NOTICE OF CRITERIA FOR FEDERAL FUNDING OF RESEARCH ON EXISTING HUMAN EMBRYONIC
STEM CELLS AND ESTABLISHMENT OF NIH HUMAN EMBRYONIC STEM CELL REGISTRY
Release Date: November 7, 2001
NOTICE: NOT-OD-02-005
Update: The following update relating to this announcement has been issued:
July 6, 2009 - This Notice has been Superseded by: NOT-OD-09-116.
Office of the Director, NIH
On August 9, 2001, at 9:00 p.m. EDT, the President announced his decision to
allow Federal funds to be used for research on existing human embryonic stem
cell lines as long as prior to his announcement (1) the derivation process
(which commences with the removal of the inner cell mass from the blastocyst)
had already been initiated and (2) the embryo from which the stem cell line
was derived no longer had the possibility of development as a human being.
In addition, the President established the following criteria that must be met:
o The stem cells must have been derived from an embryo that was created for
reproductive purposes;
o The embryo was no longer needed for these purposes;
o Informed consent must have been obtained for the donation of the embryo;
o No financial inducements were provided for donation of the embryo.
In order to facilitate research using human embryonic stem cells, the NIH is
creating a Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry that will list the human
embryonic stem cells that meet the eligibility criteria. Specifically, the
laboratories or companies that provide the cells listed on the Registry will
have submitted to the NIH a signed assurance. Each provider must retain for
submission to the NIH, if necessary, written documentation to verify the
statements in the signed assurance.
The Registry will be accessible to investigators on the NIH Home Page
http://escr.nih.gov. Requests for Federal funding must cite a human
embryonic stem cell line that is listed on the NIH Registry. Such requests
will also need to meet existing scientific and technical merit criteria and
be recommended for funding by the relevant National Advisory Council, as
appropriate. Further guidance is accessible at
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-006.html.
Inquiries should be directed to the Deputy Director for Extramural Research
[email protected].
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