Dr. Valentina Fossati Featured In Neuro Central
Recently, NYSCF Research Institute Senior Investigator Valentina Fossati, PhD, was featured in an article from Neuro Central about the current state of multiple sclerosis (MS) research...
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Unlocking How Our Brain Controls The Musicality Of Speech
When we speak, the inflection in our voices makes a difference. The way we change our pitch can indicate whether a sentence is a question or...
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...
Dr. Feng Zhang Receives Grant From G. Harold and Leila Y. Mathers Foundation
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Feng Zhang, PhD, Core Member at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Biological Engineering at...
Biotech Company Founded By Dr. Justin Ichida Receives Fast-Track Grant
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) have awarded a 3.7 million dollar Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Fast-Track grant to a biotech company...
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...
NIH Director Francis Collins To Deliver Keynote At 2018 NYSCF Conference
This year’s NYSCF Conference will feature a keynote address from National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Francis Collins, MD, PhD. The NYSCF Conference is an annual...
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...
New Research Uncovers Neural Basis Behind Speech Production
A lot goes into the process of speaking. In addition to choosing our words, we also must also coordinate movements of over 100 muscles in our...
Creating Bar Codes For Organoids
A new method pioneered by NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Takanori Takebe, MD, Assistant Professor at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Associate Professor at Yokohama City University,...
NYSCF Innovator Featured In New York Times Article On Medical Breakthroughs
“Between his thumb and forefinger. Dr. Sergiu Pasca held up a small vial of liquid. Inside floated a milky ball of cells — the early stages...
Four NYSCF Innovators Named 2018 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigators
This week, NYSCF – Robertson Investigators Feng Zhang, PhD (MIT), Ed Boyden, PhD (MIT), Gaby Maimon, PhD (The Rockefeller University), and Zachary Knight, PhD (University of...
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Sergiu Pasca Receives A.E. Bennett Award From Society Of Biological Psychiatry
This week, NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Sergiu Pasca, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, received the A.E. Bennett Award from...
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Feng Zhang Launches “Beam Therapeutics”
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Feng Zhang, PhD, Core Member at Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, along with David Liu, PhD, Professor...
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Partners With Novo Nordisk to Produce Therapy For Parkinson’s Disease
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Malin Parmar, PhD, Professor at Lund University, Sweden, is beginning a collaboration with Novo Nordisk, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies, to...
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Elected To European Molecular Biology Organization
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alexander Meissner, PhD, of the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics was one of 62 scientists recently inducted into the...
NYSCF Innovators Develop Method For Controlling Brain Activity With Holograms
The phrase “encoding sensations into the brain using holograms” sounds pretty sci-fi, but a new study from NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigators Stephen Brohawn, PhD, Assistant Professor in...
What Happens In The Brain During Observational Learning?
Humans engage in observational learning all the time. It is exactly what it sounds like. If you observe your friend getting sick after eating some questionable...
NYSCF Innovators Explore How To Keep Blood Stem Cells Young
Our blood stem cells are important—they replenish our blood supply and help us maintain proper circulation. But, as we age, so do they. The older they...
NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Feng Zhang Featured On 60 Minutes
NYSCF — Robertson Investigator and MIT professor Feng Zhang, PhD, was interviewed on CBS’s 60 Minutes about CRISPR, the gene editing technology he helped pioneer that...
NYSCF Hosts Inaugural Family Stem Cell Day
This past weekend, NYSCF opened its doors to students in the New York City area for its first ever Family Stem Cell Day. Family Stem Cell...
How Do MRI Contrast Agents Affect The Body?
When you get an MRI, you are often given something called a contrast agent. A contrast agent is a compound that helps increase the clarity of...
Three NYSCF Innovators Receive Prestigious Awards
NYSCF — Robertson Investigators Claire Wyart, PhD, of the Brain & Spine Institute, France, Maria Lehtinen, PhD, of Boston Children’s Hospital, and Ed Boyden, PhD, of...
NYSCF Chief Medical Officer Dr. Melissa Nirenberg Speaks At American Academy of Neurology Annual Conference
NYSCF’s Chief Medical Officer Melissa Nirenberg, MD, PhD, spoke at the American Academy of Neurology’s annual conference in Los Angeles. This meeting convenes medical professionals, students,...
Dr. Ed Boyden Shares How To Map And Repair The Brain
From controlling the brain with light to producing a movie to treat Alzheimer’s, the work of NYSCF — Robertson Investigator Alumnus and MIT professor Ed Boyden,...