STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH
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Mission Statement
Our Mission: To make a significant contribution to humanity through medical research by expanding our understanding of the secrets of life and by improving life’s quality through innovative approaches to the causes, treatment and prevention of diseases.
About This Cause
The Stowers Institute for Medical Research was established in 1994 through the extraordinary generosity of the late James “Jim” E. Stowers Jr., the founder of American Century Investments, and his wife Virginia G. Stowers, who dedicated their personal fortune to improving human health through basic research. Situated on the former campus of the Menorah Medical Center in Kansas City, Missouri, the 600,000-square-foot research facility was thoughtfully designed to provide state-of-the-art laboratory space, equipment and technical support—but above all—to encourage collaboration between scientists. In the year 2000, three years after breaking ground, the Stowers Institute opened its laboratory doors to welcome the first generation of Stowers scientists. In 2009, the Institute added a 280,000-square-foot complex in South Kansas City to accommodate additional support functions and storage facilities. Throughout the Institute’s history, from the earliest planning stages to the latest addition of new faculty members, an external Scientific Advisory Board, comprised of seven members of the National Academy of Sciences, has been providing independent advice and guidance on the scientific direction of the Institute. Today, the Institute houses 20 independent research programs and three technology development programs, including bioinformatics, proteomics and imaging. Of the nearly 550 Institute members, 370 are scientific staff: principal investigators, technology center directors, postdoctoral research associates and fellows, pre-doctoral research associates, and technical support staff. The research programs at the Stowers Institute focus on basic biomedical research in genetic model organisms as a way to understand how cells function and to decipher what goes wrong when they malfunction. Stowers investigators analyze how genes and proteins control virtually all biological processes; from cell division to cell differentiation; from processing smells to storing fat; from generating memories to regenerating missing body parts. As strong believers in endowment-based scientific research, the Stowers family endowed the Institute with gifts totaling close to $2 billion. Their ultimate goal was to free scientists from the pressures of securing their own funding, allowing them to solely focus their talent and energy on scientific research. In addition to thriving research programs and continued growth, the Stowers Institute launched a graduate training program in the fall of 2011.