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Member Spotlight: Evan Graham, PhD
“What I find most rewarding about this position is the opportunity to use my scientific background, my creative proclivities, and my interpersonal skills in equal measure to help my fellow employees reach their fullest potential”.
The ISSCR Urges HHS to Reject Ethics Advisory Board Recommendations on Fetal Tissue Research
The ISSCR and a coalition of nearly 80 scientific, medical, and patient organizations urged HHS today to reject the Ethics Advisory Board's recommendations to block all but one study using human fetal tissue.
ISSCR Statement on NIH Human Fetal Tissue Ethics Advisory Board Report
The International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR), the largest professional organization of stem cell researchers from around the world has serious reservations with the recommendations from the NIH Human Fetal Tissue Ethics Advisory Board. Research using human fetal tissue has a long history of improving human health and should be allowed to proceed with public support. ISSCR President Christine Mummery released the following statement…
Member Spotlight: Anne Rios, PhD
“I am in science because of my artistic side. Looking through a microscope during one of my first internships and getting a beautiful view of the biological sample underneath, something clicked and I knew that I wanted to use imaging to not only drive scientific discovery, but also to generate stunning images that can engage the public and inspire the next generation of scientists”.
ISSCR Statement on the NIH Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board Meeting
ISSCR President Christine Mummery released the following statement regarding the first meeting of the NIH Human Fetal Tissue Research Ethics Advisory Board:
“Promising biomedical research has been delayed since last fall due to the redundant ethics review required by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ new policy on research using human fetal tissue. This research has already been evaluated by institutional ethics committees and deemed scientifically and technically meritorious through NIH’s peer review process.”
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