25 August 2026

A Summer of Discovery

Reflecting on the 2026 Stowers Summer Scholars Program

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14 August 2026

Understanding the Language of DNA: A Stowers Summer Scholar explores how genes can turn on and off

Tehseen Bukhari is studying how proteins control access to genes in the Zeitlinger Lab, building experimental and computational skills through the Stowers Graduate School’s Summer Scholars Program.

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24 July 2026

Inspired by Collaboration: Meet Summer Scholar Alejandra Carrillo-Carlos

From Mexico to Kansas City, the undergraduate researcher in the Zeitlinger Lab shares how the Stowers Graduate School’s Summer Scholars program has invigorated her to pursue of a career in science.

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27 April 2026

Stowers Investigator named NextGen Leader

From the Kansas City Business Journal, Investigator Julia Zeitlinger recognized as a 2026 NextGen Leader for scientific leadership, mentorship, and her work guiding the Institute’s AI initiative.

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10 April 2026

BioBasics: What is bioinformatics?

As biology produces more data than ever before, scientists rely on bioinformatics to uncover patterns hidden within DNA, proteins, and other biological systems.

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09 April 2025

Stowers scientists use AI to decipher how cells respond to developmental cues

New study shows how we can better learn our genome’s hidden grammar, potentially paving the way for personalized medicine.

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23 October 2024

The Stowers Institute launches a new AI Initiative to power biological research

Stowers Investigator Julia Zeitlinger, Ph.D., selected to head this effort

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20 February 2024

Stowers Graduate School recruiting for inaugural Computational Biology Scholars Program

The Computational Biology Scholars Program seeks to create new possibilities to perform cutting-edge, collaborative, and multidisciplinary computational science in the Midwest.

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20 December 2023

2023 in Review

Follow along as we highlight 2023 and impactful scientific discoveries ranging from the origins of Huntington’s and infertility to animal evolution and adaptation.

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12 October 2023

How artificial intelligence is transforming the future of science and medicine

A bioinformatician’s journey using AI at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research

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21 September 2023

Pieces of the genomic puzzle

Stowers scientists are discovering new dynamics for genetic elements during development

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13 September 2023

Postdoc Profile: Charles McAnany

Q&A with Stowers Postdoc Charles McAnany: "You must always start with a question; everything else flows from that."

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08 August 2023

When biology and computing collide

Stowers scientists leverage the power of AI to uncover fundamentals of development

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06 April 2023

#LookInTheLab: How scientists in the Zeitlinger Lab use computational approaches to learn the fate of cells

Kaelan Brennan is a predoctoral researcher in the Zeitlinger Lab at the Stowers Institute. He provided a “Look in the Lab” to showcase the research the team is currently conducting.

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22 February 2022

Stowers Graduate School predoc receives three-year NIH fellowship to study gene regulation during development

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12 August 2021

Three postdocs presented with funding notifications

Kristin Watt, Curtis Bacon, Jasmin Camacho receive notification of funding.

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19 February 2021

The birth of BPNet—a true interdisciplinary collaboration

A behind-the-paper glimpse at how scientific discoveries come to life

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01 July 2019

Zeitlinger lands a zinger with NIH grant

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01 July 2019

Getting the grant

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03 August 2018

New research opens door to expanding stem cells available for transplants

Researchers from Stowers and collaborators have identified a way to expand blood-forming, adult stem cells from human umbilical cord blood (hUCB).

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01 October 2015

Neaves Award Encourages Scientific Exploration & Innovation

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01 April 2015

The software behind the science

Technological advances yielding vast amounts of biological data have forever changed the way research is conducted, reported, and shared

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13 March 2015

New technique can locate genes’ on-off switches

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01 April 2014

A discussion with Julia Zeitlinger, PhD

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13 August 2013

Urgent! How genes tell cellular construction crews, “Read me now!”

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20 December 2012

Understanding the cellular patterns of development

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23 May 2012

Stowers scientist Julia Zeitlinger awarded 2012 Hudson Prize

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