NYSC F WE LCOM E S 2018 NYSC F – DRUC K E N M I LLE R FE LLOWS A N D H O N O R S D R . RUTH L E H M A N N
T his June, NYSCF hosted a reception to welcome the 2018 class of NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellows to the NYSCF Innovator
community and to honor Ruth Lehmann, PhD, for her work as founding co-chair of NYSCF’s Fellowship review committee. Collectively, the current NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellows and alumni have published over 1000 papers throughout their careers. 56% of them now hold leadership positions in science, and they hail from 40 institutions in 12 countries around the world.
NYSCF honored Dr. Lehmann, Chair of the Department of Cell Biology and Director of the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center, for her critical role in helping NYSCF launch its Fellowship program, encouraging young scientists to pursue stem cell research, and for her impact on the research community.
Past and current NYSCF – Druckenmiller fellows unite: Drs. Panos Douvaras, Bjarki Johannesson, Samuel Taylor, Tae Wan Kim, Alexandros Strikoudis, and Benjamin Lin, Susan L. Solomon, JD, Drs. Raphael Lis, Ana G. Freire, Brett Shook, Ly-sha Ee, Hongda Li, Kosuke Funato, Sangbum Park, Ying Liu, and Maria Mar yanovich
Dr. Ruth Lehmann and Susan L. Solomon
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T he NYSCF – Druckenmiller Fellowship was created to support young postdoctoral researchers in their pursuit of innovative stem cell research and is the largest dedicated stem cell fellowship program in the world. Fellows receive financial support over two years and are also welcomed into NYSCF’s greater Innovator Community.
Ana G. Freire, PhD
Ly-Sha Ee, PhD NYU School of Medicine Studies the role of key genes in stem cell reprogramming
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Models pediatric brain cancer to understand its development
Samuel Taylor, PhD
Alexandros Strikoudis, PhD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Columbia University Models pulmonary fibrosis to identify genetic risk factors
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Kosuke Funato, PhD
Hackensack University Medical Center Visualizes the interaction between blood stem cells and their environment
Targets blood cancer stem cells to halt relapse in patients
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