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THE NEW YORK STEM CELL FOUNDATIONINVESTIGATOR PROGRAMScientists leading their generation in cutting-edge research

Cover: Kristen Brennand, PhD, 2013 NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell InvestigatorImage by: Veronica Szarejko

The New York Stem Cell Foundation is accelerating cures for the major diseases of our time

through stem cell research.

The NYSCF Investigator Program

supports early career scientists, creating and promoting a global community of leading

stem cell and neuroscience researchers. The Program provides support for:

• NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigators• NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigators • NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipients

The NYSCF Fellowship Program

supports postdoctoral scientists at an early stage of their careers. These young researchers hold the potential to accelerate treatments and cures. The Program provides support for:

• NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellows

The NYSCF Research Institute

Laboratories conduct the most advanced human stem cell research and develop pioneering technologies for the field. Independent and privately funded,

NYSCF takes a “team science” approach to advance cures, collaborating with leading

global partners to unravel the root causes of disease through

the power of stem cells.

A global community of over 140 scientists leading their generation in cutting-edge research

NYSCF INNOVATOR COMMUNITY

The NYSCF Investigator Program

supports early career scientists, creating and promoting a global community of leading

stem cell and neuroscience researchers. The Program provides support for:

• NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigators• NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigators • NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipients

The NYSCF Fellowship Program

supports postdoctoral scientists at an early stage of their careers. These young researchers hold the potential to accelerate treatments and cures. The Program provides support for:

• NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellows

The NYSCF Research Institute

Laboratories conduct the most advanced human stem cell research and develop pioneering technologies for the field. Independent and privately funded,

NYSCF takes a “team science” approach to advance cures, collaborating with leading

global partners to unravel the root causes of disease through

the power of stem cells.

The NYSCF Investigator Programs support and encourage promising early career scientists

whose cutting-edge research holds the potential to accelerate treatments and cures. The Programs provide critical seed funding to these outstanding scientists, supporting them as they move beyond their postdoctoral training to establish their own,

independent research.

NYSCFINVESTIGATOR

PROGRAMS

• NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Awards• NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Awards• NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize• NYSCF Research Institute Investigators

The Programs provide support for:

The NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigator Awards provide five years of critical seed funding to outstanding early career scientists all over the world. The Program fosters bold and innovative scientists with the potential to transform the field of stem cell research, and advance the understanding and use of stem cells in the development of treatments for human disease.

NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL INVESTIGATOR AWARDS

MARIA BARNA, PHD Stanford University

Dr. Barna is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Developmental Biology and Genetics at Stanford University. Her lab focuses on the importance of ribosomes in cell communication to determine stem cell development and gene expression. She aims to show how ribosomes are involved in the remarkable diversity of cell types characteristic of normal embryonic development. She completed her postdoctoral studies at University of California, San Francisco.

MALIN PARMAR, PHDLund University, Sweden

Dr. Parmar is a Professor in the Cellular Neuroscience Department at Lund University, Sweden, where she is focusing on bringing new cell-based therapies for Parkinson’s disease to the clinic by replacing lost dopamine neurons with new, healthy cells. Her work in cellular reprogramming opens up the possibilities of personalized treatments of patients with healthy versions of their own cells. She completed her postdoctoral studies at Lund University, Sweden and Edinburgh University, Scotland.

TAKANORI TAKEBE, MDCincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Dr. Takebe is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Division of Developmental Biology at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Associate Professor at Yokohama City University, Japan. His lab is developing and applying mini-organ technologies from human stem cells – namely organ bud transplants – in patients with a rare congenital metabolic disorder, ultimately expanding the clinical applications to diseases like liver cirrhosis. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Yokohama City University, Japan.

2016 NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL INVESTIGATORS

MITCHELL GUTTMAN, PHDCalifornia Institute of Technology

Dr. Guttman is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. His lab aims to understand how lncRNAs, a class of noncoding genes described by Dr. Guttman, perform many jobs in the cell, among them regulating the plasticity of embryonic stem cells and controlling how stem cells become any other kind of cell. He completed his postdoctoral studies at MIT and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard.

