Fantastic interview with @planaria1.bsky.social "about the science of regeneration & the biology lessons we can carry into the new year." #regeneration #metaphors www.sciencefriday.com/segments/reg...

New year, new you—literally. 🧬 Pres & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social joined @scifri.bsky.social to ring in 2026 with a convo about #regeneration, tiny worms with extraordinary abilities, and what #biology can teach us about renewal and resilience. 🪱 🎧 Listen now: www.sciencefriday.com/segments/reg...

#2025Rewind ⏪ #BIGIDEAS returned in 2025, bringing science, curiosity, and conversation back to the stage. From plant intelligence to a dialogue with Craig Venter, the series connects #research with the public. Learn more: www.stowers.org/events/big-i...

#2025Rewind ⏪ Stowers scientists have established the apple snail as a new #research organism for investigating eye #regeneration, which may hold the key for restoring vision due to damage and disease. 🐌Read here: www.stowers.org/news/seeing-...

#2025Rewind ⏪ Cells must eliminate faulty #ribosomes to stay healthy. A new pathway discovered by Stowers scientists reveals how defective protein-making machines are identified and discarded. Read more: www.stowers.org/news/finding...

🪱 New #research from the @planaria1.bsky.social Lab, published in @dev-journal.bsky.social, reveals that whole-body #regeneration in #planarian flatworms depends not only on stem cells, but on metabolically specialized support cells that fuel the process. 🔗Read more: www.stowers.org/news/support...

Nature's "blue" isn't pigment — it's physics. At the #Stowers25 Symposium, @mblscience.bsky.social Director Nipam Patel showed how butterflies use nanostructured scales to refract light into brilliant colors. 🦋🌈 Learn more: bit.ly/3XLLxee

From decoding the human genome to exploring life across the world’s oceans, Craig Venter (@jcvi.org) shared a remarkable journey on the #BIGIDEAS stage. 📹The full conversation with President & Chief Scientific Officer @planaria1.bsky.social is now available to watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c30p...

Progress in #science is rarely smooth. At the #Stowers25 Symposium, @carlzimmer.com from @nytimes.com explored how forgotten research on airborne disease shaped the COVID pandemic, and why revisiting scientific history matters. Learn more: bit.ly/3XLLxee

Why study a flatworm? Because it may hold the key to regenerating human organs. @danimateria.bsky.social from @elpais.com spoke w/ Pres & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social, about what #planarians can teach us about #regeneration, aging, & the possibilities of future medicine. 🔗 elpais.com/salud-y-bien...

Si se corta una planaria en trozos, cada uno de ellos es capaz de regenerar un organismo completo: un pedazo de la cola regenerará una nueva cabeza. El estudio de estos gusanos planos encierra la esperanza de poder imitarlo para regenerar nuestros órganos

Spotify Wrapped, but make it #Stowers25 version. 🧬

'Tis the season for community ✨Our postdocs took a well-deserved break today to decorate cookies, share snacks, and enjoy a little holiday cheer together.🎄

Apple snails in the news! 📺 Have you seen an eye regenerate? 🐌 Apple snails can, and @kmbc9.bsky.social talked with President & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social, about what his lab's discoveries could mean for the future of regenerative #biology. Watch the full story below⬇️ Learn more: bit.ly/4mvaxkq

Tonight is the night! Join us for a #BIGIDEAS conversation with genomics pioneer Craig Venter and President & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social. Reflecting on 25 years since the human genome draft. 🧬 ⏰ TONIGHT! ➡️ Register now & come join us! bit.ly/3XjA4SU

Tomorrow’s the day! Genomics pioneer Craig Venter joins President & Chief Scientific Officer @planaria1.bsky.social for a #BIGIDEAS conversation on the future of #science and the human genome. 🧬 🎟️ Don’t forget to save your spot: bit.ly/3XjA4SU

From the first human genome draft to the next breakthroughs—hear it straight from Craig Venter during a #BIGIDEAS conversation with President & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social. 🧬12/2 at the Institute. 🔗 Register now before space fills! www.stowers.org/events/craig...

This #Thanksgiving, we're grateful for the curiosity that drives discovery, the innovation that moves #science forward, and the hope that inspires our work every day. From all of us at the Stowers Institute, thank you for supporting us for the past 25 years in #KansasCity. 🧬🥼🔬

Heads up, #KansasCity! Craig Venter (@jcvi.org) of the world’s leading voices in genomics, joins Stowers President & Chief Scientific Officer @planaria1.bsky.social for an unforgettable #BIGIDEAS evening on the #science shaping our future. 🔬 📅 Dec 2 | 📍 Stowers Institute RSVP 🎟️ bit.ly/3XjA4SU

Honored to be recognized by the #KansasCity City Council & Mayor @mayorq.bsky.social for 25 years of #discovery. Thank you for celebrating our mission to advance basic #research and improve human health. 🧬 #Stowers25 @planaria1.bsky.social

Read about our 25th anniversary symposium featured in @thebeacon.bsky.social reflecting through the lens of our founders’ mission, our unique support for scientists, and the big questions that drive our work. 🔬 #Stowers25 Read here: bit.ly/4i5RlZC

New #reseach from the @bazzinilab.bsky.social Lab ⬇️

NEW #research: A new @embojournal.org paper from @bazzinilab.bsky.social reveals how chemical tags on proteins regulate the embryo’s earliest decisions. A major leap in understanding early development. #ResearchSky 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4i6Hdjl

