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Science meets nature at #BIGIDEAS: The Minds of Insects. 🧠 An evening exploring how insects think, adapt, and shape the world around us. 🎟️ Register now—space is limited: bit.ly/4aFHJ5A

A new @ScienceMagazine commentary highlights #research from the @HalfmannLab exploring how immune signaling proteins act like a “phase-change battery,” storing energy until cells need to respond. 🔋 Read here: bit.ly/4rUEOv9

Sometimes the path to #discovery isn’t a straight line, it’s a 2,200-mile bike ride. 🚲 Jim and Virginia Stowers Fellow Friederike Benning, Ph.D. cycled from Seattle to #KansasCity to begin the next chapter of her scientific journey, driven by #curiosity about the hidden architecture of cells and the membranes that organize life inside them. Read her story of discovery, adventure, and the excitement of exploring the unknown. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3PnBs6D

🚨 Register now for this spring's #SRCKC26! Explore how the cis-regulatory code, genomic technologies, and #AI models are reshaping our understanding of development with a great lineup of speakers⬇️ 📍 4/22–24 | Kansas City 🔗Register here: bit.ly/4kUvNAn Hosted by @saukaspengler, @JuliaZeitlinger, and @Ozel_MN.

Thank you to @JacobsWagnerLab (@Stanford) for joining us for a great #StowersSeminarSeries talk "Shining light on old mysteries: From bacterial cell replication to host defenses". 🦠 Hosted by the @SivaSankariIMS and @MashruwalaAmeya Labs.

Nature has already run billions of biological experiments. Stowers scientist @batevodevo, Ph.D. joined @npratc to discuss how researchers study unusual species—like bats and pythons—to uncover clues about #metabolism, disease, and human #health. 🦇 🎧 Listen to the full episode: n.pr/4c2mlbj

Why choose #StowersGrad? 🔬 Cutting-edge Technology Centers 🤝 Expert scientific collaboration 🧬 Tools to answer big biological questions Our students don’t just learn #science, they have the resources to push it forward. Learn more: bit.ly/3NhJ1aC

🌱 What can basic #biology teach us about the future of agriculture? This #NationalAgricultureDay, we’re highlighting Stowers researchers exploring how plants and insects interact with the world around them. 🔬 @SivaSankariIMS studies how plants communicate with microbes—relationships that help plants obtain nutrients and defend themselves. 🦗 Stowers and @hhmi_science Investigator David Stern studies how insects interact with plants, uncovering molecular signals that shape these relationships and could inspire new approaches to pest control. By uncovering the fundamental biology behind these interactions, Stowers scientists are helping reveal principles that could inform the future of sustainable #agriculture. Learn more: bit.ly/4np96Fb & bit.ly/3BJ1lXm

This stunning #MicroscopyMonday shows a rosette of chromosomes, in a human cell line, during early stages of #mitosis. @notdatkndofdctr (@GertonJennifer Lab)

Grateful that my lecture at the #StowersSeminarSeries had such a positive impact! Huge thanks to Tatjana and the @LabPiotrowski team, and to all the PIs, staff, and students who shared their inspiring research. @ScienceStowers is truly an outstanding place for science.

What the #brain still has left to teach us 🧠 At the Stowers Institute, scientists are exploring some of biology’s toughest questions: How do memories last? What sparks neurodegenerative disease? How is the brain built in the first place? This #BrainAwarenessWeek, go inside the #research shaping our understanding of the brain—from #memory to disease to #development. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/4rMiaFb @dana_fdn @Brain_Facts_org @SfNtweets

Why do we remember some moments—and forget others? 🧠 This #BrainAwarenessWeek, explore 5 facts about #memory, from how it forms to how diseases like #Alzheimers disrupt it. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3PnnNcH @dana_fdn @SfNtweets @Brain_Facts_org

🧠 #BrainAwarenessWeek Researchers in the @HalfmannLab identified a key “switch” in an #ALS-associated protein that determines whether it forms harmful aggregates. Understanding this first step could help stop disease before it starts. 🔗 bit.ly/4atcx6t #BrainWeek @dana_fdn @SfNtweets @Brain_Facts_org

From watching cartoons as a kid to studying the molecular machinery of life—this is what a career in #science can look like. 🧠 This #BrainAwarenessWeek, meet Mansoor Hussain, a postdoc in the Si Lab uncovering how proteins fold. 🔗 Read here: stowers.org/news/curiosity… @dana_fdn @Brain_Facts_org @SfNtweets

This #BrainAwarenessWeek, meet Stowers Assistant Investigator, @Ozel_MN, whose lab studies how the #brain develops and how neurons connect to form functional circuits. 🧠 By uncovering the basic principles of how brains work, even in fruit flies, scientists hope to better understand neurological conditions like #Alzheimers and other neurodegenerative diseases. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/45fg0mA @dana_fdn @Brain_Facts_org @SfNtweets

Thank you to @LANEVOL for joining us for a fantastic #StowersSeminarSeries this week! 🦎 Hosted by the @LabPiotrowski.

Not all memory looks like ours. This #BrainAwarenessWeek, explore nine surprising ways memory shows up across #biology—from flatworms to jellyfish to your own daily tools. 🪼 🔗 Read here: bit.ly/4bueOkc #BrainWeek 🧠 @dana_fdn @SfNtweets @Brain_Facts_org

🧠 #BrainAwarenessWeek What if #brain disease starts with a single molecular event? Scientists in the @HalfmannLab discovered the first step in how harmful protein structures form, pinpointing the exact moment a healthy protein begins to change. That moment could be the key to stopping diseases like #Huntingtons before they progress. 🔗bit.ly/49nGKnD @dana_fdn @Brain_Facts_org @SfNtweets

A concussion. A football coach who taught #biology. A grandmother with #dementia. @StowersGrad alum, Kyle Patton Ph.D., shares the personal experiences that first sparked his fascination with the #brain—and ultimately led him to study memory and #amyloids. 🧠 Learn more about #StowersGrad: bit.ly/4byejpt #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek @dana_fdn @SfNtweets @Brain_Facts_org

Check out the Si Lab research featured on @KSHB41 this week⬇️ #BrainAwarenessWeek