JUSTIN ICHIDA, PHDUniversity of Southern California

Dr. Ichida is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine at the University of Southern California, where he is focusing on using patient-specific disease modeling, next-generation sequencing, and chemical screening to identify disease mechanisms and new treatments for Lou Gehrig’s Disease and sensorineural hearing loss. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Harvard University.

KRISTY RED-HORSE, PHDStanford University

Dr. Red-Horse is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Stanford University, where her lab focuses on how cardiovascular stem cells behave in three dimensions and at the single cell level, bringing a high-resolution understanding of embryonic development to injury and disease models. She completed her postdoctoral studies at Genentech and Stanford University.


VALENTINA GRECO, PHDYale University

Dr. Greco is an Associate Professor at Yale University where she is utilizing genetic, live imaging and genomic approaches to capture the emergence of cancer by live imaging to transform current therapeutic strategies to cure and prevent cancer. She received her PhD from European Molecular Biology Laboratory, and completed her postdoctoral training at The Rockefeller University.

JENNIFER E. PHILLIPS-CREMINS, PHD University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Phillips-Cremins is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania where her lab focuses on understanding the mechanisms that govern producing healthy neurons from stem cells and how these mechanisms go awry during the onset of neurodegenerative diseases. She received her PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology, and completed her postdoctoral training at Emory University and UMass Medical School.

FENG ZHANG, PHD Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Zhang is a Core Member of the Broad Institute and the W. M. Keck Career Development Professor of Biomedical Engineering at MIT where he is developing and applying disruptive technologies including optogenetics and genome engineering (TALEs and CRISPR) to understand nervous system function and disease. He received his PhD from Stanford University and completed his postdoctoral training at Harvard.


JAY RAJAGOPAL, MDHarvard Medical School

Dr. Rajagopal is an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School and the Center for Regenerative Medicine at the Massachusetts General Hospital, where his laboratory focuses on the application of stem cells and regenerative biology to human lung disease. He completed his postdoctoral research at Harvard University.

KRISTEN BRENNAND, PHDIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Dr. Brennand is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai where her research focuses on schizophrenia, a debilitating psychiatric disorder with no cure. She completed her postdoctoral research at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

JACOB HANNA, MD, PHDWeizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Dr. Hanna is a Senior Scientist in the Department of Molecular Genetics at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel, where he explores topics in embryonic stem cell biology, early embryonic development and the modeling of human diseases. His research holds the promise of creating powerful research models for degenerative and autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes. He completed his postdoctoral studies at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT.


DEEPTA BHATTACHARYA, PHD Washington University School of Medicine

Dr. Bhattacharya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. His lab focuses on stem cell-based approaches for the treatment of immune deficiencies and on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of resistance to viral infections. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Stanford University.

DIETER EGLI, PHD The NYSCF Research InstituteColumbia University

Dr. Egli is a Senior Research Fellow at The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute and an Assistant Professor at Columbia University. His research focuses on the generation of therapeutically relevant cells for the treatment of diabetes. His work has relevance for the use of stem cells to study disease, screen for new drugs, and cell replacement therapy. His research creating patient-specific stem cells using the DNA of patients with type 1 diabetes, first published in Nature in October 2011, was named the #1 Medical Breakthrough of 2011 by TIME magazine, which also named him one of 2011’s People Who Mattered. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Harvard University. He received a NYSCF - Druckenmiller Fellowship in 2008.

ALEXANDER MEISSNER, PHD Harvard University Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Dr. Meissner is a Professor at Harvard University and a senior associate member of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. He is developing and applying next generation sequencing technologies to the human genome with the goal of better understanding normal and diseased cellular states and how to alter them. He completed his postdoctoral studies at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research at MIT.


The NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience Investigator Awards provide five years of critical seed funding to outstanding early career scientists all over the world. The Program supports truly innovative neuroscientists whose research holds the potential to transform our fundamental understanding of the brain and how it functions.

NYSCF – ROBERTSON NEUROSCIENCE INVESTIGATOR AWARDS

MARIA LEHTINEN, PHDBoston Children’s Hospital

Dr. Lehtinen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on how cerebrospinal fluid regulates the development and health of the brain. By determining the mechanisms by which the cerebrospinal fluid delivers instructive cues for stem cells in the brain, her lab can provide the foundation for understanding normal brain development. She completed her postdoctoral studies at University of Helsinki, Finland and Boston Children’s Hospital.