SAVE THE DATE! Genomics pioneer Craig Venter (@jcvi.org) joins Stowers Pres & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social for a thought-provoking #BIGIDEAS conversation on the frontiers of #science, innovation, & the human genome. 🧬 📅 Dec 2 | 📍 the Stowers Institute RSVP🎟️ bit.ly/3XjA4SU

What a day. Yesterday’s #Stowers25 Symposium brought together our community to celebrate 25 years of bold ideas, transformative science, and the vision Jim and Virginia Stowers set in motion. Here’s to the next 25 years of discovery – thanks to all who joined! 🧬💫

Celebrating 25 years! ✨ Pres. & CSO @planaria1.bsky.social spoke with @kshb41.bsky.social about what 25 years of #discovery means and what he hopes for the next quarter century. Learn more about #Stowers25: bit.ly/477ywSr

From memory to #regeneration, bone health to gene regulation — explore 14 discoveries that shaped 25 years of #discovery at Stowers. 🔬 #Stowers25 🔗 Explore them all: bit.ly/4owN3gi

Something new is happening outside 👀 Crews are hard at work hanging our #Stowers25 signs to celebrate 25 years of discovery in #KansasCity!

Applications for the #StowersGrad #CompBio Scholars Program are open! ⬇️

At the Stowers Institute, #discovery thrives on curiosity and courage. Investigator Matt Gibson shares how our unique funding model empowers scientists to take risks that lead to breakthroughs. 🧪🔬 Learn more about #Stowers25: bit.ly/477ywSr and learn more about the Gibson Lab: bit.ly/3LdW5Qu

At the Institute, scientists have the freedom to ask bold questions, and the time to find their answers. Linheng Li, Ph.D., was one of the first to join the Institute 25 years ago, focusing on stem cell and #cancerresearch. #Stowers25

From genomes to airborne mysteries, @carlzimmer.com from @nytimes.com has chronicled how life works in all its complexity. He joins us at the #Stowers25 Symposium on 11/14 to talk about #science, storytelling, and his newest release, Air-Borne. 📕💨 Register here: bit.ly/3KZPp8g

Curiosity is the compass. 🧭 At the Institute, scientists have the freedom to follow it. Hear how Investigator Ameya Mashruwala describes what makes our community so special. #Stowers25 Learn more: bit.ly/477ywSr

Institute Investigators gathered in Bentonville for the annual PI Retreat, a time to exchange ideas & spark new directions in #discovery. This year’s retreat dinner took place at Crystal Bridges Museum, designed by the same architect who created #KansasCity’s own @kauffmancenter.bsky.social.

We’re celebrating 25 years of discovery — and we want to hear from you! Share your story with #StowersStories 🧬💫 #Stowers25

In every color, structure, and cell, there's a story of #discovery. For 25 years, Stowers scientists have used cutting-edge imaging to reveal the astonishing complexity of life. 🔬 #Stowers25 Learn more: bit.ly/477ywSr

At Stowers, a culture of ambitious questioning meets a model that makes bold #science possible. Investigator @arvindspillai.bsky.social reflects on the freedom to pursue questions that are both scientifically challenging & deeply meaningful. #Stowers25 Learn more: bit.ly/477ywSr

At Stowers, #science isn’t just about asking bold questions, it’s about training bold thinkers. From nurturing innovation to reimagining #PhD-level education, we’re building a future where #discovery leads to cures. #Stowers25 Learn more: bit.ly/477ywSr

Investigator Jennifer Gerton presented her groundbreaking chromosome #research at National Academy of Sciences offering new insights into how #DNA fusions shaped human #evolution. 🧬 Learn more about the discovery: bit.ly/4pJxSBw

Empowering bold ideas starts with empowering the people behind them. Investigator Neşet Özel reflects on the unique support that helps his lab move fast and think big. Learn more about #Stowers25: bit.ly/477ywSr & the Özel Lab: bit.ly/3Bu5ZJ1

Why spend your summer doing #research? Because #discovery doesn’t wait — and neither should you. As a Summer Scholar, you'll be part of a collaborative environment pushing the boundaries of biological understanding. Apply today: bit.ly/3SDVdGo

Congratulations!!!

(1/2) A century-old puzzle, solved. 🧩 Scientists in the Gerton, @aphillippy.bsky.social and @thinks.lol Labs mapped the exact #DNA breakpoint where human Robertsonian chromosomes fuse together — a landmark #discovery published in @nature.com. ➡️Read more: bit.ly/4pJxSBw

Investigator @saukaspengler.bsky.social shares her vision for where the Stowers Institute will be in the next 25 years — continuing to lead #discovery and train the next generation of scientists. #Stowers25 Learn more: bit.ly/477ywSr

Jim and Virginia Stowers didn’t just dream of advancing #science, they built a place where it could happen. Their spirit lives on in every lab, every discovery, every “what if?” As we celebrate #Stowers25, learn more about our visionary founders: bit.ly/43qssSn

Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on. (Please repost to reach a broad audience.)

Metamorphosis in Schizocardium californicum drives dramatic reorganization of cell types, with adult structures forming through transcriptional reprogramming of larval cells rather than their wholesale replacement. @paul.bump.bsky.social @lowelab.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Great collaboration between @paulbump.bsky.social and @planaria1.bsky.social lab. Some really surprising findings for cell type turnover during hemichordate metamorphosis.

Scientific creativity flourishes when curiosity is given room to grow. That’s the kind of freedom Stowers has fostered for 25 years. Learn more about #Stowers25: bit.ly/477ywSr

When Jim & Virginia Stowers founded the Institute, they took a risk, investing in both people & technology, which transformed how science is done. 25 years later, our Technology Centers continue enabling research that redefines what’s possible. #Stowers25 bit.ly/47seNv5