NYSCF Awards $10.5 Million to Seven New Investigators
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today named seven of the nation’s most promising young scientists as its 2011 class of NYSCF – Robertson Investigators. ...
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Scientists at New York Stem Cell Foundation, Columbia U. Make Advance in Development of Patient-Specific Stem Cells
As reported on October 5th in Nature, for the first time scientists have derived embryonic stem cells from individual patients by adding the nuclei of adult...
NYSCF Convenes Sixth Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference
National and international leaders in translational stem cell research will present their latest research findings on how advances in stem cell science will eventually lead to...
The New York Stem Cell Foundation Applauds Lifting of Ban on Federal Funding for Embryonic Stem Cell Research
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) applauds the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia’s decision to dismiss District Court Judge Royce Lamberth’s...
NYSCF Investigator Named in Time Magazine’s People Who Mattered
Dr. Derrick Rossi, NYSCF – Robertson Investigator and Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, was named in Time Magazine’s People Who Mattered in 2010. Read the...
NYSCF Congratulates First Class of Investigators
The New York Stem Cell Foundation announced the inaugural class of Investigators. Each of the NYSCF-Robertson and NYSCF-Helmsley Investigators will receive up to $1.5 million over...
NYSCF and CIRM form Collaboration
The New York Stem Cell Foundation and The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine have laid the foundation for a stem cell research collaboration in a joint...
NYSCF Awards Fellowships to Eight Innovative Stem Cell Scientists
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) today announced the award of eight new NYSCF-Druckenmiller Fellows. These postdoctoral scientists join 15 accomplished stem cell researchers from...
Robertson Foundation gives NYSCF $27M to fund Stem Cell Researchers
The New York Stem Cell Foundation received $27 million from the Robertson Foundation. The Robertson Foundation gift, in addition to other support, will provide funding for NYSCF...
NYSCF and Johns Hopkins University Announce Collaboration
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and NYSCF are establishing a collaborative program to advance the development and use of stem cells in therapies for...
NYSCF Applauds NIH’s Approval of Stem Cell Lines
Today, Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced that 13 new stem cell lines have been approved for federal research support....
NYSCF-Druckenmiller Fellow Justin Ichida is Lead Author on Groundbreaking Study
NYSCF applauds NYSCF-Druckenmiller fellow Justin Ichida on his recently published work in Cell Stem Cell, bringing us closer to turning adult cells into patient-specific stem cells...
NYSCF Supports Final NIH Stem Cell Guidelines
Guidelines are major step forward; NYSCF hopes to continue dialogue for improvement of scientific advancement.
NYSCF Congratulates Geron: First Embryonic Stem-Cell Trial Gets Approval From the FDA
NYSCF applauds the FDA approval of Geron’s pioneering human embryonic stem cell clinical trial which Tom Okarma, Geron’s president and CEO, and Hans Kierstead, of the...
Dr. Kevin Eggan and Dr. Doug Melton Recognized in TIME Magazine
NYSCF-supported research by Dr. Kevin Eggan was named as Time Magazine’s top medical breakthrough of 2008.
New York Stem Cell Foundation Awarded Stem Cell Planning Grant by Empire State Stem Cell Board
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The New York Stem Cell Foundation Expands Scientific Team
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NYSCF MAB Member Announces Breakthrough in Cell Reprogramming
NYSCF hails Dr. Douglas Melton’s announcement that he and colleagues at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have turned adult pancreatic cells into insulin-producing beta cells in...
NYSCF Applauds Cell Breakthrough by Dr. Douglas A. Melton
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NYSCF Announces Third Annual Translational Stem Cell Research Conference, October 14-15
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NYSCF Applauds Harvard Stem Cell Institute’s Creation of 20 New Stem Cell Lines
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Major New ALS Research – NYSCF Plays Critical Funding Role
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Governor Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor Paterson Announce Stem Cell Research Awards
Governor Eliot Spitzer and Lieutenant Governor David A. Paterson today announced the first grant awards of New York State’s new $600 million multi year stem cell...
New York Stem Cell Foundation Statement on Grant Funding to Support Stem Cell Research
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NYSCF Applauds the Latest Development in Human Cell Reprogramming
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