2022 Keynote Speakers

Janet Rossant, PhD, FRS, FRSC
University of Toronto

Feng Zhang, PhD
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2022 Speakers & Chairs
Simi Ahmed, PhD — The NYSCF Research Institute
Raeka Aiyar, PhD — The NYSCF Research Institute
Karen Akinsanya, PhD – Schrödinger
Paola Arlotta, PhD – Harvard University
Kapil Bharti, PhD – National Eye Institute
Mathew Blurton-Jones, PhD – University of California, Irvine
Kristen Brennand, PhD – Yale University
Johnna Frierson, PhD – Duke University
Kevan Herold, MD – Yale University
Mandë Holford, PhD – CUNY Hunter College
Vikram Khurana, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Richard Lifton, PhD — The Rockefeller University
Megan Levings, PhD – BC Children’s Hospital
Kelsey Martin, MD, PhD – The Simons Foundation
Michael Milone, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
Siddhartha Mukherjee, MD, DPhil – Columbia University
Ashton Murray, PhD – The Rockefeller University
Samira Musah, PhD – Duke University
Eric Nestler, MD, PhD – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Scott Noggle, PhD – The NYSCF Research Institute
Malin Parmar, PhD – Lund University
Daniel Paull, PhD — The NYSCF Research Institute
Dimitris G. Placantonakis, MD, PhD – NYU School of Medicine
Srilakshmi Raj, PhD – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Derrick J. Rossi, PhD — The NYSCF Research Institute
Michael Snyder, PhD – Stanford University School of Medicine
Cherie Stabler, PhD – University of Florida
Lorenz Studer, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Qizhi Tang, PhD – University of California, San Francisco
Christina Termini, PhD – Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Lili Yang, PhD – University of California, Los Angeles
Roberta Zappasodi, PhD – Weill Cornell Medicine
Topics
Covering a wide range of topics, The NYSCF Conference fosters progress in stem cell research by providing a forum for scientific discussion and collaboration.
iPSC disease models
Immunology
Cancer
Regenerative medicine
Organoids
Genomics & gene editing
Neurological diseases
Emerging therapies
Diabetes
Cell therapies
Precision medicine
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