Columbia Stem Cell Initiative

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.

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Who We Are

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

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Core Facilities

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

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Jobs

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Announcements

CSCI Faculty Recruitment Symposium January 22

CSCI Faculty Recruitment Symposium
3rd Annual CSCI Photo Contest Winners

3rd Annual CSCI Photo Contest Winners
CSCI Faculty Recruitment Symposium January 13

CSCI hosts a Faculty Recruitment Symposium January 13.
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

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Events

CSCI Columbia Stem Cell Initiative Seminar Series with Dr. Thomas Rando

Thursday, January 30, 2020

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Venue

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

Thursday, February 6, 2020

11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

Venue

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

Thursday, February 13, 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

Deregulated Notch and Wnt signaling activates early-stage myeloid regeneration pathways in leukemia

Source:

Journal of Experimental Medicine

January 7, 2020

Targeting commonly altered mechanisms in leukemia can provide additional treatment options.
In vitro models of neuromuscular junctions and their potential for novel drug discovery and development

Source:

Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery

November 29, 2020

Neuromuscular Junctions (NMJs) are the synapses between motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers, and they are responsible for voluntary motor function.
Compound heterozygous novel frameshift variants in the PROM1 gene result in Leber congenital amaurosis.

Source:

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

December 13, 2019

Compound heterozygous novel frameshift variants in the PROM1 gene result in Leber congenital amaurosis.