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Institute News Archive
2008
02/01/08 - Trainor Lab Characterizes Gene Essential for Development of Nervous System
01/31/08 - Stowers Scientist Awarded HHMI Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study
01/24/08 - Proteomics Center Devises Method for Assigning Probabilities to Human Protein Interactions
01/23/08 - March of Dimes Awards Ho Yi Mak Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Award
01/10/08 - Xie Lab Characterizes Niche Control of Stem Cell Function
01/07/08 - Scott Hawley Recognized by Genetics Society of America
2007
12/27/07 - Baumann Lab Identifies Elusive Telomere RNA Subunit in Single Cell Model
12/27/07 - Pourquié Lab Links ß-catenin Gradient to Process of Somite Formation
12/14/07 - Shilatifard Lab Sheds Light on Molecular Machinery Required for Translation of Histone Crosstalka>
12/13/07 - Rong Li Lab Reports Protein Interactions of MAP Kinase Signaling Pathway
12/04/07 - Hawley Lab Identifies Factors Responsible for Restart of Meiotic Cycle
11/16/07 - Drs. Shilatifard and Workman Join Colleagues in Advocating New Nomenclature for Chromatin-Modifying Enzymes
10/30/07 - Pourquié Lab Demonstrates Role of Growth Factor in Vertebrae Formation
10/10/07 - Xie Lab Demonstrates Dual Intrinsic and Extrinsic Control of Stem Cell Aging
09/17/07 - Jim and Virginia Stowers Honored by William Jewell College
08/27/07 - Conaway Lab Demonstrates Mechanism by which Transcription Factor Controls Gene Expression
07/03/07 - Julia Zeitlinger to Join Stowers Institute
06/15/07 - Gerton Lab Identifies Factor Responsible for Specification of Centromeric Chromatin
06/01/07 - Jennifer Gerton Receives 2007 Hudson Prize
05/18/07 - Workman Lab Demonstrates Mechanism for Decoding Histone Modification Marks
05/10/07 - Baumann Lab Defines Proteins that Distinguish Chromosome Ends from DNA Double-Strand Breaks
05/01/07 - Trainor Lab Identifies Gene Essential for Craniofacial Development
05/01/07 - Chunying Du Receives Grant from Susan G. Komen for the Cure
04/26/07 - Ali Shilatifard Honored by the Academy of Science – St. Louis
04/24/07 - Arcady Mushegian Publishes Comparative Genomics Book
04/20/07 - Rong Li and Colleagues Shed Light on the Principles of Cell Polarity
03/11/07 - Shilatifard and Colleagues Identify a Potential Target for Treatment of Mixed Lineage Leukemia
02/20/07 - Conaway Lab Identifies and Characterizes Novel Transcription Factor Involved in Leukemia
02/15/07 - Xie Lab Demonstrates the Role of MicroRNA Pathway in Self-Renewal of Germline Stem Cells
02/15/07 - Pourquié Lab Clarifies Mode of Formation of Spinal Precursors
02/12/07 - Postdoctoral Research Associate Named Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Special Fellow
02/05/07 - Rong Li Lab Demonstrates the Process of Mammalian Egg Maturation Through Asymmetric Cell Division
01/31/07 - March of Dimes Awards Two Stowers Institute Scientists Basil O’Connor Starter Scholar Research Awards
01/22/07 - Linheng Li Lab Documents the Development of Cancer Stem Cells
01/17/07 - David Welte to Join Stowers Institute as General Counsel
2006
12/20/06 - Ali Shilatifard to Join Stowers Institute
12/18/06 - Stowers Institute Co-founder Awarded Honorary Degree from the University of Missouri
12/18/06 - Hallmark Executive Named Stowers Institute Chief Financial Officer
11/13/06 - Stowers Teams Develop Novel Approach for Protein Complex Analysis
11/10/06 - Pourquié Lab Identifies Genes Involved in Formation of Vertebral Precursors
10/09/06 - Scott Hawley Appointed to National Science Foundation Advisory Board
09/05/06 - Trainor Lab Identifies Cellular Cause of Treacher Collins Syndrome
