@neuralstemcells.bsky.social
Neural Stem Cell Institute (NSCI), the research arm of the Regenerative Research Foundation. 501(c)3 non-profit stem cell research organization. Developing regenerative therapies for the nervous system.
Early results from our Luxa Biotech-sponsored and #NEIfunded #ClinicalTrial are out in #CellStemCell. The trial uses an adult RPE stem cell therapy for dry age-related #MacularDegeneration.
Beautiful cover art by Dr. Yangzi Isabel Tian.
Full Text | zurl.co/gQ2bq
@cellpress.bsky.social
#NIHfunded
Beautiful cover art by Dr. Yangzi Isabel Tian.
Full Text | zurl.co/gQ2bq
@cellpress.bsky.social
#NIHfunded
November 7, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Early results from our Luxa Biotech-sponsored and #NEIfunded #ClinicalTrial are out in #CellStemCell. The trial uses an adult RPE stem cell therapy for dry age-related #MacularDegeneration.
Beautiful cover art by Dr. Yangzi Isabel Tian.
Full Text | zurl.co/gQ2bq
@cellpress.bsky.social
#NIHfunded
Beautiful cover art by Dr. Yangzi Isabel Tian.
Full Text | zurl.co/gQ2bq
@cellpress.bsky.social
#NIHfunded
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Have a safe and happy Halloween!
Stem cell research is opening new doors for treating age-related #MacularDegeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss.
Join our co-founders, Drs. Jeffrey Stern and Sally Temple on @BrightFocus Foundation's Macular Chat on Wed, Oct 29.
Join our co-founders, Drs. Jeffrey Stern and Sally Temple on @BrightFocus Foundation's Macular Chat on Wed, Oct 29.
October 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Stem cell research is opening new doors for treating age-related #MacularDegeneration (AMD), a leading cause of vision loss.
Join our co-founders, Drs. Jeffrey Stern and Sally Temple on @BrightFocus Foundation's Macular Chat on Wed, Oct 29.
Join our co-founders, Drs. Jeffrey Stern and Sally Temple on @BrightFocus Foundation's Macular Chat on Wed, Oct 29.
Science fun on this beautiful Friday in Albany! The Capital District Postdoc Association held their annual symposium at the University at Albany. NSCI was well represented by CDPA president Sol Toruella, presenters Runia Roy & Catherine Hamann, and new postdocs Jenica Acheta & Alexis Guevara!
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Science fun on this beautiful Friday in Albany! The Capital District Postdoc Association held their annual symposium at the University at Albany. NSCI was well represented by CDPA president Sol Toruella, presenters Runia Roy & Catherine Hamann, and new postdocs Jenica Acheta & Alexis Guevara!
🔊 Are you a detail-oriented PhD scientist with cell biology or #biomanufacturing experience? Interested in development of a novel clinical stage cell replacement therapy for dry age-related #MacularDegeneration (AMD)? We are #hiring!
Learn more: zurl.co/uwrDd
Learn more: zurl.co/uwrDd
August 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
🔊 Are you a detail-oriented PhD scientist with cell biology or #biomanufacturing experience? Interested in development of a novel clinical stage cell replacement therapy for dry age-related #MacularDegeneration (AMD)? We are #hiring!
Learn more: zurl.co/uwrDd
Learn more: zurl.co/uwrDd
Many thanks to Brigitte Arduini, Runia Roy, Dylan Murphy, Jade Kozak, Carmen Nazario, Liz Fisher, Susan Goderie, Habiba Khan, Sally Temple and Jeffrey Stern!
#biomanufacturing #CellTherapy
#biomanufacturing #CellTherapy
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Many thanks to Brigitte Arduini, Runia Roy, Dylan Murphy, Jade Kozak, Carmen Nazario, Liz Fisher, Susan Goderie, Habiba Khan, Sally Temple and Jeffrey Stern!
#biomanufacturing #CellTherapy
#biomanufacturing #CellTherapy
We had a terrific time with the #NIIMBLeXperience students hosted by ACPHS and the Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET) program! These students are the future of pharmacy, biomanufacturing, bioengineering, and cell science. We love to see it!
