NYSCF Innovator Named Recipient of Young Investigator Award
The Society for Neuroscience named NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Kay Tye as the recipient of the 2016 Young Investigator Award for her exceptional work...
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A Message From NYSCF Regarding the 2016 Election Results
At some point in our lives, we or the people we love become patients. The results of the 2016 election will not change that fact. But...
Cutting-Edge Research Highlights The NYSCF Conference
Leaders in stem cell biology and researchers at the forefront of translational medicine convened at the 2016 NYSCF Conference to discuss the latest advances in using...
Susan L. Solomon Keynotes the Missouri Cures Women in Science & Entrepreneurship Conference
NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon gave a keynote presentation at the Missouri Cures Women in Science and Entrepreneurship conference. Kelly Jackson, an Emmy nominated journalist for...
NYSCF Innovator Recipient of 2016 W. Alden Spencer Award
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Winrich Freiwald, associate professor and head of the Laboratory of Neural Systems at The Rockefeller University, received the 2016 W....
Manipulating Neurons to Understand the Brain
Multiple NYSCF Research Institute scientists and NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Michael Long, NYU Medical Center, authored a paper published in Nature Neuroscience. The researchers used a...
NYSCF Innovator Explores Short Term Memory
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Christopher Harvey and his team at Harvard Medical School published their latest research exploring how short term memories are formed. Using...
Feng Zhang Receives 2016 NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize
NYSCF announced today that Feng Zhang, PhD, is the 2016 recipient of the NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize for his pioneering advances to edit human...
NYSCF Announces the Six Members of the 2016 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators
NYSCF announced the 2016 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six of the most talented stem cell researchers and neuroscientists from around the world into...
NYSCF Calls For Faster FDA Review to Curb Stem Cell Tourism Citing Baby Born Using Mitochondrial Replacement Therapy
A report in The New Scientist presents claims that the first baby was born in Mexico by a New York based doctor using mitochondrial replacement therapy...
Stem Cells at the American Museum of Natural History
NYSCF partnered with the American Museum of Natural History in New York on their learning exhibition “The Science of Stem Cells in the Sackler Educational Laboratory.”...
Tackling Scientific Misrepresentation in the Media
Misunderstanding and misrepresentation of science in the media is a pervasive and age-old problem for research institutions. David McKeon, NYSCF Chief of Staff, explored this important...
Six NYSCF Innovators Named 2016 Faculty Scholars
The NYSCF Innovator Programs feature top scientists from around the world in their respective fields of study. Recognition of six NYSCF – Robertson Investigators as 2016 Faculty...
Explaining Schizophrenia with Multiple Genes
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Kristen Brennand and her team at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai published their latest research exploring...
NYSCF University – What It Means To Me
Each year, NYSCF University, our ten-week summer internship program, gives top college students from around the world the opportunity to work in the NYSCF Research Institute...
NYSCF Talks in East Hampton and at Mount Sinai
NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon discussed NYSCF’s many roles in research and policy in two events this past month. The East Hampton Library invited Ms. Solomon...
NYSCF Innovator Works to Understand the Zika Virus
NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellow Dr. Hongda Li, The Rockefeller University, was first author on two papers investigating the zika virus. The first paper, published in Cell...
NYSCF Innovator Makes Step Towards Therapies for Metabolic Diseases
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Alumna Dr. Shuibing Chen published her latest work in Cell Stem Cell creating stem cell models of type 2 diabetes in a...
NYSCF Innovator Named 2016 Recipient of the 2016 Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Kay Tye, MIT, was awarded the 2016 Freedman Prize for Exceptional Basic Research for her project “Identifying Unique Neural Circuits for...
Thirst Neurons Anticipate Consequences of Eating and Drinking
Thirst as a motivator for animals to maintain healthy hydration has long been viewed as a homeostatic response to blood volume and other physiological factors; however,...
NYSCF Innovator Untangles Sustained Immunity
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Deepta Bhattacharya, Washington University School of Medicine, published his latest work exploring the metabolic properties that allow for a...
Expansion Microscopy: Latest Uses and Techniques
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Ed Boyden, MIT Media Lab, published two papers elaborating on the uses for his groundbreaking imaging technique, expansion microscopy. Published...
NYSCF Research Institute Teams Up With National Stem Cell Foundation to Advance Neurodegeneration Research
The National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF) and the NYSCF Research Institute announced that a grant from NSCF will be used to fund NYSCF research on cell...
NYSCF Innovator Sheds Light on Motivations for Animal Behavior
NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Dr. Dragana Rogulja, Harvard Medical School, published her lastest research studying the sex drive of male fruit flies to glean insights...
Using Stem Cells to Study the Nervous System
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Gabsang Lee and a team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University recently reported that a type of lab-grown human...