09/01/06 - Hawley Lab Solves Long-Standing Mystery for 90-Year Anniversary Issue of Genetics
07/14/06 - Neaves Calls for Truthful Claims in Stem Cell Debate
06/22/06 - Ho Yi Mak to Join Stowers Institute
06/20/06 - Stowers Institute Resumes Planning for Campus Expansion
06/19/06 - Matt Gibson to Join Stowers Institute
06/12/06 - Laurence Florens and Michael Washburn Receive 2006 Hudson Prize
06/09/06 - Pourquié Lab Clarifies the Role of Hox Genes in Spine Formation
04/25/06 - Kausik Si Named Searle Scholar
04/24/06 - Scott Hawley Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
04/24/06 - Stowers Institute Hosts First Young Investigator Research Day
04/24/06 - Stowers Scientists Clarify Role of Tumor Suppressor Gene
04/21/06 - Marco Blanchette to Join Stowers Institute
03/06/06 - Stowers Scientists Demonstrate Mechanism of Vertebral Formation
02/28/06 - Researchers Use Embryonic Model to Reprogram Malignant Melanoma
01/30/06 - Postdoctoral Research Associate Named Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Special Fellow
01/25/06 - Ron Yu Awarded National Institutes of Health Grant
01/03/06 - Joshua Sanes Appointed to Stowers Institute Scientific Advisory Board
2005
12/08/05 - Stowers Researchers Recognized for Landmark Discoveries in the History of Gene Expression
12/01/05 - Stowers Team Identifies Essential Factors for Stem Cell Self-Renewal
11/12/05 - Jim Stowers Jr. Honored as Entrepreneur
11/18/05 - Workman Lab Publishes Findings on Chromosomal Proteins and Histones in Gene Transcription
11/17/05 - Olivier Pourquié Recognized by the Institut de France
11/10/05 - Institute Hosts Congenital Scoliosis Workshop
11/08/05 - Stowers Researcher Demonstrates the Role of BMP in Somatic Stem Cell Self-Renewal
11/03/05 - Stowers Team Offers Insight Into Transformation Of Malignant Tumor Cells
09/27/05 - Teri Johnson Receives Biogenex Award for Standardization in Immunohistochemistry
07/05/05 - Helen Nelson Distinguished Chair Established at the Stowers Institute
06/15/05 - Stowers Institute Appoints Scientific Advisory Board Member
05/23/05 - Paul Trainor Receives 2005 Hudson Prize
05/23/05 - Stowers Institute Founder Awarded Honorary Degree from Washington University
04/11/05 - Stowers Researchers Demonstrate Role Of Retinoic Acid In Bilateral Symmetry
03/21/05 - Stowers Researcher Named Howard Hughes Investigator
02/14/05 - Stowers Researcher Awarded NIH Grant
02/04/05 - Fourth Stowers Researcher Receives Basil O’Connor Award
01/07/05 - Stowers Researcher Answers Fundamental Question of Cell Death
2004
12/06/04 - Stowers Institute Announces New Independent Laboratory Leader
11/15/04 - Stowers Institute Announces Three New Independent Laboratory Leaders
11/08/04 - Stowers Institute Opens Doors To High School Teachers
11/08/04 - Stowers Institute Scientist Named American Cancer Society Research Professor
11/04/04 - Stowers Researcher Publishes DNA Double-Strand Break Repair Discovery in Science
09/20/04 - Stowers Institute Researchers Identify Factors Controlling Intestinal Stem Cell Renewal
08/24/04 - Kansas and Missouri Stem Cell Science Symposium
08/18/04 - Gerton Lab Maps the Cohesin Complex in Yeast
07/19/04 - NCBI Workshop Scheduled at Stowers Institute
07/13/04 - Pourquie’s Discovery Latest in Milestones in Development
07/01/04 - Trainor Lab Receives Awards
06/05/04 - 44th Annual Midwest Regional Developmental Biology Meeting - Singer Symposium
05/11/04 - The Chicken Genome: New Tools and Concepts
05/03/04 - Linheng Li Receives 2004 Hudson Prize
04/20/04 - Stowers Scientist Wins Mossman Award
04/07/04 - Stowers Members Receive Competitive Fellowships
03/23/04 - Stowers Institute Adds New Board Member
02/17/04 - Stowers Institute Investigator Named Basil O’Connor Award Winner
