The New York Stem Cell Foundation
Research Institute (NYSCF) is proud to welcome
The 2022 Class of NYSCF — Druckenmiller Fellows
Spencer Haws, PhD University of Pennsylvania Dr. Haws is examining how disrupted metabolism contributes to Fragile X Syndrome, the most commonly inherited form of developmental and intellectual disability. | Noopur Khobrekar, PhD Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Dr. Khobrekar is unraveling the complex genetic drivers of autism using stem cell models of the brain. |
Sophie Morgani, PhD New York University Grossman School of Medicine Dr. Morgani is studying the age-related loss of stem cells in the skeleton to identify ways to improve injury repair and long-term bone health. | Munisha Mumingjiang, MD, PhD Cornell University Dr. Mumingjiang is investigating which genetic factors are key for proper development of the placenta to help prevent adverse outcomes like preeclampsia and pregnancy loss. |
Chandrika Rao, PhD The NYSCF Research Institute Dr. Dr. Rao is using patient-derived stem cells to study how microglia, the immune cells of the brain, contribute to neurodegeneration and the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. |
About the NYSCF Fellowship Program
The NYSCF Fellowship Program is the largest dedicated stem cell fellowship program in the world. It was established in 2006, and was created to train and support young scientists in the pursuit of innovative and groundbreaking stem cell research. In addition to financial support, fellows are welcomed into NYSCF’s greater Innovator Community — which includes over 200 best-in-class stem cell scientists and neuroscientists based all around the world — where researchers are provided additional opportunities for scientific growth and collaboration through an annual scientific retreat, the annual NYSCF Conference, mentorship opportunities, and career development training, among others.
The NYSCF Fellowship Program View the Brochure
NYSCF thanks Fiona and Stan Druckenmiller for their pioneering and long-standing support of this program.