News
20 March 2026
Understanding the brain means confronting some of biology’s toughest questions. Stowers scientists are exploring how memories last, how neurodegenerative disease begins, and how the brain’s circuitry takes shape.
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In The News
24 February 2026
From the Genetics Society of America, Investigator Neşet Özel named recipient of the 2026 Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture
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News
22 January 2026
"Every unique lab environment influences who each scientist becomes."
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12 November 2025
The Ozel & Pillai labs carved pumpkins!
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News
09 October 2025
An annual tradition marks the start of scientific discovery for the 2024-2025 class of Stowers Graduate School students.
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Lab Fun
25 June 2025
We went on an adventure to the nearby Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
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News
03 April 2025
A recent article co-authored by Stowers Investigator reviews current neurobiology research to highlight and foster scientific discussion.
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News
24 September 2024
Four new Principal Investigators recently opened their labs at the Institute. Learn about their research and the impact of their science.
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News
16 September 2024
A Q&A with Shixiong Cheng, postdoc in the Özel Lab
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News
08 July 2024
The fellowship recognizes scientists who have already contributed valuable research in their field and who demonstrate the greatest promise for future success.
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News
08 February 2024
Q&A with Tom Kleist, Ph.D, a member of the Institute’s Microscopy Technology Center
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News
26 September 2023
"We cannot overstate the importance of basic neurobiological research in terms of its potential to help against a variety of neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases."
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In The News
05 May 2023
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
03 May 2023
Scientists recruited from MIT, NYU, and Princeton
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