The Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Committee provides oversight of all issues related to the derivation and research use of embryos, human embryonic stem cell (hESC) lines, and hESC derivatives at Harvard University. The Committee reports to the Vice Provost for Research Policy.
News
April 17, 2009
NIH draft Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research
- Draft to be published in Federal Register by Friday, April 24, 2009
- Comment period only 30 days from publication in Federal Register
- NOT-OD-09-085: No new uses of hESC will be funded by NIH until Guidelines are finalized. NIH expects they will be finalized by the July 7, 2009 deadline set by President Obama's Executive Order.