Simi T. Ahmed PhD

Dr. Ahmed leads strategic partnerships at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF). Partnership projects include disease modeling efforts using stem cells, iPSC-enabled patient-centric drug screening, and the creation of candidate cell therapies for complex and neglected diseases, including Rare Diseases. Prior to joining NYSCF, Simi was a portfolio lead at JDRF, where she spearheaded multi-stakeholder initiatives worldwide to accelerate therapeutic development. She received her undergraduate degree in Biophysical Chemistry from Dartmouth College, a Ph.D. in Immunology from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and completed her postdoctoral training with Dr. James Darnell Jr. at Rockefeller University.