User menu

NYSTEM

New York State Stem Cell Science

NY.gov Portal State Agency Listing

Search all of NY.gov

NYSTEM

works to further the agenda of the Empire State Stem Cell Board, whose mission is to foster a strong stem cell research community in New York State and to accelerate the growth of scientific knowledge about stem cell biology and the development of therapies and diagnostic methods under the highest ethical, scientific, and medical standards for the purpose of alleviating disease and improving human health.

NYSTEM 2012 Calendar Images

For Stem Cell Awareness Day, a day recognized by organizations and individuals around the world to promote greater understanding about the importance of stem cell research, NYSTEM sponsored its third annual stem cell image contest.


Read more
2012 Annual Meeting feature image

2012 Annual Meeting

NYSTEM’s 4th Annual Meeting is a one and one-half day event that features some of New York’s...

Program News

The Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Medical Sciences, and...
Jian Feng, Ph.D., at the University at Buffalo, reports the generation of live human neurons from...
Sally Temple, Ph.D., Tim Blenkinsop, Ph.D., Enrique Salero, Ph.D., and colleagues at the Neural...
More News

Board Activities

ESSCB Statement Regarding the Conduct of Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Research Involving Chimeras

On November 14, 2011, the ESSCB Funding Committee voted to adopt a Statement Regarding the Conduct of Human Embryonic Stem Cell (hESC) Research...

ESSCB Statement on the Compensation of Oocyte Donors

June 11, 2009 -- The ESSCB adopted a resolution regarding the compensation of women donating oocytes solely for research purposes and issued a...

ESSCB Board Comments on NIH Draft Guidelines

May 26, 2009 -- The Empire State Stem Cell Board today submitted comments to the National Institutes of Health on NIH's Draft Guidelines for Human...

More Board Activites

Meetings

NYSTEM 2012, May 23 & 24

Registration will remain open through the meeting. NYSTEM’s 4th Annual Meeting is a one and one-half day event that features some of New York’s...

Full Board Meeting May 22, 2012

The Full Board will meet in New York City on May 22, 2012, from 11:30 pm to 3:40 pm. Click here for Public Notice

More Meetings