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 …
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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 …
Regenerative Eye Research- More Than Meets the Eye
Breakthroughs in Regenerative Eye Research Closer Than You Think RENSSELAER N.Y., June 08, 2018 – As the field of regenerative medicine has progressed to deliver breakthroughs throughout medicine; leading discoveries have been made in ophthalmology. A recent article published in Cell Stem Cell …