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...
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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....
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...
Can’t Do It Alone: How the Skin Relies on the Immune System for Wound Healing
The Context: It was long thought that our body’s capacity to repair wounds relied entirely on skin cells, which are able to sense low levels of...
Meet SCAVENGE: A Search Engine to Uncover How Genetic Variations Affect Our Cells
The Context: Variants in our genes can be important indicators of our risk for developing certain diseases, but there hasn’t been a good way to determine...
Stem Cell Science in Action: NYSCF Introduces New Drug Discovery Platform at SNF Nostos Conference
“My colleagues and I are delighted to bring the NYSCF lab to you here at SNF Nostos Health today, and to show you in real time...
Science by the Sea: Highlights of the NYSCF Innovators Retreat
This month, the NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellows, and NYSCF Research Institute scientists gathered (in-person for the first time in two years) in...
What are Stem Cells, and How Can They Accelerate Better Treatments for Disease?
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, cancer: they’re all diseases that are, to this day, largely a mystery, and treatment options are scarce. But thanks to stem cells,...
Translating Discoveries into Medicine, Advancing Equity in Science, and New Cancer Therapies: Watch Highlights of the 2021 NYSCF Conference
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...
NYSCF Partners With Quris to Accelerate Artificial Intelligence-Fueled Drug Discovery
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...
NYSCF Announces 2021 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators
New York, NY (October 19, 2021) – The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced the 2021 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators, welcoming six...
The Stem Cell Science You Won’t Want to Miss at The NYSCF Conference
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+...
A New Stem Cell Approach to Cancer Prevention, Straight From the Gut
The Problem: Colon cancer is responsible for the second highest number of cancer deaths in the United States, and third highest worldwide. The majority of cases...
How the Technology that Unlocks Your Phone is Accelerating Disease Research
The Problem: If you’ve set up your phone to unlock when it sees your face, then you’re already familiar with image recognition technology. Image recognition software...
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...
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:...
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...
Tackling COVID, Promoting Health Equity, and Delivering on the Promise of Regenerative Medicine: Highlights of the 2020 NYSCF Conference
“My oldest son, Andrew, is a cancer survivor,” said Tony Coles, MD, PhD, CEO of Cerevel Therapeutics. “He was afflicted with non-Hodgkins lymphoma when he...
NYSCF Announces 2020 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators
Top row: Drs. Raffaella Di Micco, Samantha Morris, José Ordovás-Montañés. Bottom row: Drs. Jiami Guo, David Schneider, John Tuthill New York, NY (October 20, 2020) – The...
Going Gray? Stress — and Depleted Stem Cells — Are the Likely Culprits
The Context: We’ve all heard that stress can turn your hair gray. But there hasn’t been much scientific evidence that this is true — and if...
Precision Medicine and the Power of Stem Cells: Highlights of the 2019 NYSCF Conference
In 2006, Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, made a discovery that revolutionized biomedical research and earned him a Nobel Prize. His lab found that stem cells, the...
A New Method for Untangling DNA is Helping Scientists Change a Cell’s Identity
The Context: Stem cells are advantageous for disease research because of their ability to become any type of cell in the body, allowing scientists to see...
Parent-Specific Stem Cells Provide Insight into Human Development
The Context: Humans inherit two sets of genes, one from each biological parent. Some of these genes have only one parent’s copy activated, while the other...
Exploring the Promise of Regenerative Medicine at “Stem Cells in the City”
The key to fixing many devastating diseases and injuries could very well lie in regenerative medicine. The secret? Stem cell research. At NYSCF’s recent event, “Stem...