Why We Need Stem Cell Avatars: Susan Solomon Speaks at IGNITION Conference
“It takes 13 years—after you have sunk 4 billion dollars into a drug—to figure out whether or not it will succeed, and your chance of being...
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Dr. Valentina Greco Uncovers the Secrets Behind Skin and Hair Regeneration
Our skin is made up of three layers. The top layer – the epidermis – contains epithelial cells, which provide a barrier between us and the...
Translational Research Takes Center Stage at NYSCF Conference
“Medicine shouldn’t be one size fits all,” National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Dr. Francis Collins told the audience of the NYSCF Conference last week. “Think...
Drs. Paola Arlotta and Amy Wagers Named Chair and Co-Chair for Stem Cell Regenerative Biology at Harvard University
The Harvard Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (HSCRB) has announced that Dr. Paola Arlotta, the Golub Family Professor of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology, will serve as chair of the...
What Makes a Colon Cancer Cell Dangerous Is Where It Lives
Even after multiple rounds of chemotherapy, cancer patients can relapse. Whether they relapse or not depends on the activity of cells in their tumors: if the...
Dr. Marius Wernig Receives 2018 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize from the Gladstone Institutes
NYSCF congratulates Marius Wernig, MD, PhD, for receiving the 2018 Ogawa-Yamanaka Stem Cell Prize from the Gladstone Institutes for his work in cellular reprogramming and stem...
NYSCF Partners with ToolGen, nSAGE to Integrate Gene Editing and Stem Cell Technologies
New collaboration aims to develop better therapies New York, NY (August 1, 2018) – The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute today announced a...
NYSCF Collaboration Adds Missing Functionality to Brain Organoids
Protocol adds a new cell type enabling myelination in human ‘mini-brains’ for laboratory research New York, NY (July 25, 2018) – In a collaborative study between...
International Society for Stem Cell Research Conference Showcases Promising Progress
Last week, the annual meeting of the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) convened over 3500 participants in Melbourne, Australia to share the latest advances...
SPRITE: A New Technique For Mapping DNA In Our Nuclei
Researchers at the California Institute of Technology led by NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Mitchell Guttman, PhD, have developed a new tool called SPRITE to uncover how...
From Blood to Brain: NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Turns Immune Cells Into Neurons
According to a new study from NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Alumnus and NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize recipient Marius Wernig, MD, PhD, Associate Professor in the Institute...
NYSCF Hosts Panel on Stem Cell Tourism With Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
This week, NYSCF hosted a panel discussion with the Johns Hopkins University Berman Institute for Bioethics to discuss a growing issue: stem cell tourism. “Stem cell...
Four NYSCF Innovators Featured In Nature Article on Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Over the past 20 years, embryonic stem cell (ESC) research has evolved from a brand new field with lots of promise to one that is actively...
NYSCF Innovator Pioneers Treatment To Restore Vision In Macular Degeneration Patients
Thanks to a groundbreaking new stem cell treatment, patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are getting their sight back. This treatment was pioneered by the inaugural...
NYSCF Innovators Explore How Methylation Affects Motor Neuron Development
Before a motor neuron can become a motor neuron, it has to undergo some important changes. One of these changes happens through a process called methylation....
NYSCF — Robertson Investigator Sergiu Pasca Provides a Comprehensive Overview of The Field of Brain Organoids
NYSCF — Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Sergiu Pasca’s lab at Stanford University has been at the forefront of the new field of brain organoids and has...
The Key To A Strong Heart Could Lie With Blood Vessels
The heart is made of muscle, and for it to function properly, that muscle has to be strong and durable. A condition called left ventricular non-compaction...
Meet Elizabeth Schwarzbach, PhD, NYSCF Vice President of Business Development
With a background in pharmacology, drug discovery, and research and development strategy, in addition to extensive experience in both industry and academia, Liz will expand NYSCF’s...
NYSCF Innovator Uses Stem Cells To Uncover Genetic Abnormalities in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is often studied by analyzing the brains of patients after they’ve passed away. These types of studies usually contain small sample sizes and focus on...
2017 Year in Review
As we enter 2018, NYSCF is taking a moment to look back on the milestones of 2017. With your support, we accelerated our research, began new...
NYSCF-Supported Research Named Among Top Technical Advances of 2017
The Scientist magazine recently named their top 6 technical advances of 2017, and their list included 3 discoveries pioneered by NYSCF Investigators. The first advancement was...
NYSCF Panel Featured on Dana Foundation Blog
The Dana Foundation attended NYSCF’s recent talk, Unlocking the Diseases of the Brain with Stem Cells,” at NYSCF headquarters in Manhattan. The talk featured a panel...
NYSCF Innovator Creates System to Mass-Produce Bioengineered Livers
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Takanori Takebe, MD, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Yokohama City University in Japan, led a study demonstrating a successful system for...
NYSCF and Mount Sinai Researchers Recapitulate Alzheimer’s Disease in the Laboratory
NYSCF Research Institute scientists in collaboration with researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai refined a technique to turn skin cells from patients...
Announcing The 2017 Class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators
NYSCF welcomed six of the most talented stem cell researchers and neuroscientists from around the world into the NYSCF Investigator Program and the NYSCF Innovator Community....