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December 2, 2015

The Young Scientist Foundation 3rd Annual New York Gala – March 23, 2015

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”18″ gal_title=”3rd Annual New York Gala – March 23, 2015″] When you bring the right people together, great things happen. Whether you’re running one of New York’s most celebrated restaurants, or pursuing the next great breakthrough in treating cancer, teamwork makes all of the difference. That’s why The Young […]

December 2, 2015

The Young Scientist Foundation 2nd Annual New York Gala – March 24, 2014

[Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”17″ gal_title=”2nd Annual New York Gala – March 24, 2014″] When you bring the right people together, great things happen. Whether you’re running one of New York’s most celebrated restaurants, or pursuing the next great breakthrough in treating cancer, teamwork makes all of the difference. That’s why The Young […]

June 5, 2015

Chefs Doing Good: Floyd Cardoz Helps Future Scientists Find a Home

Chefs often cite their travels, mentors, or childhood dishes as points of inspiration for their work. But when it came to partnering with an organization doing good, New York chef Floyd Cardoz found inspiration in his family, most prevalently his father and his eldest son, Peter. “Peter was very bullied as […]

May 20, 2014

Discovery of Apparent Key Driver in Spread of Ovarian Cancer

After a dozen years of searching, Analisa DiFeo, PhD, and her team have discovered what appears to be one of the key drivers in the spread of ovarian cancer. The culprit is a biomarker, which can signal the presence of a disease. In this instance, however, the biomarker known as […]

January 26, 2014

Researchers at Case Comprehensive Cancer Center discover ovarian cancer biomarker

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have identified a microRNA biomarker that shows promise in predicting treatment response in the most common form of ovarian cancer—a breakthrough that has the potential to improve outcomes for patients with the disease. A Case Comprehensive Cancer Center research team led by Analisa DiFeo, […]

November 12, 2013

Dr. Goutham Narla helps form Dual Therapeutics to focus drug development on prostate cancer, lung cancer, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

BioMotiv, a drug development accelerator based in Cleveland, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, based in New York, are announcing the formation of Dual Therapeutics, a company focused on producing therapeutics for prostate cancer, lung cancer, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Dual Therapeutics is based on intellectual property […]

November 12, 2013

First Annual YSF Gala – March 2013 – Chef Floyd Cardoz Speech

Award winning Chef Floyd Cardoz of North End Grill talks about his reasons for starting The Young Scientist Foundation at the First Annual YSF Gala, held on March 11, 2013 at North End Grill in New York City.

November 12, 2013

Daniel McQuaid – Finalist of Nationwide Intel Science Search

Daniel McQuaid, a student whose research continues to be sponsored by The Young Scientist Foundation, was among 40 finalists in the nationwide Intel Science Search, held in early 2013. Cited from: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/03/11/science/intel-science-talent-search-finalists-talk-science.html

November 7, 2013

First Annual YSF Gala – March 2013 – Caroline Farrington Speech

Caroline Farrington, currently a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, discusses her experiences and the positive impact The Young Scientist Foundation has had on her research career at the First Annual YSF Gala, held on March 11, 2013 at North End Grill in New York City.

November 6, 2013

Dr. Goutham Narla helps in Drug development for prostate cancer, lung cancer and acute lymphoblastic leukemia

A $250 million drug discovery initiative launched last year at University Hospitals of Cleveland has produced its second startup, this one based on cancer research from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dual Therapeutics will develop new treatments for prostate cancer, lung cancer and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, according to an […]