?
RegVelo, an #AI model developed by an international team including researchers in the @saukaspengler Lab, helps identify the genes that influence how cells develop and change over time.
The work was recently highlighted by @EnglishChosun as a promising advance for regenerative medicine and #cancer research: bit.ly/4e2o9kF
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From aspiring Pokémon trainer to studying one of nature's most fascinating organisms.
Postdoc in the @Planaria1 Lab, @JorgeMorenoPhD, investigates aging and #regeneration in the so-called "immortal jellyfish," searching for clues about longevity, rejuvenation, and the diversity of life.
Learn more about his #research journey, favorite #KansasCity spots, and advice for future scientists.
🔗 Read more: stowers.org/news/aging-and-r…
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Are "little lab zombies" the key to understanding tissue longevity? 🧟♂️
Scientists have discovered sea cucumber tissues that survive, swim, and change shape in lab dishes for years. Commenting for @SmithsonianMag, President & CSO @Planaria1 highlighted that the most remarkable takeaway is the sustained coordination of complex biological processes still happening in these tissues.
Read the full article: smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
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Jun 3
Join @ScienceStowers for an informal evening of science, stories, and community.
Ms. Beth Baum from @KUMedCenter will present “Secrets of the Swimming Sperm" and share the academic journey that led her to her current research on studying reproductive biology.
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📸Image credit: @GelatinousSting
This week's beautiful #MicroscopyMonday is a juvenile Nematostella with stinging cells labeled with eGFP (green). (@Gibson_Lab)
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This week's beautiful #MicroscopyMonday is a juvenile Nematostella with stinging cells labeled with eGFP (green). (@Gibson_Lab)
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May 30
Great to join Emma’s farewell party with the Gibson Lab and Si Lab members at @ScienceStowers. Wishing Emma all the best and continued success in her future career! @Gibson_Lab
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May 28
Could the secret to understanding #immortality be a sea cucumber? 🌊🥒
In a new feature via @sciam, President and CSO @Planaria1, provides expert insight on a new marine #regeneration study and what it takes to truly define "biological immortality."
Read more: bit.ly/4f8M8kj
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May 28
Congratulations to the 2026 graduates! 🎓
“None of our paths here looked the same, but we have all continued to accomplish amazing things.” — Sarah Gilmour, Ph.D.
This month, we celebrated 8 graduates whose #research and determination helped advance foundational #biology research. 🎓
Learn more: bit.ly/4fbyTzo
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May 26
Jellyfish, stingers, and #science storytelling. 🪼
@Gibson_Lab postdoc @GelatinousSting recently shared her #research with the #KansasCity community at Science Over Spirits.
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May 22
Every organism has something to teach us. 🧬
Studying diverse forms of life, from plants and insects to #zebrafish and beyond, helps scientists uncover the biological principles that connect all living things.
On #BiodiversityDay, we celebrate the organisms that inspire #discovery and expand our understanding of life. 🐟
Learn more about our #UnordinaryOrganisms: bit.ly/3ZnG9ht
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May 22
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.
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