CLAIRE WYART, PHDBrain & Spine Institute (ICM), France

Dr. Wyart is an Independent Group Leader at the Brain & Spine Institute (ICM), France, where her team focuses on the presence of multiple signaling molecules in the cerebrospinal fluid that regulate complex behavior, such as appetite, locomotion, sleep and arousal, and sickness behavior. Her work aims to understand how the central nervous system can perceive and respond to internal state changes in both body and brain. She completed her postdoctoral studies at University of California, Berkeley and the Curie Institute, France.

MICHAEL YARTSEV, PHDUniversity of California, Berkeley

Dr. Yartsev is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute at University of California, Berkeley. His lab uses neurophysiological, optogenetic, imaging and molecular techniques in a novel model system – the bat – to study the neurobiological basis of language learning in the mammalian brain and ultimately investigate a wide range of neurological disorders associated with language. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Princeton University.

2016 NYSCF – ROBERTSON NEUROSCIENCE INVESTIGATORS

HILLEL ADESNIK, PHDUniversity of California, Berkeley

Dr. Adesnik is an Assistant Professor of Neurobiology at University of California, Berkeley, where he is focusing on revealing the neural basis of sensory perception at the synaptic, systems, and behavioral levels. He completed his postdoctoral studies at University of California, San Diego.

DRAGANA ROGULJA, PHDHarvard Medical School

Dr. Rogulja is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, where her lab is focusing on the genetics of sleep regulation and the molecular regulatory mechanisms and neuronal circuitry of the sensory gating that takes place in the various stages of sleep. She completed her postdoctoral studies at The Rockefeller University.


EDWARD CHANG, MDUniversity of California, San Francisco

Dr. Chang is a neurosurgeon, Chief of Epilepsy and Pain Neurosurgery and an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Francisco, where he specializes in advanced clinical brain mapping methods, including awake speech mapping, to safely perform neurosurgical procedures in eloquent areas of the brain. He received his medical degree from UCSF, and completed his postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley.

LISA GIOCOMO, PHDStanford University School of Medicine

Dr. Giocomo is an Assistant Professor at Stanford University, where her lab integrates a variety of disciplines and tools to study how single-cell biophysics and network dynamics interact to mediate spatial memory and navigation. She received her PhD at Boston University, and completed her postdoctoral studies at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

KAY M. TYE, PHDMassachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Tye is an Assistant Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology where her lab focuses on understanding how the brain processes the differences between positive and negative stimuli, and leveraging cutting-edge techniques to reprogram neural circuits to induce long lasting changes in behavior. She completed her postdoctoral training at Stanford University.


WINRICH FREIWALD, PHDThe Rockefeller University

Dr. Freiwald is an Associate Professor at The Rockefeller University where he heads the Laboratory of Neural Systems. His work focuses on the neural circuit mechanisms of face recognition, attention, and social cognition. He completed his postdoctoral training at MIT and Harvard Medical School.

DANIEL HUBER, PHDUniversity of Geneva, Switzerland

Dr. Huber is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Basic Neurosciences at the University of Geneva, Swizerland, where his lab currently combines novel behavioral paradigms with electrophysiology and innovative optical imaging tools to study how different areas of the frontal cortex interact during decision-making and the control of goal-directed action. He completed his postdoctoral studies at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratories and at the Janelia Farm Research Campus.

ZACHARY KNIGHT, PHDUniversity of California, San Francisco

Dr. Knight is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physiology at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where his lab is developing new technologies for mapping neural circuits by sequencing RNA and using these tools to identify the cells that control innate behaviors such as feeding. He completed his postdoctoral research at The Rockefeller University.

MELISSA WARDEN, PHDCornell University

Dr. Warden is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior at Cornell University and a Miriam M. Salpeter Fellow. Her work integrates neurophysiological, imaging, and cellular and molecular approaches to the understanding of neural circuits mediating reward, motivation, and learning. She completed her postdoctoral studies at Stanford University.


