Winter Research Update

Four NYSCF-supported researchers published exciting new research in major scientific journals this fall.

In the November 6th issue of Nature, Jae-won Shim, PhD, a NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellow in Dr. Lorenz Studer’s laboratory at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, detailed a potential new method for transforming stem cells into dopamine-producing neurons for Parkinson’s treatment.

In the October 28th issue of Cell, Bi-Sen Ding, PhD, a NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellow in Dr. Shahin Rafii’s laboratory at Weill Cornell Medical College, presented the discovery of signals that “turn on” regeneration of oxygen-exchanging sacs in the lungs.

In the October issue of Cell Stem Cell, Marius Wernig, MD, PhD, a NYSCF – Robertson Investigator at Stanford University, reported on the successful transformation of mature liver cells from laboratory mice into functioning neurons.

In the November issue of Nature Methods, a team led by Paul Tesar, PhD, a NYSCF – Robertson Investigator at Case Western Reserve University, published a novel method in producing oligodendrocyte cells, the cells that are damaged in myelin-related disorders such as multiple sclerosis.