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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 14h

Why would you choose us for your #PhD? One reason is the module courses- essentially a crash course of everything you would learn in a semester condensed into 2 weeks followed by lab rotations & then straight into your thesis lab.

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 17h

At Stowers, we’re driven by bold questions: How do cells know what to become? How does #regeneration work? How does the genome evolve? As a Computational Biology Scholar, you’ll join teams asking & answering questions that shape the future of #biology.

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Computational Biology Scholars

The mission of The Graduate School of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research is to prepare a superb cadre of predoctoral researchers from around the…

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 2d

Please join us in congratulating Kuan-Chih Peng, #PhD student in the Si Lab, on a successful thesis defense today! #GradSchool

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 2d

As a Stowers Summer Scholar, you’ll:

🔬 Work on a research project under a PI
🧪 Use cutting-edge techniques and technologies
📚 Attend seminars, lunch talks, & present your #research

This immersive experience is designed to accelerate your growth as a scientist. Apply now: bit.ly/3SDVdGo

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 3d

Our independently fully funded #PhD program empowers students to explore their own research questions, collaborate across disciplines, and push boundaries. Hear alum Nicole Nuckolls share her experience and discover how our program fosters creativity & scientific independence.

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 17d

Applications are OPEN! 🚨

For Dani Baia Amaral, our #PhD program stood out for its unparalleled resources & genuine care for student success. From abundant funding to a tight-knit community, their experience has been transformative.

➡️Explore Dani’s journey: bit.ly/4jYv3cW

Predoc Profile: Q&A with Stowers Graduate School Predoctoral…

"It is unlike anything I have experienced before and much different than what I hear from my friends pursuing grad school elsewhere."

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · 22d

“Support. Connection. Coffee.” ☕ Three words Melvin Noe Gonzalez uses to describe their Stowers #PhD experience. Independently fully funded, hands-on, and collaborative, join a community that fuels curiosity.

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Sep 10

Today, we celebrated the #StowersGrad Class of 2024 as they received their lab coats and presented their #research focus for their #PhD journeys. A milestone moment marking the beginning of years of discovery ahead! 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 #GradSchool

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Sep 10

Week one and already hands-on 🧬 Our new #GraduateSchool class started their #PhD journey by extracting #DNA, building sequencing libraries, and sequencing them in the lab.

Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Sep 8

Applications for our #PhD program are NOW OPEN! Our independently fully funded program allows students to focus entirely on #research & growth, exploring their own questions while learning from top experts in the field. #GradSchool

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Aug 28

Summer wasn’t for slowing down, it was for #science! 🧬 See how our #PhD students grew as scholars and researchers this season. ⬇️

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Summer of Science: Stowers Ph.D. Students Grow as Scholars and…

Ph.D. students spent the summer advancing their science through conferences, courses, and collaborations.

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Aug 22

The #StowersGrad Class of 2025 is here! ✨ Hear from our newest graduate students about why they chose our #PhD program and what excites them most about the journey ahead. #gradschool

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Aug 20

A summer of #science + symbiosis!

#StowersGrad student in the Sankari Lab, Erika Pinto, is helping guide students through the Molecular & Cellular #Biology of Symbiosis course at @mblscience.bsky.social. Exploring how plants & microbes work together at the molecular level. 🌱

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Aug 15

What a great interview with #StowersGrad alum, @mads100tist.bsky.social! Check it out. 📰

Development @dev-journal.bsky.social · Aug 15

Pathway to Independence – an interview with Joaquín Navajas Acedo.

In this interview, @mads100tist.bsky.social talks about about his research vision, zebrafish and the importance of community:

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Aug 12

#StowersGrad predoc @michaydiez.bsky.social recently returned to his alma mater, @intechchascomus.bsky.social , to share his #research on the #evolution of ribosome heterogeneity in teleosts. 🐟 🧬 #gradschool

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Aug 11

Great to see #StowersGrad predoc Paco Guerra Garcia sharing his #science at the Molecular Genetics of Bacteria and Phages Meeting! 🧪🧫 #gradschool

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bazzinilab.bsky.social @bazzinilab.bsky.social · Aug 5

Huge congratulation to Dr. Gabe! Gabriel da Silva Pescador on an amazing PhD defense!! It was a pleasure to be part of it!! @stowersinstitute.bsky.social @stowersgrad.bsky.social

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Aug 5

Please join us in congratulating Gabriel da Silva Pescador, predoc in the @bazzinilab.bsky.social, on successfully defending his thesis today! Great job. 👏 #PhD #GradSchool

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Jul 31

This summer, we welcomed a brilliant group of Summer Scholars to the Institute. From hands-on lab work to connecting with mentors, they explored life as a scientist. Hear what they had to say about their experience! 🎥 #scisky #gradschool

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Amruta Swaminathan @amruta-sn.bsky.social · Jul 18

I am beyond thrilled to present my PhD paper with @rohner.bsky.social. We phenotyped a mutation in the circadian regulator Cryptochrome-1 that has evolved repeatedly in subterranean lineages. Now online at @cp-iscience.bsky.social:

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A repeatedly evolved mutation in Cryptochrome-1 of subterranean animals alters behavioral and molecular circadian rhythms

Chronobiology; Evolutionary biology; Molecular biology; Zoology

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Jul 25

Our Summer Scholars have spent the past 8 weeks immersed in hands-on #research, and today, they got to share their discoveries with the Stowers community! #GradSchool #SciSky

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Jun 24

Scenes from Cold Spring Harbor📍#StowersGrad predoctoral researcher Roberta Fiorino recently attended the “Mouse Development, Stem Cells and Cancer” course at @cshlnews.bsky.social – a hands-on, high-impact experience. #GradSchool #PhD

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Jun 17

Meet some of our 2025 Summer Scholars! ☀️🔬

Hear what they’re most excited about as they begin their scientific journeys at the Institute. Welcome to a summer of discovery, collaboration, and growth!

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Jun 16

Say hello to our newest Computational Biology Scholars: Jillian Belluck, Juan José Picón Cossio, and Kenzie Treese. They’ll spend the next year using data, algorithms, and #mentorship to explore big questions in #biology.

Learn more: bit.ly/3Tqqf3L

Three new Computational Biology Scholars join the Stowers Institute…

Scholars perform cutting-edge, collaborative, and multidisciplinary computational science aimed at solving fundamental biological questions.

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Stowers Grad School @stowersgrad.bsky.social · Jun 10

Listen as 2025 alum Augusto Ortega Granillo explains how he didn’t just graduate with a #PhD — he left ready to build a #research program anywhere in the world. 🌎

Learn more about our #GraduateSchool: bit.ly/48TPIYN

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