CHRISTOPHER HARVEY, PHDHarvard Medical School

Dr. Harvey is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, where his lab focuses on understanding the neuronal circuit mechanisms underlying short-term memory and decision-making, using a range of imaging, electrophysiological, genetic, and behavioral approaches. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Princeton University.

MICHAEL A. LONG, PHDNew York University School of Medicine

Dr. Long is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Physiology and Neuroscience and Otolaryngology at New York University School of Medicine. His work focuses on developing approaches that adapt modern imaging and electrophysiological tools to the study of neural circuits underlying the production of skilled motor behaviors. He completed his postdoctoral studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

VANESSA RUTA, PHDThe Rockefeller University

Dr. Ruta is an Assistant Professor of Neurophysiology and Behavior at The Rockefeller University, where her lab is using novel methods to trace and probe neural circuits to gain insight into the neural basis for innate and adaptive behaviors. She completed her postdoctoral studies at Columbia University.


The NYSCF – Robertson Investigator Alumni continue to participate in the greater Innovator community through The NYSCF Conference, the annual Innovators Retreat, and an ongoing series of collaborations and projects. They are part of a global network of scientists who are working to accelerate the path of research from bench to bedside.

NYSCF – ROBERTSON INVESTIGATOR ALUMNI

NYSCF – ROBERTSON INVESTIGATOR ALUMNI

MARIUS WERNIG, MD, PHD Stanford UniversityAssociate Professor

GABY MAIMON, PHD The Rockefeller UniversityAssistant Professor

PAUL TESAR, PHD Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Associate Professor

TAKAKI KOMIYAMA, PHD University of California, San Diego Associate Professor

RAVI MAJETI, MD, PHD Stanford UniversityAssociate Professor

DERRICK ROSSI, PHD Harvard University Associate Professor

CHRISTOPHER GREGG, PHD University of UtahAssistant Professor

GABSANG LEE, PHDJohns Hopkins University School of MedicineAssistant Professor

SHUIBING CHEN, PHD Weill Cornell Medical CollegeAssistant Professor

ED BOYDEN, PHD Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyProfessor

PAOLA ARLOTTA, PHDHarvard University Professor

2011 NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL INVESTIGATOR ALUMNI

2011 NYSCF – ROBERTSON NEUROSCIENCE INVESTIGATOR ALUMNI

2010 NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL INVESTIGATOR ALUMNI

The NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize has been awarded annually since 2011 to an outstanding young stem cell scientist in recognition of significant and pathbreaking translational stem cell research. Each NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize recipient receives a monetary award to be used for research purposes as well as a sculpture from The New York Stem Cell Foundation.

NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL PRIZE

2016 NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipient

NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL PRIZE RECIPIENTS

2016 FENG ZHANG, PHDCore Member of the Broad Institute of MIT and HarvardAssociate Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Zhang and his lab pioneered the development of genome editing tools from CRISPR-Cas9. These tools are accelerating biomedical research around the world. In theory, CRISPR-Cas9 will give scientists the ability to change, delete, and replace genes, which will allow researchers to revolutionize treatment of disease. His methods are being used in immunology, clinical medicine, and cancer biology. Dr. Zhang is also widely recognized for his work in optogenetics, a powerful discipline that enables scientists to use light to study the behavior of individual neurons.

2014 MARIUS WERNIG, MD, PHDAssociate Professor at Stanford University For a new method to generate neurons

Dr. Wernig’s research focuses on reprogramming skin cells into functional neurons, and he and colleagues are currently conducting clinical trials to find treatments for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a rare tissue disorder.

2013 AMY J. WAGERS, PHDProfessor at Harvard UniversityFor key insights into aging

Dr. Wager’s work involves the regulation and therapeutic potential of blood and muscle forming stem cells, especially in the role of aging.

2012 KAZUTOSHI TAKAHASHI, PHDJunior Associate Professor at Kyoto University, JapanFor the discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells

Dr. Takahashi’s lab is aiming to understand the mechanisms underlying the pluripotent state of stem cells. He is also looking to study the variations between cell lines that arise from different individuals.

