Rensselaer, NY – Scientific Director Selected for National Honor Sally Temple has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), a prestigious honor awarded in recognition of her pioneering scientific work and demonstrated record of service within her profession. The NAM chooses …
Mentoring the Next Generation of Scientists
Rensselaer, NY - Neural Stem Cell Institute Hosts Summer Student Research Each summer, the Neural Stem Cell Institute (NSCI) proudly hosts high school and college students who want to try their hands at stem cell research. Students from across the Capital District (and beyond!) complete research …
Outreach to Future Women in STEM
NSCI Scientists Lead Hands-On Activity to Inspire Girls in STEM On Tuesday, August 2nd, three scientists from the Neural Stem Cell Institute drove to Pittsfield Massachusetts armed with a Styrofoam box carrying ice and a special hands-on activity, with the goal of giving a group of young women …
Research using Stem Cells from Patients shows why Brain Tissue may Degenerate in Dementia.
Rensselaer, NY – Neural Stem Cell Institute Scientists Advance Dementia Research Using 3D Brain Organoid Technology Patients with dementia suffer from tau protein aggregation and brain degeneration especially in the cerebral cortex, the major brain region responsible for decision-making, …
NSCI IND Allowance for AMD Clinical Trial
NSCI is pleased to announce our successful IND application to the FDA that will enable clinical testing of a novel stem cell therapy for patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). In AMD, the retinal pigment epithelial cells (RPE) at the back of the eye degenerate, causing loss of …