June 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We had a terrific time with the #NIIMBLeXperience students hosted by ACPHS and the Stack Family Center for Biopharmaceutical Education and Training (CBET) program! These students are the future of pharmacy, biomanufacturing, bioengineering, and cell science. We love to see it!
We were thrilled to host Dr. Kristen Brennand of @Yale University this week! She gave a terrific talk on "Using Stem Cells to Explore the Genetics Underlying Brain Disease."
#Schizophrenia
#StemCell
@kristenbrennand.bsky.social
#Schizophrenia
#StemCell
@kristenbrennand.bsky.social
May 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
We were thrilled to host Dr. Kristen Brennand of @Yale University this week! She gave a terrific talk on "Using Stem Cells to Explore the Genetics Underlying Brain Disease."
#Schizophrenia
#StemCell
@kristenbrennand.bsky.social
#Schizophrenia
#StemCell
@kristenbrennand.bsky.social
We had a blast at the CDPHP #WorkForceChallenge! Jack Huber took 2nd place overall for the 2nd year in a row and the whole team enjoyed the event.
@drkiehl.bsky.social
@gliaandcake.bsky.social
@drkiehl.bsky.social
@gliaandcake.bsky.social
May 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
We had a blast at the CDPHP #WorkForceChallenge! Jack Huber took 2nd place overall for the 2nd year in a row and the whole team enjoyed the event.
@drkiehl.bsky.social
@gliaandcake.bsky.social
@drkiehl.bsky.social
@gliaandcake.bsky.social
What a week! Many thanks to the #ARVO2025 organizers for a terrific meeting! We loved spending time with great colleagues, catching up with old friends and hearing about so much inspiring #VisionResearch 👀 in beautiful #SaltLakeCity.
@arvoinfo.bsky.social
@arvoinfo.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 12:01 AM
What a week! Many thanks to the #ARVO2025 organizers for a terrific meeting! We loved spending time with great colleagues, catching up with old friends and hearing about so much inspiring #VisionResearch 👀 in beautiful #SaltLakeCity.
@arvoinfo.bsky.social
@arvoinfo.bsky.social
That's a wrap! Sally Temple, Taylor Bertucci and Kate Tubbesing all spoke at the annual #NIHfunded Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project #FunctionalGenomics meeting at the @gladstoneinst.bsky.social.
#ADSP #FunGen #Alzheimers
#ADSP #FunGen #Alzheimers
May 8, 2025 at 1:55 AM
That's a wrap! Sally Temple, Taylor Bertucci and Kate Tubbesing all spoke at the annual #NIHfunded Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project #FunctionalGenomics meeting at the @gladstoneinst.bsky.social.
#ADSP #FunGen #Alzheimers
#ADSP #FunGen #Alzheimers
Today! Jeff Stern presents "Safety & Tolerability of RPE Stem Cell-derived RPE Implantation in Patients with Dry Age-related #MacularDegeneration: Early Low Dose Clinical Outcomes"
Session Title | Clinical advances in cell & gene therapy
Time | 8:30 - 10:15AM
Room | Ballroom B
#ARVO2025
Session Title | Clinical advances in cell & gene therapy
Time | 8:30 - 10:15AM
Room | Ballroom B
#ARVO2025
May 6, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Today! Jeff Stern presents "Safety & Tolerability of RPE Stem Cell-derived RPE Implantation in Patients with Dry Age-related #MacularDegeneration: Early Low Dose Clinical Outcomes"
Session Title | Clinical advances in cell & gene therapy
Time | 8:30 - 10:15AM
Room | Ballroom B
#ARVO2025
Session Title | Clinical advances in cell & gene therapy
Time | 8:30 - 10:15AM
Room | Ballroom B
#ARVO2025
Today @ #ARVO2025: Brigitte Arduini will present "Preclinical safety and efficacy of an adult progenitor cell product, RPESC-RPE-4W, as therapy for dry Age-Related #MacularDegeneration"
Session Info
Title | Stem cell and gene therapy
Time | 3:15 - 5pm (talk @ 3:15pm)
Room | 255E
Session Info
Title | Stem cell and gene therapy
Time | 3:15 - 5pm (talk @ 3:15pm)
Room | 255E
May 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Today @ #ARVO2025: Brigitte Arduini will present "Preclinical safety and efficacy of an adult progenitor cell product, RPESC-RPE-4W, as therapy for dry Age-Related #MacularDegeneration"
Session Info
Title | Stem cell and gene therapy
Time | 3:15 - 5pm (talk @ 3:15pm)
Room | 255E
Session Info
Title | Stem cell and gene therapy
Time | 3:15 - 5pm (talk @ 3:15pm)
Room | 255E
We're looking forward to #ARVO2025! Brigitte Arduini will give a talk describing preclinical safety and efficacy studies that enabled an IND for our adult #stemcell therapy to treat dry Age-related #MacularDegeneration. Jeff Stern will present early Phase 1/2a clinical data.