2011 PETER J. COFFEY, DPHILProfessor at University College London, United KingdomProfessor at University of California, Santa BarbaraFor the first stem cell trial to treat blindness

Dr. Coffey’s work using stem cells to halt visual deterioration and treat age-related eye diseases resulted in the first clinical stem cell trials to attempt to treat blindness.

2015 FRANZISKA MICHOR, PHDProfessor at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Professor at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthFor the development of novel, interdisciplinary approaches to treat cancer

Dr. Michor has designed novel cancer drug treatment regiments, currently being tested in clinical trials. Her work will directly impact therapeutic paradigms in human diseases.

Since its inception, The NYSCF Research Institute has used private funds to advance the most cutting-edge stem cell research.

With the generous support of private philanthropists, the NYSCF Research Institute Investigators are moving the field of stem cell research closer to the cures we need.

NYSCF RESEARCH INSTITUTE INVESTIGATORS

VALENTINA FOSSATI, PHD The NYSCF Research Institute

Dr. Fossati is a Senior Investigator at The NYSCF Research Institute, where she is using skin samples from patients with multiple sclerosis to create the oligodendrocytes affected by disease. Dr. Fossati received a NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellowship in 2009 and conducted her postdoctoral studies at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

BJARKI JOHANNESSON, PHDThe NYSCF Research Institute

Dr. Johannesson is an Investigator at The NYSCF Research Institute. He focuses on gaining a better understanding of why beta cells fail in diabetes as well as exploring ways to improve the survival of stem cell derived insulin producing cells after transplantation. He received his PhD from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Germany and a NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellowship in 2014.

AIQUN LI, PHDThe NYSCF Research Institute

Dr. Li is an Investigator at The NYSCF Research Institute. His research focuses on the generation of stem cell lines and dopamine neurons from Parkinson’s disease patients. These cells are used for modeling and studying the disease as well as for possible therapeutic transplantation. Dr. Li received his PhD from Shanghai Institutes for Biological Scientists of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

SCOTT NOGGLE, PHDThe NYSCF Research Institute

Dr. Noggle is Senior Vice President, Research at The NYSCF Research Institute, where his work focuses on using cell reprogramming to create new treatments for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease, and developing new stem cell technologies. He completed his postdoctoral research at The Rockefeller University, and previously was named the NYSCF – Charles Evans Senior Research Fellow for Alzheimer’s Disease.


GIUSEPPE MARIA de PEPPO, PHD The NYSCF Research Institute

Dr. de Peppo is the NYSCF – Ralph Lauren Investigator at The NYSCF Research Institute, where he is focusing on engineering personalized bone substitutes for reconstructive therapies of the skeletal system, studying bone development and pathologies using patient-specific cells, and screening new drugs and testing biomaterials. Dr. de Peppo conducted his postdoctoral studies at The NYSCF Research Institute.

2015 NYSCF – Ralph Lauren Investigator

INSTITUTIONS OF CURRENTSTEM CELL INVESTIGATORS

INSTITUTIONS OFALUMNI INVESTIGATORS

Weill Cornell Medical College

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stanford University

Harvard University

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

�e NYSCF Research Institute

Cornell University

University of Geneva, Switzerland


University of Utah

University of California, San Francisco

New York University School of Medicine

Stanford University

University of California, Berkeley

Harvard Medical School

University of California, San Diego

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Yale University


Washington University School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania�e NYSCF Research Institute

University of Southern California

Brain & Spine Institute (ICM), France

Lund University, Sweden

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Boston Children’s HospitalCalifornia Institute of Technology

Stanford University

Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel

Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Harvard Medical SchoolColumbia University

Harvard University

INSTITUTIONS OF NYSCF – ROBERTSONSTEM CELL PRIZE RECIPIENTS

INSTITUTIONS OF CURRENTNEUROSCIENCE INVESTIGATORS

University College London, United Kingdom

Kyoto University, Japan

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Stanford University

Harvard University


�e Rockefeller University


NYSCF INVESTIGATOR PROGRAMS

INSTITUTIONS OF CURRENTSTEM CELL INVESTIGATORS

INSTITUTIONS OFALUMNI INVESTIGATORS

Weill Cornell Medical College


Stanford University

Harvard University

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

�e NYSCF Research Institute

Cornell University

University of Geneva, Switzerland


University of Utah

University of California, San Francisco

New York University School of Medicine

Stanford University

University of California, Berkeley

Harvard Medical School

University of California, San Diego

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Yale University


Washington University School of Medicine

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania�e NYSCF Research Institute

