Stem Cell Initiative

As the home of the Stem Cells and Society Project (Project Director: Charis Thompson; committee members David Winickoff, Cori Hayden) the STSC annually receives a proportion of the Chancellor's Stem Cell Program funds to allocate for research and training in the societal implications of stem cell research. University of California Humanities Research Institute Director David Goldberg provides cyber infrastructure to support our projects and make findings widely available to the people of California and beyond.
2007-2008 Projects are:

• Lectures by scholars in the intersection of stem cells and society
• California Institute for Regenerative Medicine scholars’ mandatory ethical legal and social implications of stem cell research course. (Spring 2008)
• Represent the Stem Cells and Society Program at the UC Berkeley Asilomar Stem Cell Retreat
• Support for undergraduate, graduate and post-doctoral students working in this area

In addition, we have the following ongoing programs:

• University Stem Cell R&D Initiative
• Stem Cell Science and Values Education Initiative
• California Institute for Regenerative Medicine ELSI Fellowship
• Support for the Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee (SCRO)

2005-2006 Stem Cell Events and Activities

2006-2007 Stem Cell Events and Activities