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U.S. appeals court lifts temporary injunction stopping federal funding of hESC research
Sept. 9, 2010
Read the order from the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
ISSCR Decries Negative Impact of Stem Cell Injunction on Science and Medicine
Sept. 2, 2010
Statement from ISSCR President Elaine Fuchs, PhD, regarding the U.S. district court preliminary injunction stopping federal funding of hESC research
August 24, 2010
"Embryonic stem cells are not human embryos; they are cultured cells grown in the laboratory. Obama's ruling helped government-funded U.S. researchers by enabling them to use the best possible existing embryonic stem cell lines in conducting their research. The court decision is unfortunate, because it threatens to impede the progress of regenerative medicine in our country. Stem cell therapies have the potential to treat many devastating human diseases for which we presently have no cures. To advance the potential of stem cells for regenerative medicine, researchers must be able to study the best possible embryonic stem cell lines and uncover their special ability to make every cell type of our body. Without government funds to support this research, scientists and physicians will be impeded in developing the blueprint for stem cell therapies that will save lives. The ISSCR hopes that this ruling can be challenged and reversed."
 ISSCR’s newest initiative, "A Closer Look at Stem Cell Treatments" Web site was recently featured on National Public Radio (NPR) (U.S.), in the Associated Press and in several other media publications. Read more about these initiatives.
Aug. 17, 2010
4th International Symposium: "Stem Cells, Development and Regulation"
October 12-14, 2010, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Aug. 4, 2010
Join the Netherlands Institute for Regenerative Medicine (NIRM) and the ISSCR to hear the most current discoveries from local and international speakers and interact with researchers at all stages of their career and across many scientific disciplines. Abstract submission and registration close September 15, 2010. Learn more.
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