University of Southern California

Brain & Spine Institute (ICM), France

Lund University, Sweden

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Boston Children’s HospitalCalifornia Institute of Technology

Stanford University

Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel


Harvard Medical SchoolColumbia University

Harvard University

INSTITUTIONS OF NYSCF – ROBERTSONSTEM CELL PRIZE RECIPIENTS

INSTITUTIONS OF CURRENTNEUROSCIENCE INVESTIGATORS

University College London, United Kingdom

Kyoto University, Japan

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Stanford University

Harvard University




NYSCF INVESTIGATOR PROGRAMS

Creating a global community of scientists leading their generation in cutting-edge research

IMPACT

at54 SCIENTISTS SUPPORTED 32 DIFFERENT INSTITUTIONS

THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

SINCE THE PROGRAM’S INCEPTION

NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL PRIZE RECIPIENTSALUMNINYSCF – ROBERTSON NEUROSCIENCE INVESTIGATORS

NYSCF – ROBERTSON STEM CELL INVESTIGATORS


700YOUNG SCIENTISTS

BEING TRAINED IN THEIR LABS

Over

1650TOTAL

PUBLICATIONS

Over

350AWARDS & HONORS RECEIVED IN THEIR

CAREERS

Over

1800TALKS GIVEN

ON THEIREXCITING WORK

Over

IMPACT

Aging

Autoimmune Diseases

Cancer

Cardiovascular Diseases

Diabetes

Gene Editing/Human Genome

Stem Cell Biology

Tissue Engineering

Lung Diseases

Macular Degeneration

Neurodegenerative Diseases

AREAS OF STUDY

Neurotechnologies

Neurobiology

Development

Learning & Memory

Decision Making

AREAS OF STUDY

NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH

AREAS

Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)Parkinson's Disease

Rare Diseases

Schizophrenia

Alzheimer’s

STEM CELLRESEARCH

AREAS

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9% 3% 9%

14%

3% 3%

34%

10%

11% 16%

11%

20%

42%

9%

RESEARCH AREAS BY THE NUMBERS

1. Dr. Peter J. Coffey; 2. Drs. Feng Zhang and Dieter Egli; 3. Drs. Marius Wernig, Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, Lisa Giocomo, Valentina Greco, Kay M. Tye, and Edward Chang; 4. Dr. Alexander Meissner; 5. Drs. Deepta Bhattacharya and Ravi Majeti; 6. Drs. Kristy Red-Horse, Justin Ichida, Franziska Michor, Dragana Rogulja, and Hillel Adesnik; 7. NYSCF Innovators

NYSCF INNOVATORS

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NYSCF LEADERSHIP

BOARD OF DIRECTORS*

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL*

Peggy Brim BewkesMarilyn G. BreslowKaren E. Burke, MD, PhDPaul GoldbergerGeorge Lazarus, MDRichard J. Massey, PhD

Roy Geronemus, MD, ChairmanSusan L. Solomon, CEOMargo Alexander, TreasurerAnthony J. Carroll, Secretary (Ex-Officio)

Katherine Bristor and William PriestDavid A. CarmelRussell L. Carson Chuck CloseAlan M. CohenShirley CookFiona and Stanley Druckenmiller Jodie and John EastmanFrank Gehry Lawrence E. Golub and Karen Finerman April GornikMarlene Hess

Tania HigginsDorothy LichtensteinSandra LloydStephen MeringoffDavid MitnickNancy and Fred PosesCarol RoamanJulian RobertsonEric A. Rose, MDJack RudinAndy RussellStephanie and Fred Shuman Alice ShureBarbara Stovall SmithNoelle and Dick Wolf

Paul M. MeisterStephen M. RossStephen M. ScherrStuart Smith, DPhilAnita Volz Wien

NYSCF’S Board of Directors are leaders in medicine, the arts, and business. Their talents and experience, combined with an unwavering commitment to advancing stem cell research, guide the Foundation in realizing its mission.

