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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 […]

June 9, 2013

YSF Board Member Analisa DiFeo, Ph.D., Receives Cancer Grant From The Mary Kay Foundation

The Mary Kay Foundation 2013 Cancer Grant Recipients YSF Board Member Analisa DiFeo, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH Title of Project: Single Agent Dual Inhibition of the AKT and ERK Signaling Pathway for the Treatment of Ovarian Cancer David K. Ann, Ph.D., City of Hope, Los Angeles, CA […]

May 18, 2013

Dr. Goutham Narla to Receive Individual Award in Advancements in Healthcare Category from Crain’s Cleveland Business

Crain’s is proud to honor these dedicated heroes for their achievements and outstanding level of care that enriches everyday life. Awards Luncheon: Tuesday, May 21 • 1:00am-1:30pm 2013 Health Care Heroes Award Recipients Administrator of the Year • Nursing: Catherine Koppelman, Chief Nursing Officer; University Hospitals • Hospital: Cynthia Moore-Hardy, […]

May 18, 2013

Dr. Goutham Narla Discovers a Novel Drug Combination to Treat Advanced Lung Cancer

Dr. Goutham Narla and his team have found that by using a combination of two FDA approved drugs – Erlotinib and Trifluoperazine – a process that is causing lung tumor cells to die can be initiated. A team of researchers led by Dr. Goutham Narla at Case Western Reserve University […]

April 19, 2013

Blake Smith has done extraordinary cancer research: 1 of the 26 Most Impressive Students At Yale Right Now

Class of 2016 Blake Smith has worked in cell biology labs since he was 16, first at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and now at Yale Medical School. As a high school junior, he won first place in the category of Cellular and Molecular Biology at the Intel International Science […]

March 13, 2013

YSF Inaugural Benefit Dinner a Smashing Success!!

Five of New York’s top chefs and 110 generous guests enjoyed one outstanding evening together at North End Grill in Battery Park City on March 11. YSF’s inaugural benefit dinner raised over $70,000 to support the mission of providing mentorship and lab experience to young investigators researching new ways to […]

March 13, 2013

A Laboratory Grows Young Scientists

OSSINING, N.Y. — During lunch hour, the hallways of Ossining High School have a kind of barely contained chaos. Whistles bleed from the gym, students squeeze every last minute of freedom before they’re due back in class. Even the library, where Dan McQuaid sat with two of his science teachers […]

March 11, 2013

The Young Scientist Foundation 1st Annual New York Gala – March 11, 2013

The Young Scientist Foundation 1st Annual Gala was held at North End Grill restaurant on March 11, 2013. Thank you to our Chefs: Floyd Cardoz – North End Grill Seamus Mullen – Tertulia Jonathan Waxman – Barbuto Nick Anderer – Maialino Alexandra Ray – North End Grill. Gala Recap: Five […]

February 15, 2013

Ossining’s Intel Finalist Looks to Impact Cancer Research

OssiningHigh School’s Daniel McQuaid has turned a devastating experience into a positive contribution.”In my freshman year of high school, my cousin died of lung cancer, so that kind of sparked my interest in the field of science research,” the 17-year-old shared. That was three years ago and now McQuaid, a senior, […]