02/09/04 - Stowers Institute Announces Decision to Expand in Kansas City
02/05/04 - The Structural Biology of Chromosomes Symposium
02/01/04 - Stowers Institute Announces Expanded Leadership Structure
01/27/04 - Institute Scientists Identify Novel Mode of Embryonic Axis Patterning
01/27/04 - Stowers Institute Announces New Program for High School Science Teachers
2003
12/19/03 - Stowers Among Most Generous Philanthropists
12/16/03 - Hawley Featured in Current Biology
12/02/03 - Stowers Institute Scientist Receives MOBIO Award
10/22/03 - Stowers Institute Researchers Identify Stem Cell Niche
10/15/03 - Krumlauf attends AAAS induction ceremony
09/11/03 - Competitive Fellowships Awarded to Stowers Postdocs
09/10/03 - Woodrow Wilson Center Cancer Symposium
08/26/03 - Stowers Institute Appoints Vice President
08/11/03 - Chromosome Choreography
07/22/03 - Pourquié Describes the Segmentation Clock
07/22/03 - Y Chromosome Alive and Well
06/17/03 - Stowers Scientist Named 2003 Pew Scholar
06/16/03 - Chicken Genome: Science Nuggets to Come Soon
05/20/03 - Stowers Scientist Named Winner of Inaugural Hudson Prize
05/05/03 - Stowers Scientific Director Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
03/13/03 - Stowers Institute Scientists Receive New Federal Grants
02/12/03 - Stowers Institute Scientists Receive Grants for Research Into Human Birth Defects
02/11/03 - Three Scientists to Join Stowers Institute for Medical Research
01/24/03 - Head and facial development: Something to quack about
01/14/03 - Insight into the genetic pathways that drive segmentation like clockwork
2002
12/19/02 - Stowers Institute appoints new members to Board of Directors
12/17/02 - Conaways attend AAAS induction ceremony
12/11/02 - Researchers describe role of cadherin-mediated cell adhesion in stem cell maintenance
11/25/02 - Jim and Virginia Stowers featured in BusinessWeek
10/22/02 - Hawley and Pourquie publish scientific textbooks
10/02/02 - Imaging Expert to Join Stowers Institute for Medical Research
09/13/02 - Hawley teaches genetics at the University of Kansas
08/23/02 - Trainor and Krumlauf summarize recent progress in understanding neural crest formation
06/05/02 - Researchers Identify Stem Cell "Glue"
05/17/02 - Ron and Joan Conaway discuss role of ubiquitin in regulating gene expression
04/12/02 - Stowers Institute for Medical Research Announces Scientific Appointment
04/01/02 - Stowers Scientists Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
2001
11/06/01 - Stowers Institute for Medical Research Adds Two Researchers to Scientific Team
07/12/01 - Stowers Institute Announces Appointment of Three Researchers
05/10/01 - Jim and Virginia Stowers Add More Than $1 Billion in Securities to Endowment of Institute
04/20/01 - Stowers Institute for Medical Research Officially Opens
03/06/01 - Stowers Institute for Medical Research Announces Four Scientific Appointments
2000
12/12/00 - Scientists to Join Stowers Institute in 2001
12/07/00 - Sculpture Puts Finishing Touch on New Stowers Institute Campus
06/20/00 - Scientist Chosen to Lead Newly Expanded Stowers Institute Scientific Advisory Board
03/29/00 - Stowers Institute Names President/CEO
Previous Years
11/18/99 - Stowers Institute Names Scientific Director
08/07/98 - Stowers Institute Building One of Nation’s Largest, Finest Scientific Research Facilities
04/09/98 - $125 Million Tax-Exempt Bond Financing for the Stowers Institute for Medical Research
12/08/97 - Construction Begins on Stowers Institute for Medical Research To Be Completed By the New Millennium
06/25/97 - Researchers Discover Gene Responsible for Dominantly Inherited Genetic Disease
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