| Eggs, Donors, NIH Rules and More This Week
September 15, 2009 at 5:07 pm
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| | For those of you interested in research standards and rules, the California stem cell agency has posted 28 pages of background material for its meeting in San Francisco this Thursday and Friday. On the agenda is New York's policy that permits compensation for human eggs to be used for research. CIRM does not permit compensation(valuable consideration), but the agency plans to make some changes in |
| CIRM CEO To Gain More Power in Grant Reviews
September 15, 2009 at 5:01 pm
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| | The president of the California stem cell agency would wield more power in the agency's grant review process under a proposal that was approved by CIRM's Grant Working Group earlier this month.The proposal, which will probably go before the CIRM board of directors in October, would give CIRM CEO Alan Trounson the authority to pick an "acting" chairman to preside over each grant review |
| Correction
September 15, 2009 at 4:59 pm
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| | The "More Clout" item on Sept. 8 incorrectly stated that the CIRM president will have the ability to appoint an administrative chairman for the Grants Working Group under proposed changes in the group's bylaws. In response to a query, CIRM spokesman Don Gibbons said the current responsibilities of the existing chair are being split between an administrative chair and various acting chairs. | | | 
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