Paul Tesar Named 2017 NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipient
Dr. Paul Tesar, a professor at Case Western Reserve University and NYSCF — Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus, is the 2017 recipient of the NYSCF –...
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Unique and Comprehensive Collection of Stem Cell Lines Available to Researchers Around the Globe
NYSCF and the Beyond Batten Disease Foundation (BBDF) partnered to create a unique and comprehensive collection of juvenile Batten (CLN3) disease induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells....
NYSCF Innovator’s Parkinson’s Disease Breakthroughs
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Malin Parmar, a Professor at Lund University in Sweden, published a flurry of papers this summer all describing exciting...
NYSCF Weighs in on Stem Cell Tourism Regulation
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced an increase in oversight and enforcement of the use of unproven stem cell therapies in the US. Hundreds of...
Modeling the Digestive Tract using Stem Cells
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumna Dr. Shuibing Chen at Weill Cornell Medical School successfully developed a protocol for deriving organoids representing the human digestive...
NYSCF Innovator Improves Neuron Derivation from Stem Cells
Creating consistent groups of mature neurons from stem cells remains challenging in the lab. NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator and NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell...
NYSCF Innovator Develops Mature, Diverse Brain “Organoids”
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Paola Arlotta and a team of researchers at Harvard University developed protocols to create human brain organoids, organ models...
Spotlight on the NYSCF Global Stem Cell Array
The NYSCF Global Stem Cell Array was a central talking point in both an exclusive interview and digital panel with The Regenerative Medicine Network. NYSCF Senior...
NYSCF Innovator Investigates Genomic Instability in Cell Reprogramming
Adult cells can be reprogrammed into stem cells through a technique called somatic cell nuclear transfer where the nucleus of the adult cell is transferred into...
NYSCF Innovator Finds Cell Coordination Promotes Skin Healing
Skin repair and wound healing is a critical function to all mammals, including humans. NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Valentina Greco and her team...
NYSCF Research May Lead to Improvements in Reproductive Technologies
NYSCF’s latest paper could have important implications for human reproductive technologies. The scientists showed proof of principle that genome transfer can rescue developmentally incompetent eggs, making...
NYSCF Innovator Receives ISSCR Young Investigator Award
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Jayaraj Rajagopal, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, was named as the 2017 ISSCR Dr. Susan Lim Outstanding...
Partnership Results in the Availability of Fully-Sequenced Stem Cell Lines
A collaboration beginning in 2013 between the NYSCF Research Institute and the Personal Genome Project (PGP) has resulted in the availability of a unique new stem...
Steps Towards Engineering Biological Cascades
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Ed Boyden and his team at MIT Media Lab published their latest work on how to modify genetic circuits. The...
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...
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.”...
NYSCF Innovator Dissects Stem Cell-to-Neuron Reprogramming
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus and 2014 NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize recipient Dr. Marius Wernig, Stanford University, published his latest research dissecting...
NYSCF and CMTA Announce Largest-Ever Research Resource for Neuropathy Disorders
Stem cell lines resulting from a pathbreaking collaboration beginning in 2014 between The NYSCF Research Institute and the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) are now available for use...
NYSCF Innovator Studies Stem Cell Behavior in Adult Tissues
In the human body, adult tissues replace lost cells via pools of stem cells. However, the mechanisms of this process are not fully understood. NYSCF –...
NYSCF Innovator Improves Research Model For Blood Cancer
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Dr. Ravindra Majeti, Stanford University School of Medicine, improved on human blood disease modeling using mouse models. The research, published...
NYSCF Innovator Finds New Small Molecule Activator for Stem Cell Differentiation
Human stem cells require a certain cocktail of molecules to maintain their pluripotent state. Bone morphogenic proteins, or BMPs, promote differentiation in human cells, therefore molecules...
NYSCF Research Advances Mitochondrial Replacement
NYSCF has been at the forefront of bringing mitochondrial replacement therapy to the clinic and in 2011, published a seminal paper in Nature that showed mitochondrial replacement could...
NYSCF Innovator Studies 3D Genome Architecture During Stem Cell Reprogramming
The 3D structure of a cell’s genetic code, or genome, helps guide genetic expression. Though it is known that this structure is rearranged in somatic cells...