NYSCF’S Leadership Council members are valued ambassadors who are committed to funding and promoting the Foundation’s mission to accelerate stem cell research.

*as of 10/4/2016

The New York Stem Cell Foundation

NYSCF INNOVATORS

NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Investigators • Maria Barna • Deepta BhattacharyaKristen Brennand • Dieter Egli • Valentina Greco • Mitchell Guttman • Jacob HannaJustin Ichida • Alexander Meissner • Malin Parmar • Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins • Jay Rajagopal Kristy Red-Horse • Takanori Takebe • Feng Zhang • NYSCF – Robertson Neuroscience InvestigatorsHillel Adesnik • Edward Chang • Winrich Freiwald • Lisa Giocomo • Christopher HarveyDaniel Huber • Zachary Knight • Maria Lehtinen • Michael A. Long • Dragana RoguljaVanessa Ruta • Kay M. Tye • Melissa Warden • Claire Wyart • Michael YartsevNYSCF – Robertson Investigator Alumni • Paola Arlotta • Ed Boyden • Shuibing ChenChristopher Gregg • Takaki Komiyama • Gabsang Lee • Gaby Maimon • Ravi MajetiDerrick Rossi • Paul Tesar • Marius Wernig • NYSCF Research Institute InvestigatorsValentina Fossati • Bjarki Johannesson • Aiqun Li • Scott Noggle • NYSCF – Ralph Lauren InvestigatorGiuseppe Maria de Peppo • NYSCF – Helmsley Stem Cell Investigator AlumniValentina Fossati • Darja Marolt • NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellows • Laura Andres-MartinDafne Campigli Di Giammartino • Panos Douvaras • Alexandre Gaspar Maia • Tae Wan KimHongda Li • Benjamin Lin • Ying Liu • Dominik Paquet • Brett Shook • Sjoukje van der Stegen NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellowship Alumni • Sriram Bandi • Zhongwei Cao • Ting ChenElisa Cimetta • Dilek Colak • Francesco Paolo Di Giorgio • Raffaella Di Micco • Bi-Sen Ding Dieter Egli • Samantha England • Elena Ezhkova • Christopher A. Fasano • Nuria FlamesValentina Fossati • Tamar Hermesh • Ya-Chieh Hsu • Sarah X.L. Huang • Justin IchidaKeiichi Inoue • Daylon James • Bjarki Johannesson • Natalie Kim • Evangelos KiskinisFabien Lafaille • Dung-Fang Lee • Gabsang Lee • Larry Luchsinger • Darja MaroltIan Martin • Maitane Ortiz-Virumbrales • Sandra Pinho • Christophe RaynaudPantelis Rompolas • Marco Seandel • Jae-won Shim • Shivatra Noi Talchai • Wee-Wei TeeMaya Tevlin • Maria Themeli • George Kai Wang • Yingying Zhang • Giovanni ZitoOren Ziv • NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize Recipients • Peter J. CoffeyFranziska Michor • Kazutoshi Takahashi • Amy J. Wagers • Marius Wernig • Feng ZhangNYSCF Research Institute • Kennedy Agwamba • Lauren Bauer Vensand • Katie Brenner Dan Browne • Geoff Buckley-Herd • Stephen Chang • Sean DesMarteau • Panos DouvarasDieter Egli • Eliana Forero • Donald Freytes • Yosif Ganat • Jordan Goldberg • Ya-Chu Juliana HsuChristopher Hunter • Deanna Ingrassia • Tanya Jain • Travis Kroeker • Ilya KruglikovGregory Lallos • Sam Levy • Hector Martinez • Barry McCarthy • Paul McCoyDorota Moroziewicz • Vignesh Nadar • Reid Otto • Daniel Paull • Brandon PearlGloria Perez • T.C. Ramaraj • Katie Reggio • Tomasz Rusielewicz • Ana Sevilla • Martina Sladkova Bruce Sun • Cecile Terrenoire • Michael Yaffe • Monica Zhou • Matthew Zimmer

www.nyscf.org

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