NYSCF Innovator Improves Neuron Derivation from Stem Cells
Creating consistent groups of mature neurons from stem cells remains challenging in the lab. NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator and NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell...
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NYSCF Innovator Studies Brain Processing During Conflicting Cues
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Kay Tye and her team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology published their latest work dissecting the mechanisms of how behavior...
NYSCF Innovator Develops Mature, Diverse Brain “Organoids”
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Paola Arlotta and a team of researchers at Harvard University developed protocols to create human brain organoids, organ models...
NYSCF Opens New Research Institute and Headquarters in Manhattan
NYSCF officially opened its new state-of-the-art Research Institute and headquarters in Manhattan. The expanded NYSCF Research Institute will allow scientists to conduct the most advanced stem...
NYSCF Innovator Improves Revolutionary Imaging Technique
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Ed Boyden and his team at MIT Media Lab published their latest work advancing and improving their revolutionary imaging technique:...
NYSCF Investigator Unearths Complexity in Brain Navigation System
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Lisa Giocomo and a team at Stanford University published their recent work in Neuron investigating how navigation works in the brain. Grid cells, commonly...
NYSCF Innovator Describes Potential Cell Replacement Strategy for Parkinson’s Disease
The traditional cell replacement therapy model relies on manufacturing the relevant cell type in the lab and injecting or replacing these cells into the patient, curing...
NYSCF Innovator Shows Nerve Cells Resist Transforming Into Other Cell Types
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus and NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize recipient Dr. Marius Wernig of Stanford University published exciting results showing that nerve...
Stem Cells Enable Exploration of Rare Neurological Disease
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus Dr. Paul Tesar of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine collaborated with NYSCF scientists Dr. Valentina Fossati and...
Progress Towards Cures Will Stall Under Proposed Budget Cuts
President Donald Trump’s proposed 2018 budget cuts $5.8 billion from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), about 20% of its current budget. While these numbers represent...
Five Women Unite to Crack the Code of Multiple Sclerosis
In a collaborative tour de force, five female principal investigators, including NYSCF’s own Dr. Valentina Fossati, are uncovering the cellular mechanisms behind multiple sclerosis (MS). Over...
Spotlight on the NYSCF Global Stem Cell Array
The NYSCF Global Stem Cell Array was a central talking point in both an exclusive interview and digital panel with The Regenerative Medicine Network. NYSCF Senior...
NYSCF Innovator Investigates Genomic Instability in Cell Reprogramming
Adult cells can be reprogrammed into stem cells through a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer where the nucleus of the adult cell is transferred into...
NYSCF Innovator Finds Cell Coordination Promotes Skin Healing
Skin repair and wound healing is a critical function to all mammals, including humans. NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Valentina Greco and her team...
NYSCF Research May Lead to Improvements in Reproductive Technologies
NYSCF’s latest paper could have important implications for human reproductive technologies. The scientists showed proof of principle that genome transfer can rescue developmentally incompetent eggs, making...
NYSCF Innovator Named 2017 Sloan Research Fellow
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Michael Yartsev, of the University of California Berkeley, was named a 2017 Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience. The Sloan Research...
NYSCF Innovator Receives ISSCR Young Investigator Award
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Jayaraj Rajagopal, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, was named as the 2017 ISSCR Dr. Susan Lim Outstanding...
NYSCF Innovator Discovers Brain Cells Don’t Always Express Parent’s Genes Equally
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Alumnus Dr. Christopher Gregg and his team at the University of Utah School of Medicine discovered that neurons may favor genes...
Dr. Oz Exposes Bogus Stem Cell Treatments
NYSCF Chief of Staff David McKeon appeared on the Dr. Oz Show investigation “Exposing Experimental Stem Cell Treatments.” The segment highlighted the dangers of unproven stem...
NYSCF Innovator Highlights the Difficulties of Stem Cell Line Derivation
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Kristen Brennand at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published her latest research using induced pluripotent stem...
NYSCF Innovator Explores How Behavior Modulates Vision Using Fruit Flies
It is a well known fact that vision modifies behavior; however, behavior can also modify vision. NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Alumnus Dr. Gaby Maimon and...
Partnership Results in the Availability of Fully-Sequenced Stem Cell Lines
A collaboration beginning in 2013 between the NYSCF Research Institute and the Personal Genome Project (PGP) has resulted in the availability of a unique new stem...
New Therapy Target Identified for Obesity Disorder
A team of researchers at Columbia University Medical Center including NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Dr. Dieter Egli have discovered that a specific enzyme deficiency in the brain...
3rd Meeting of the IWISE Working Group – February 2016
Thank you to Ford Foundation for hosting the meeting. Goal: Implement the institutional report card for gender equality NYSCF convened the third meeting of IWISE Working...
The Cell Therapy Glossary – An Essential Resource
Susan L. Solomon, NYSCF CEO, and Dr. Michael Yaffe, NYSCF Vice President of Scientific Programs, contributed eleven new definitions and an editorial on the importance of...