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NEW YORK CITY (May 14, 2010)--The New York Stem Cell
Foundation (NYSCF) has received a grant of $27 million from
the Robertson Foundation, established by Julian and Josie
Robertson.
The Robertson Foundation gift, in addition to other support,
will provide funding for NYSCF-Robertson Investigators in
NYSCF's new Early Career Investigator Awards Program and the
creation of the NYSCF-Robertson Stem Cell Prize.
This award program, for outstanding early career
investigators from the US and around the world, builds
on the highly successful NYSCF Postdoctoral Fellowship
Program. It will provide young stem cell scientists, who
often have difficulty obtaining traditional support for
their work, with critical seed funding at the crucial next
stage of their career as they launch their independent
laboratories.
Julian Robertson said, “We have enormous respect for The New
York Stem Cell Foundation and the impact of its
translational work, and are proud to partner with NYSCF to
nurture a new generation of scientists who will advance stem
cell research to the next level.”
“The Early Career Investigator Awards Program will support
early career scientists who are exceptionally creative
thinkers, focusing on ‘high risk/high reward’ stem
cell-based research projects that have the potential to
significantly impact translational research and accelerate
the path from bench to bedside” says Susan L. Solomon, Chief
Executive Officer of NYSCF.
Additional details of the Early Career Investigators program
will be announced to the scientific community
in June 2010.
About The New York Stem Cell Foundation:
Founded in 2005, The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF)
is dedicated to accelerating cures for
the major diseases of our time through stem cell research.
NYSCF opened the first privately funded stem
cell laboratory in New York City, where NYSCF researchers
and collaborating scientists conduct advanced stem cell
research free of federal restrictions. The organization
supports scientists engaged in stem cell research through
the NYSCF Fellowship Program, its annual translational stem
cell research conference and other symposia. NYSCF runs
collaborative, state-of-the-art research facilities directly
focused on curing disease and educates the public about the
importance and potential benefits of stem
cell research. For more information, visit
www.nyscf.org .
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