• 2011 Survey of ESCRO Committees
• 2011 Survey of ESCRO Committees

• Summary: October 19-20, 2010 IASCR Sponsored Workshop
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  On October 19-20, 2010 the Interstate Alliance on Stem Cell Research sponsored a workshop designed to provide in-depth analysis of the legal and policy considerations surrounding the Sherley v. Sebelius case. IASCR received three separate briefings from legal and policy experts. More...

• Policy Harmonization Through Collaboration: The Interstate Alliance on Stem Cell Research
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  The Interstate Alliance on Stem Cell Research (IASCR) is a voluntary body whose mission is to advance stem cell research by fostering effective interstate collaboration, by assisting states in developing research programs, and by promoting efficient and responsible use of public funds. More...

• IASCR Statement in Response to August 23, 2010 Federal Court Decision
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  The IASCR regrets the August 23, 2010 decision issued by Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia to freeze federal funding of human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research. More...

• Advancing the Promise
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  IASCR has compiled comments on the NIH Draft Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research. Advancing the Promise: Leading Research Institutions, Patients and Scholars Comment on the Draft NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research is available as both a PowerPoint presentation (3.8 MB) and PDF file (4.0 MB).

• State Research Policy Analysis
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  An analysis, performed under the auspices of IASCR, intended to evaluate how policy differences may affect the sharing of research materials and other collaborative work has been published in Medical Research Law & Policy Report. More...

This page provides links and references to scholarly articles of interest to the Interstate Alliance on Stem Cell Research.

• Caulfield, Timothy, Amy Zarzeczny, Jennifer McCormick, Tania Bubela, Christine Chritchley, Edna Einsiedel, Jacque Galipeau, Shawn Harmon, Michael Huynh, Insoo Hyun, Judy Illes, Rosario Isasi, Yann Joly, Graeme Laurie, Geoff Lomax, Holly Longstaff, Michel McDonald, Charles Murdoch, Ubaka Ogbogu, Jason Owen-Smith, Shaun Pattinson, Shainur Premji, Barbara von Tigerstorm, and David E. Winickoff. 2009. International stem cell environments: a world of difference. Nature Reports Stem Cells. (doi:10.1038/stemcells.2009.61)
  
  
• Isasi, Rosario M. 2009. Policy Interoperability in Stem Cell Research: Demistifying Harmonization. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. (doi:10.1007/s12015-009-9067-z)
  
  
• Lomax, Geoffrey P., Zach W. Hall, and Bernard Lo. 2007. Responsible Oversight of Human Stem Cell Research: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine's Medical and Ethical Standards. PLoS Medicine 4(5): e114. (doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040114)
  
  
• Lomax, Geoffrey, and Angela McNab. 2008. Harmonizing Standards and Coding for hESC Research. Cell Stem Cell 2(3): 201-202. (doi:10.1016/j.stem.2008.02.002)
  
  
• Lomax, Geoffrey, and Susan Stayn. 2008. Similarities and Differences Among Stem Cell Research Opportunities: Opportunities for Policymakers, Patients, and Researchers. Medical Research Law & Policy Report 7(21): 695-698.