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| Click here to download the 2010 NYSCF Investigators Brochure |
NYSCF is supporting and training the next generation of scientists, both at the postdoctoral level as Fellows, and as early career Investigators pursuing innovative high-risk/high-reward work that translates research into cures.
The New York Stem Cell Foundation has taken the lead in training and supporting a new generation of young scientists who innovate the stem cell technology that will revolutionize medicine.
The NYSCF Fellowship Program encourages the brightest junior scientists from preeminent institutions to pursue research in this vital field. Their projects range from growing bone tissue to developing ways to produce neurons for therapeutic treatment of Parkinson’s disease. In addition to an annual stipend, each NYSCF Fellow has access to NYSCF’s laboratory and presents at our annual conference.
Since its inception, the NYSCF Fellowship Program has created a community of more than 23 of the brightest researchers in the field. Formal and informal meetings with colleagues and mentors provide opportunities for the Fellows not only to share progress and information, but also to collaborate on projects. The NYSCF Fellowship Program ensures that the next generation of researchers has the knowledge and expertise that will be required to lead their field as it grows. Major support for the program comes from Fiona and Stanley Druckenmiller.
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| Click here to download the 2011 NYSCF Fellowship Brochure |
The NYSCF Investigator Program builds on the success of the NYSCF Fellowship Program and provides five years of critical seed funding to outstanding early career scientists engaged in translational stem cell research, supporting them as they move beyond their postdoctoral training to establish their own laboratories.
This funding will support the most promising and creative scientists as they focus their independent research on high-risk/high-reward stem cell-based research projects with the potential to accelerate the path from bench to bedside.
Each investigator will receive up to $1.5 million in funding to cultivate their independent research and support a laboratory. By providing resources and support to exceptional early career researchers, NYSCF seeks to encourage a new generation of energetic, innovative scientists to lend their skills and passion to realizing the full therapeutic potential of human stem cells over the course of their career. Initial support for the NYSCF Investigator Program was provided by the The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The program has been significantly expanded through the generousity of a Robertson Foundation grant, which has funded sixteen NYSCF-Robertson Investigators.
The inaugural class of six investigators was announced at the NYSCF Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference in October of 2010.
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