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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+...
Nearly 1 in 3 seniors die with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia, yet very few treatments or preventive options are available. Understanding how exactly cells in...
This past week, NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Alumnae Kay Tye, PhD (2014; Salk Institute for Biological Sciences), Kristy Red-Horse, PhD (2015; Stanford University), and Vanessa Ruta,...
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Sergiu P. Pasca, MD, of Stanford University, has been awarded the 2022 IBRO-Dargut and Milena Kemali International Prize for Research...
For 47 high school students, a deep dive into the many facets of STEM as part of the 2021 NYSCF High School Summer Immersive Experience is...
The Context: There are no effective treatments for Alzheimer’s disease (AD), in large part because we do not understand how patient brain cells malfunction and die....
NYSCF Board Member Kay Unger may be best known for her eponymous brand and trailblazing career in fashion, but she’s also an inspiring advocate for biomedical...
The Context: Your intestines are home to trillions of microbes that help you take in nutrients and maintain a healthy gut, and they are also known...
The Context: Therapies that employ mRNA, such as many COVID-19 vaccines, have the capacity to treat a variety of diseases by leveraging the body’s ability to...
For the nineteen students interning at NYSCF this summer, the experience was unlike any internship they’ve had before. Whether it was working hands-on in the lab...
The Context: Stem cells play a critical role in regenerating many of our organs — when old cells are damaged or die off, stem cells provide...
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Sergiu Pasca, MD, of Stanford University has dedicated himself to understanding the brain: how it develops, how it works, and...
The Problem: Human spatial navigation abilities are incredibly complex, and can go awry in diseases like Alzheimer’s. We know that the brain has specialized ‘place cells’...
NYSCF CEO Susan L. Solomon, JD, was recently named as one of City and State’s ‘Life Sciences Power 50’ for her visionary leadership of the New...
The Context: One of the major challenges we face in treating COVID-19 is that we still do not have effective ways of determining whether someone will...
The Problem: For decades, scientists have grappled with the mystery of facial recognition: how our brains turn visual information into memories. At one time, many hypothesized...
The Problem: For patients with paralysis or diseases that impact muscle movement such as ALS, Parkinson’s, or cerebral palsy, the lack of effective ways to communicate...
When Katie Reggio joined NYSCF’s Global Stem Cell Array® team in 2015, she was looking to learn more about stem cells and herself. While she originally...
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...
NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Alumnus, Board member, and Moderna founder Derrick Rossi, PhD, will receive the prestigious Princess of Asturia Award, a recognition given...
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...
Each year, the NYSCF – Robertson Investigators and NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellows gather for a retreat to share their latest work and form connections that further...
In the United States, COVID-19 cases are dropping overall and reopening is underway, although millions of adults choose to remain unvaccinated and several regions are seeing...
Camille Fulmore has always known she wanted to be a scientist. Her initial dream of becoming the first woman on Mars may not have come true...
We are proud of our scientists and Innovator community who are hard at work developing solutions for those impacted by COVID-19. This ranges from better diagnosing...
