Today we welcomed Geraldine Seydoux @hhmi-science.bsky.social) for a #StowersSeminarSeries on “Germ granules: Compartments for RNA regulation or incidental condensates?”
Thanks to the @kkostova.bsky.social Lab for hosting!
On #RareDiseaseDay, we’re highlighting the work of Gerton Lab – studying the genetic roots of rare disorders including Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and Roberts Syndrome.
Discover how fundamental chromosome #biology research is advancing understanding of rare disease: bit.ly/46m55L6
A snail that regrows its entire eye in 30 days 🐌👁
New coverage in SciTech Daily highlights #research from the @planaria1.bsky.social Lab showing that apple snails regenerate camera-type eyes using genes shared with humans.
Read the full article here: bit.ly/4rKrpqn
Congratulations to Investigator Neşet Özel!
Congratulations to Investigator Neşet Özel, recipient of the 2026 Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture from @genetics-gsa.bsky.social. 🧠🧬
Learn more about his #research: bit.ly/3MIHaio
Last week at #ScienceOverSpirits, Anand Sasidharan, postdoc in the @planaria1.bsky.social Lab, shared “The hidden mysteries of #regeneration”, and his journey from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere. 🌎 #ResearchSky
#DYK that amyloids form when proteins adopt an unusual shape that templates others to stack into highly stable fibers. They’re linked to neurodegenerative diseases. But they may also be essential for long-term #memory. 🧠
In our latest #BioBasics #PhD student Olivia Kim explains!
🔗 bit.ly/4aEAQjJ
I will be presenting my work @socdevbio.bsky.social
Ethel Browne Harvey Postdoctoral Seminar. If you are interested in how the spatio-temporal decay of maternal RNAs regulates embryonic development post-transcriptionally, please do join. @bazzinilab.bsky.social @stowersinstitute.bsky.social
From lab bench to classroom. 🧪📚
Ian Freed, a postdoc in the Li Lab, studies how gut cells shape immune responses — and mentors the next generation through the @stowersgrad.bsky.social Summer Scholars program, university lectures, and local #STEM programs.
🔗Learn more: bit.ly/4rMTbC9
Today at #FridayScienceClub! 🧬🧠
🚨 Registration is live for this spring's #SRCKC26! Explore how the cis-regulatory code, genomic technologies, and #AI models are reshaping our understanding of development.📍4/22–24 | #KansasCity
Hear from a previous attendee ⬇️
🔗 Register here: bit.ly/4rMvVoI
📣Announcing our first awardees of 2026🌠, who are setting out to uncover new knowledge about microbes in extreme environments, host-microbiome interactions, & bacterial defenses. bit.ly/HFAwardees
Hear why our #HFScouts recommended these talented scientists👇 in our 🧵:
4/ Awardee Sukrit Silas is setting out to solve the longstanding challenge of predicting phage-bacteria compatibility🦠. His project could transform how phages are harnessed to fight against antibiotic resistance.
🍾 Congrats Dr. Silas! @gladstoneinst.bsky.social
#HFScout Devaki Bhaya
3/ Can the microbes in our gut change how our genes🧬 are read & used? Awardee Zheng Kuang's bold research question may lead to the discovery of novel host–microbe interactions critical for health & disease.
🎉 Congrats Dr. Kuang! @cmu.edu
🙏 #HFScout Rob Knight
2/ Awardee @archaeon-alex.bsky.social, in collab w/ Co-Is Amy Schmid & Bonnie Baxter,
is taking the lab🔬 to the field -- to uncover how microbes adapt to extreme environmental changes found in the Great Salt Lake!
🥳 Congrats Dr. Bisson! @iubiology.bsky.social
🙏 #HFScout @planaria1.bsky.social
“There is grandeur in this view of life, … and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved”
Charles Darwin, born February 12, 1809
Final day to apply 🚨 Stowers Computational Biology Scholars Program applications close today⬇️
New #research from the @planaria1.bsky.social Lab reveals how #planarian cells coordinate #regeneration across the body using extracellular vesicles to deliver gene-silencing RNAs. 🪱 Published in Science Advances.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4bYJ1tN
Thank you to @delafuentelab.bsky.social for an engaging Stowers Seminar Series talk on “Accelerating biological discovery with AI" – hosted by the Si Lab. #SciSky #ResearchSky
Welcome to the Institute, Stern Lab! @hhmi-science.bsky.social Investigator David Stern studies how insects hijack plant development. His lab’s discoveries could reshape how we think about pest control and food security. He & his team arrived from HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus.
bit.ly/4np96Fb
#MicroscopyMonday | Bacteria as a protein delivery system! Engineered glowing bacteria to secrete protein (red) inside the gut of a C. elegans worm. Green is the worm’s natural digestive processes. Worms are used to screen secretion before testing in mice. (Li Lab) #SciSky
Meet #StowersGrad Faculty, Assistant Investigator Neşet Özel ⬇️ #GradSchool #PhD
Golden apple snails can regrow an eye in just one month & scientists in the @planaria1.bsky.social Lab helped uncover the genetic blueprint behind this remarkable ability.
Highlighted in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social 's roundup of the most fascinating scientific discoveries of 2025.
bit.ly/3YY4GdP
Always a pleasure to welcome outstanding scientists to campus. 📍
Today’s Seminar Series featured @thejainlab.bsky.social from @rutgersu.bsky.social, hosted by the Zanders Lab. Thanks for the insightful talk! #SciSky
(2/2) The lab's #discovery forces us to rethink long-standing assumptions about memory and the consequence of #amyloid formation in the #brain, potentially providing new avenues for treating amyloid-related disorders of the nervous system.
A little winter magic on campus. ❄️ Stay warm, #KansasCity.
A great presentation at #FridayScienceClub last week!
New #research from the Si Lab has identified the mechanism that makes a fleeting moment unforgettable. The team has provided the first direct evidence that the nervous system can deliberately form amyloids to help turn sensory experiences into lasting memories. @pnas.org (1/2)
More: bit.ly/3LPwu0Y
#ImmigrantStoryoftheWeek 🔬 Meet Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado, a Venezuelan molecular biologist whose curiosity was sparked by his grandfather’s ranch. His research reveals how organisms regenerate themselves, offering insight into treating human disease. Watch the full video: https://vilcek.co/3YPdH8W
A full house last Friday to honour Dr. #JoanGuinovart—visionary scientist, leader, and advocate for science. His legacy spans discovery, institutions, and generations of researchers.
Full story & videos from the event here:
➡️ https://shorturl.at/zk6Sa
#IRBBarcelona
