The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) is doing research to learn more about how diseases work and to find new treatments. They use cells from your body, like skin or blood cells, to make stem cells, which can turn into any type of cell. This helps scientists study diseases that are hard to research otherwise. They also do genetic testing to study DNA, which is like a set of instructions inside our cells. If these instructions, called genes, are not correct, they can cause diseases.
To join the study, you would fill out a health questionnaire and give a small sample of your skin or blood, and maybe saliva, for testing. This study is not a clinical trial, meaning it doesn’t involve testing new medicines on patients.
- Participants must be 30 days or older.
- You'll need to give a skin, blood, or saliva sample.
- People with certain diseases might need a legal representative to help them join.
If you join, your samples can help develop future treatments or cures for diseases. It’s important to follow safety rules and understand that some people might not be eligible to participate.