A Surprising New Solution For Low Oxygen: Breathing Through the Rectum
The Problem: Patients suffering from lung failure are often put on ventilators, but as we have seen during the COVID-19 pandemic, these tools aren’t always readily...
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Students Explore Stem Cells and the Many Career Paths of STEM
What’s so special about stem cells, and what kinds of careers can you have in this exciting field? This month, NYSCF hosted two events for students...
Artificial Intelligence Meets Disease Research: How A New Partnership is Streamlining NYSCF’s Science
Artificial intelligence (AI) is helping scientists take biological research to a whole new level. A finely-tuned algorithm can help identify features of cells imperceptible to the...
Juggling Motherhood, Mentorship, and Burnout During a Pandemic
Many studies are showing that women are disproportionately affected by the pandemic. How can we build more supportive environments for women to succeed in STEM, especially...
Meet the 2020 Class of NYSCF — Druckenmiller Fellows Copy
The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute (NYSCF) is proud to welcome the 2020 class of NYSCF — Druckenmiller Fellows. About the NYSCF Fellowship Program...
How the Soldiers of the Skin Protect Us from Infection
The Problem: Our skin serves as an important barrier between us and the outside world, preventing a large array of possible infections from harming us. How...
How Artificial Intelligence Could Revolutionize the Way We Study, Diagnose, and Treat Mental Illnesses
It’s a difficult time for mental health: the social isolation, fear, and economic fallouts surrounding COVID-19 have ushered in a wave of anxiety, depression, and addiction...
Defining Parkinson’s Triggers and Catalyzing New Therapies
Why do some people develop Parkinson’s disease (PD) while others do not? The answer involves a complex interplay between genetics, aging, and other factors. Stem cells...
Amplifying Patient Voices to Drive Multiple Sclerosis Research
Every multiple sclerosis (MS) patient has a different experience, and understanding these experiences is imperative for effectively treating all patients. How can we repair the neurodegeneration...
Retracing How Our Brains Develop After Birth
The Problem: Brain organoids, 3D models of brain tissue created from stem cells, have recently become very useful for studying brain development and disease. While they...
Hair Falling Out From Stress? Resting Stem Cells Point to Why
The Problem: We’ve all heard of – or experienced – hair loss due to stress. But the reasons behind this phenomenon have been unexplored. The Study:...
Giuseppe Maria de Peppo Shares Advancements In Bone and Tissue Engineering Alongside Leading Experts
With more than 6 million bone fractures occurring in the United States each year and more than 200 million people worldwide suffering from osteoporosis, we are...
Vaccines, Variants, and Immunity: Deepta Bhattacharya Answers Your Questions About COVID-19
Watch the Fireside Chat video and read the summary below. We are in something of a race between COVID-19 vaccines and emerging virus variants, and many questions still...
Envisioning a Brighter Future for Macular Degeneration Patients: Experts Unpack the Path to a Cell Therapy
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss, and those over the age of 75 have a nearly 30% risk of being affected....
Valentina Greco Shares Her Advice for Promoting Gender Equity in STEM
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumna Valentina Greco, PhD, knows that advancing women in science is imperative for ensuring that the field thrives, and sadly,...
A Cell Therapy in Development at NYSCF Could Give AMD Patients Their Sight Back
For patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a cell therapy in development at the NYSCF Research Institute could provide what sounds like a miracle: the restoration...
NYSCF Advances Toward a Cell Therapy for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced that they are developing a stem cell therapy to treat patients suffering from age-related macular degeneration (AMD)....
Parents Lead the Push for Rare Disease Cures
A rare disease diagnosis for a loved one can be devastating. The majority of rare diseases are pediatric, meaning they affect children from birth or early...
Black Leaders in Biomedicine: The Brilliant Scientists in our Past and Present
A diverse scientific community is essential to create and advance the biomedical breakthroughs that are so urgently needed in our complex and evolving world. In this...
Rare Diseases Aren’t That Rare, But Stem Cells Could Help Make Them So
Rare diseases are anything but rare – with more than 7,000 uniquely identified, they cumulatively affect more than 300 million patients worldwide. The majority of these...
Marissa Scavuzzo Receives Coveted Hannah H. Gray Fellowship Award from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
We are pleased to announce that Marissa Scavuzzo, PhD, a 2019 NYSCF–Druckenmiller Fellow, is a recipient of the Hanna H. Gray fellowship award. The Howard Hughes...
Nanoengineering Opens the Door For Better Bone Transplants
The Context: Human bone requires a certain environment within the body to grow, and recreating this environment outside of the body has enormous potential for understanding...
Updates on the NYSCF Community’s Fight Against COVID-19
We are proud of our scientists and Innovator community who are hard at work developing solutions for those impacted by COVID-19. This ranges from better diagnosing...
A Clearer Window Into Disease: Meet the Opera Phenix Microscope
At the root of every major disease of our time is the simple question: what is going wrong with our cells? Once scientists know exactly how...