NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon Named to Mayor-Elect Eric Adams’ Corporate Council
NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams recently named NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon to a new Corporate Council of New York finance, technology, real estate and media executives....
NYC Mayor-elect Eric Adams recently named NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon to a new Corporate Council of New York finance, technology, real estate and media executives....
When COVID-19 hit, Jenna Hall’s plans were completely upended. Set to embark on a PhD at the University of Melbourne in Australia, border closures meant an...
As the delta variant continues to spread rapidly and vaccine boosters begin, many obstacles remain before us in the COVID-19 pandemic. Expert immunologist and NYSCF —...
On October 19th and 20th, we hosted the sixteenth annual NYSCF Conference on translational stem cell research. This year’s meeting, held virtually for the second consecutive...
The Context: A common side effect of chemotherapy is that it attacks immune cells needed to fight infections in addition to cancer cells, leaving cancer patients...
NYSCF recently began a new partnership with Quris – an artificial intelligence (AI) innovator – to advance AI-driven strategies for predicting clinical safety and efficacy of...
On October 5th, celebrities, scientists, and supporters ‘showed up for science’ at the The 2021 New York Stem Cell Foundation Gala. Hosted by CNN’s Chief Medical...
New York, NY (October 19, 2021) – The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced the 2021 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six...
Annually for the past 15 years, the NYSCF Conference has showcased the latest cutting-edge findings in translational stem cell research, gathering world-renowned multi-disciplinary speakers and 500+...
Nearly 1 in 3 seniors die with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia, yet very few treatments or preventive options are available. Understanding how exactly cells in...
This past week, NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Alumnae Kay Tye, PhD (2014; Salk Institute for Biological Sciences), Kristy Red-Horse, PhD (2015; Stanford University), and Vanessa Ruta,...
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Sergiu P. Pasca, MD, of Stanford University, has been awarded the 2022 IBRO-Dargut and Milena Kemali International Prize for Research...
For 47 high school students, a deep dive into the many facets of STEM as part of the 2021 NYSCF High School Summer Immersive Experience is...
The Context: There are no effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), in large part because we do not understand how patient brain cells malfunction and die....
NYSCF Board Member Kay Unger may be best known for her eponymous brand and trailblazing career in fashion, but she’s also an inspiring advocate for biomedical...
The Context: Your intestines are home to trillions of microbes that help you take in nutrients and maintain a healthy gut, and they are also known...
The Context: Therapies that employ mRNA, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, have the capacity to treat a variety of diseases by leveraging the body’s ability to...
For the nineteen students interning at NYSCF this summer, the experience was unlike any internship they’ve had before. Whether it was working hands-on in the lab...
The Context: Stem cells play a critical role in regenerating many of our organs — when old cells are damaged or die off, stem cells provide...
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Sergiu Pasca, MD, of Stanford University has dedicated himself to understanding the brain: how it develops, how it works, and...
The Problem: Human spatial navigation abilities are incredibly complex, and can go awry in diseases like Alzheimer’s. We know that the brain has specialized ‘place cells’...
NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon, JD, was recently named as one of City and State’s ‘Life Sciences Power 50’ for her visionary leadership of the New...
The Context: One of the major challenges we face in treating COVID-19 is that we still do not have effective ways of determining whether someone will...
The Problem: For decades, scientists have grappled with the mystery of facial recognition: how our brains turn visual information into memories. At one time, many hypothesized...