Remembering Jim Simons
NYSCF mourns the passing of our collaborator, supporter, and friend Jim Simons, who helped us launch many of our impactful programs. “All of us at NYSCF...
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Two NYSCF Innovators Receive Prestigious Awards From International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) recently announced its 2024 award recipients, with NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Jun Wu, PhD, of UT...
Giving Cells an Invisibility Cloak
The Context: Cell therapies hold enormous promise for treating many of today’s most devastating diseases, but for them to be effective, we have to ensure that...
90% of Drugs Fail Clinical Trials. How Can Stem Cells Improve Drug Discovery?
When it comes to clinical trials, current drugs are flunking out at alarming rates. Only one in ten will graduate and make it to patients. The...
New Frontiers in Regenerative Medicine: Highlights of the 2023 NYSCF Conference
Last week we hosted the 18th annual NYSCF Conference at The Rockefeller University, gathering over 500 international participants from academia, industry, government and nonprofits to engage...
NYSCF Announces 2023 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced the 2023 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming three outstanding stem cell researchers into the NYSCF...
Science Powered by Patients: Highlights of the 2023 NYSCF Gala & Science Fair
“What was once science fiction is now just science that we are turning into a medical reality for patients,” noted NYSCF Board Member Clyde Williams in...
Media Advisory: The NYSCF Annual Conference on Translational Stem Cell Research
The New York Stem Cell Foundation’s (NYSCF) 18th Annual Conference convenes global leaders in stem cell research to present their latest progress towards treatments and cures...
A Tale of Four Studies: Valentina Greco’s Lab Uncovers the Fascinating Dynamics of Skin Regeneration
This spring brought joyful news for NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumna Valentina Greco, PhD, and her laboratory at Yale University, as four of their...
Good Scientists Make Good Neighbors: NYSCF Hosts Symposium with Mount Sinai As They Launch a Facility Next Door
Science works best when it is collaborative, and NYSCF is happy to welcome a branch of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to the...
Music, Mentorship, and Medicine: Highlights of the NYSCF Innovators Retreat
This May, we gathered once again in beautiful Montauk for the NYSCF Innovator Retreat, in the 13th installment of an annual meeting where the NYSCF –...
NYSCF Hosts NYC Mayor Eric Adams And Leaders in Biomedicine to Open Center for Engineering and Precision Medicine
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai partner to advance medical research at life sciences hub New York, NY & Troy,...
A Stem Cell Cure for HIV? Another Patient is in Remission Thanks to Bone Marrow Transplant
In 1995, Timothy Ray Brown received bad news: he tested positive for HIV. The AIDS epidemic was in full swing. He recalled to New York Magazine...
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus Takanori Takebe Receives 2023 ISSCR Outstanding Young Investigator Award
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) announced this month that NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus Takanori Takebe, MD, PhD, of Cincinnati Children’s...
Public Engagement with Stem Cell Research: NYSCF Shares Lessons Learned From Advocacy
Scientific progress is dependent on many factors, and one critical component is public engagement. The public relies on biomedical research to advance solutions for pressing health...
Uncovering New Treatment Options for a Rare Disease
The Context: INAD is a rare neurological disease affecting children, often referred to as a “pediatric Parkinson’s,” which is typically diagnosed between six months to three...
The Nuts and Bolts Behind Disease Research: Meet the NYSCF Engineers
What goes into successful disease research? Scientists, of course, who design and conduct experiments. Patients, who generously offer to donate their cells or participate in clinical...
Stem Cells, mRNA Vaccines, and Snakes: An Evening with Derrick Rossi
Earlier this month, NYSCF hosted an intimate conversation with Interim CEO Derrick Rossi, PhD, who shared the journey of his already long and storied career in...
2022 in Review
As NYSCF enters 2023, we’re taking a moment to look back at the defining moments of 2022. Whether it was gathering in person again for our...
Scientist, Entrepreneur, and Hockey Dad: Meet NYSCF Interim CEO Derrick Rossi
Even if you don’t know Derrick Rossi, PhD, you almost certainly know Moderna: the company behind mRNA vaccine technology he co-founded that is protecting millions from...
The NYSCF Conference Returns in Person to Showcase Seminal Advances in Translational Stem Cell Research
On October 18th and 19th, we hosted the seventeenth annual NYSCF Conference at The Rockefeller University, convening in person again after two years of virtual meetings....
A NYSCF – Supported Cell Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease is Entering Clinical Trials
A major hallmark of Parkinson’s disease is the loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the brain, which in turn causes patients to lose motor control abilities. NYSCF...
Showing Up for Patients: Highlights of the 2022 NYSCF Gala & Science Fair
“I believe in the power of stem cell science to change the lives of patients and their families,” remarked NYSCF Interim CEO Derrick Rossi, PhD, as...
Media Advisory: The NYSCF Annual Conference on Translational Stem Cell Research
The New York Stem Cell Foundation’s (NYSCF) 16th Annual Conference convenes global leaders in stem cell research to present their latest progress towards treatments and cures...
Jeff Wallerstein Talks Innovations in Cell Manufacturing Technology
With the recent boom of interest in regenerative medicine, researchers will need to scale up their ability to manufacture cells for therapies. New York City has...