April 28, 2025 at 11:50 AM
We're looking forward to #ARVO2025! Brigitte Arduini will give a talk describing preclinical safety and efficacy studies that enabled an IND for our adult #stemcell therapy to treat dry Age-related #MacularDegeneration. Jeff Stern will present early Phase 1/2a clinical data.
😍 SOX2-positive, NESTIN-positive neural progenitor cells differentiated from patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. NPCs are generated, banked and quality-tested in our core facilitiy, #Neuracell, for distribution to the neuroscience research community.
Neuracell | zurl.co/nmGsh
Neuracell | zurl.co/nmGsh
April 25, 2025 at 11:48 AM
😍 SOX2-positive, NESTIN-positive neural progenitor cells differentiated from patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells. NPCs are generated, banked and quality-tested in our core facilitiy, #Neuracell, for distribution to the neuroscience research community.
Neuracell | zurl.co/nmGsh
Neuracell | zurl.co/nmGsh
🔊 Today! Sally Temple is presenting on "Using Patient-derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-derived Organoids to Study the Time-Course of Neurodegenerative Disease" at @Indiana University Bloomington.
#organoid
#neurodegeneration
#Neuracell
#organoid
#neurodegeneration
#Neuracell
April 22, 2025 at 11:39 AM
🔊 Today! Sally Temple is presenting on "Using Patient-derived Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell (iPSC)-derived Organoids to Study the Time-Course of Neurodegenerative Disease" at @Indiana University Bloomington.
#organoid
#neurodegeneration
#Neuracell
#organoid
#neurodegeneration
#Neuracell
Drs. Brigitte Arduini and Jeffrey Stern will be presenting preclinical and clinical data, respectively, on our Luxa-sponsored adult stem cell-derived investigational therapy for age-related #MacularDegeneration at the upcoming #ARVO2025 annual meeting!
#ClinicalTrial
Announcement | zurl.co/jHaZd
#ClinicalTrial
Announcement | zurl.co/jHaZd
April 17, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Drs. Brigitte Arduini and Jeffrey Stern will be presenting preclinical and clinical data, respectively, on our Luxa-sponsored adult stem cell-derived investigational therapy for age-related #MacularDegeneration at the upcoming #ARVO2025 annual meeting!
#ClinicalTrial
Announcement | zurl.co/jHaZd
#ClinicalTrial
Announcement | zurl.co/jHaZd
@Hudson Valley Community College hosted another terrific Capital Region STEM Poster Showcase today! Mehulkumar Pandya presented data from his NSCI internship studying Tau accumulation in patient-derived neural cells in David Butler's lab. Great job, Mehul!
Event Info | zurl.co/VcWv8
Event Info | zurl.co/VcWv8
April 11, 2025 at 6:15 PM
@Hudson Valley Community College hosted another terrific Capital Region STEM Poster Showcase today! Mehulkumar Pandya presented data from his NSCI internship studying Tau accumulation in patient-derived neural cells in David Butler's lab. Great job, Mehul!
