Columbia Stem Cell Initiative - CSCI

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Tapping the Potential of Stem Cells for Human Health

At the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI) we are building a cutting-edge, premier stem cell program that integrates expertise in regeneration and precision medicine and shapes a novel basic and translational understanding of stem cells in health and disease for biomedical research.

Who We Are

Providing investigators with access to advanced equipment and resources for stem cell research.

Meet Our Members

Core Facilities

Providing investigators with access to advanced equipment and resources for stem cell research.

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Jobs

Providing investigators with access to advanced equipment and resources for stem cell research.

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Announcements

3rd Annual CSCI Photo Contest Winners

3rd Annual CSCI Photo Contest Winners
Kimara Targoff awarded $50,000 grant from CHD Coalition

Kimara Targoff awarded $50,000 grant from CHD Coalition
The American Society of Hematology Honors Emmanuelle Passegué, PhD, with the 2019 William Dameshek Prize

The American Society of Hematology Honors Emmanuelle Passegué, PhD, with the 2019 William Dameshek Prize

Meet the Director of the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative

Dr. Passegue of the Columbia Stem Cell Initiative

Events

CANCELED: CSCI Columbia Stem Cell Initiative Work in Progress (WIP) Series

Thursday, April 2, 2020

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Venue

Hammer Health Sciences Center, 701 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032 401
CANCELED: CSCI Columbia Stem Cell Initiative Work in Progress (WIP) Series

Thursday, April 16, 2020

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Venue

Hammer Health Sciences Center, 701 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032 401
CANCELED: CSCI Columbia Stem Cell Initiative Seminar Series with Dr. David Traver

Thursday, April 23, 2020

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Venue

Hammer Health Sciences Center, 701 W. 168 St., New York, NY 10032 401

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News

JEM women in STEM: Unique journeys with a common purpose

Source:

Journal of Experimental Medicine

February 24, 2020

JEM women in STEM: Unique journeys with a common purpose
How Safe Are Universal Pluripotent Stem Cells?

Source:

Cell Stem Cell

March 5, 2020

Major breakthroughs in stem cell differentiation to therapeutically relevant cell types have led us to the doorstep of novel cell therapies that can replace disease management with a cure.
Metabolite therapy guided by liquid biopsy proteomics delays retinal neurodegeneration

Source:

The Lancet

February 1, 2020

Replenishing TCA cycle metabolites via oral supplementation prolongs retinal function and provides a neuroprotective effect on the photoreceptor cells and inner retinal network.

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Self-organizing structures formed over time by neurons (green) derived from human pluripotent stem cells.

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