Description
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to accelerate cures for the major diseases of our time through stem cell research.
Its programs are focused in four areas:
- NYSCF Research – Supporting and enabling the unrestricted pursuit of the most advanced stem cell research, both in its own laboratory and through collaborations with major medical research institutions.
- NYSCF Postdoctoral Fellowship Program and Investigator Awards – Supporting and training the next generation of scientists, both at the postdoctoral level as Fellows, and as Early Career Investigators pursuing innovative translational stem cell research in their own laboratories.
- NYSCF Conference and Symposia – Convening the preeminent annual translational stem cell research conference and an on-going series of programs for scientists, policymakers, and the public.
- NYSCF – Robertson Prize – Honoring the most significant achievement in stem cell research each year by a scientist under the age of 40.