Event Info | zurl.co/VcWv8
Event Info | zurl.co/VcWv8
"My time at NSCI was transformative as a young professional. The mentorship I received not only encouraged my passion for medicine but also shaped the way I think as a scientist and future physician."
Wishing you all the best on your next steps and beyond, Alli!
Wishing you all the best on your next steps and beyond, Alli!
April 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"My time at NSCI was transformative as a young professional. The mentorship I received not only encouraged my passion for medicine but also shaped the way I think as a scientist and future physician."
Wishing you all the best on your next steps and beyond, Alli!
Wishing you all the best on your next steps and beyond, Alli!
Later, Alli completed her undergraduate thesis work with Shona Joy using immunocytochemistry to evaluate activated Caspase-6 expression in patient #stemcell derived neuronal models of #AlzheimersDisease.
April 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Later, Alli completed her undergraduate thesis work with Shona Joy using immunocytochemistry to evaluate activated Caspase-6 expression in patient #stemcell derived neuronal models of #AlzheimersDisease.
🔊 Just out! Drs. David Butler and Eain Murphy teamed up to investigate the impact of HSV-1 infection on Tau protein pathology, a key aspect of Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.
#Neuracell
Open Access | zurl.co/M50DS
#Neuracell
Open Access | zurl.co/M50DS
March 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM
🔊 Just out! Drs. David Butler and Eain Murphy teamed up to investigate the impact of HSV-1 infection on Tau protein pathology, a key aspect of Alzheimer's Disease and other neurodegenerative conditions.
#Neuracell
Open Access | zurl.co/M50DS
#Neuracell
Open Access | zurl.co/M50DS
We are truly inspired by the PSP community and grateful for their support of our work to develop a gene therapy for PSP and other tauopathies.
The 22nd annual SW Florida Support Group Awareness and Memorial Walk is this weekend in Marco Island, FL.
@Curepsp | zurl.co/PO361
The 22nd annual SW Florida Support Group Awareness and Memorial Walk is this weekend in Marco Island, FL.
@Curepsp | zurl.co/PO361
March 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
We are truly inspired by the PSP community and grateful for their support of our work to develop a gene therapy for PSP and other tauopathies.
The 22nd annual SW Florida Support Group Awareness and Memorial Walk is this weekend in Marco Island, FL.
@Curepsp | zurl.co/PO361
The 22nd annual SW Florida Support Group Awareness and Memorial Walk is this weekend in Marco Island, FL.
@Curepsp | zurl.co/PO361
Luxa Biotechnology, a joint venture of NSCI and Y2 Solutions, has announced that the RPESC-RPE-4W investigational adult stem cell therapy for dry Age-related #MacularDegeneration has received an RMAT designation from the U.S. FDA!
Businesswire | zurl.co/eJl5o
Businesswire | zurl.co/eJl5o
February 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Luxa Biotechnology, a joint venture of NSCI and Y2 Solutions, has announced that the RPESC-RPE-4W investigational adult stem cell therapy for dry Age-related #MacularDegeneration has received an RMAT designation from the U.S. FDA!
Businesswire | zurl.co/eJl5o
Businesswire | zurl.co/eJl5o
We ❤️ directed differentiations! This year, we're looking forward to a cross-institute collaborative effort to build better neurovascular models to study Alzheimer's Disease.
#stemcell
#Alzheimers
#neurodegeneration
#stemcell
#Alzheimers
#neurodegeneration
February 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We ❤️ directed differentiations! This year, we're looking forward to a cross-institute collaborative effort to build better neurovascular models to study Alzheimer's Disease.
#stemcell
#Alzheimers
#neurodegeneration
#stemcell
#Alzheimers
#neurodegeneration
Dr. Taylor Bertucci is speaking at her alma mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, today at noon!
#stemcell
#Alzheimers
#neurodegeneration
#neurovascular
#stemcell
#Alzheimers
#neurodegeneration
#neurovascular
February 10, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Dr. Taylor Bertucci is speaking at her alma mater, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, today at noon!
#stemcell
#Alzheimers
#neurodegeneration
#neurovascular
#stemcell
#Alzheimers
#neurodegeneration
#neurovascular