Stanford is at the forefront in leading the effort to explore the potential promise of stem cells, primarily through its Institute for Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Given the complexity of the issue, a number of documents and resources have been compiled below to help explain Stanford's involvement and perspective on the issues, and to provide some outside scientific explanation.

 

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Stanford's stem cell research developments

5 Questions: Baker on new funds for stem cells (3/21/07)

Stanford researchers get $17 million in latest round of CIRM grants (3/16/07)

Weissman discusses the politics, promise of stem cell research (2/26/07)

Stanford researchers net $7 million in first round of state-funded stem cell research grants (2/16/07)

Stanford hires embryonic stem cell research expert (2/1/07)

Promise of stem cells to be discussed at Stanford symposium (1/18/07)

Genetic signature predicts recurrence of breast, prostate and other cancers, Stanford researchers find (1/17/07)

$20 million gift to establish cancer stem cell research center at Stanford (11/14/06)

Study expands understanding of the origins of cancer stem cells (10/25/06)

Emphasis on cancer stem cell research at Stanford grows with recruitment of second top scientist (9/27/06)

Stanford experts cite concerns with new method of deriving embryonic stem cells (8/23/06)

Quick study: Boning up on fat (8/23/06)

Vantage Point: Patience—and patients—have helped turn the tide for stem cells (8/9/06)

Stem cell timeline: Two steps forward, one step back (8/9/06)

Stanford stem cell experts reflect on five-year anniversary of decision limiting research funding (8/3/06)

First stem cell trainees announced (7/12/06)

Can stem cells be turned into vessels? (6/21/06)

Stanford Q&A: Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle on stem cell advocacy (6/06/06)

Stem cell advocacy conference to be held at Stanford June 9-11 (6/06/06)

Stem cell ruling opens door to Stanford scientists' quest to find new cures (4/21/06)

Stanford receives first installment of state's stem cell funding (4/10/06)

U.S. trails other countries in publishing embryonic stem cell studies, Stanford researcher finds (4/6/06)

CBS's '60 Minutes' spotlights stem cell work at Stanford (2/27/06)

Fate of Stanford's new stem cell lines in limbo as lawsuit delays funds (2/22/06)

Study of sea squirt provides clue to human immune system (11/23/05)

An end to deafness? New professor's research looks to ear drops, stem cells (11/16/05)

FDA approves brain stem cell transplant trial (10/26/05)

Embryonic stem cell lines: Homegrown on the Farm? (10/12/05)

One step closer to coaxing blood stem cells to multiply (10/12/05)

Stanford details plans for stem cell training grant (9/12/05)

Behind method for activating adult stem cells, a shaggy-mouse story (8/24/05)

Medical school applies for California stem cell funds (7/27/05)

Ethical guidelines suggested for research that would put human stem cells in primates (7/14/05)

New name for stem cell institute reflects broadened scope (7/13/05)

Leukemia, infection tied to aging stem cells, Stanford researchers say (6/20/05)

Stem cell training program to make its Stanford debut (6/13/05)

Two top stem cell researchers moving west to Stanford (5/23/05)

Bioethicists want stronger protections for women donating eggs for stem cell research (5/19/05)

Stem cells from brain transformed to produce insulin (4/25/05)

University readies guidelines for embryonic stem cell work (4/20/05)

5 Questions: Longaker on stem cell research at Stanford (4/6/05)

Young blood revives aging muscles, researchers find (2/16/05)

Faculty to discuss stem cell funds (1/26/05)

Discovery of fruit fly 'pancreas' points to possible diabetes cures, say researchers (9/15/04)

Leukemia stem cells identified by researchers (8/11/04)

5 Questions: Weissman on embryonic stem cell research (8/4/04)

Stem cells fill gap left by stroke, say researchers (7/26/04)

Fat cells heal skull defects in mice, research shows (5/4/04)

Blood-forming stem cells fail to repair heart muscle in study (3/21/04)

Vantage Point: Myths and realities of cloning research (2/18/04)

 

 

Coverage of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine

Q&A: Hank Greely on the Prop. 71 lawsuit (2/22/06)

Monumental task of building state stem cell institute steadily inches forward (6/1/05)

Stem cell grant makers shouldn't profit from research (4/13/05)

Safeguards for egg donors needed for stem cell research (3/2/05)

Gatekeepers for state stem cell funds being recruited (2/9/05)

Planning begins to pursue grants from Prop. 71 stem cell research funds (2/5/05)

Pizzo to help oversee state stem cell research effort (11/10/04)

Prop. 71 victory opens new era for research (11/3/04)

Statement from Dean Pizzo on the passage of Prop. 71 (11/3/04)

 

 

National/international stem cell developments

5 Questions: Political adviser to Michael J. Fox on stem cells and Nov. 7 elections (11/01/06)

Can stem cells rock the vote? (8/9/06)

Cloudy forecast for stem cell bills (7/12/06)

Scientific fraud unpreventable, Donald Kennedy warns (1/25/06)

Statement on the South Korean stem cell investigation (1/10/06)

Q&A: Irving Weissman on the South Korea stem cell controversy (12/20/05)

Vantage point: New stem cell methods just 'scientific flimflammery' (10/19/05)

Stanford experts discuss chimeras on PBS' "NewsHour" [Note: click on extended interviews to read more from Irving Weissman and Hank Greely] (8/16/05)

Vantage point: Stem cell alternatives fog the debate (7/27/05)

5 Questions: Sen. Tom Harkin on the stem cell bill (6/1/05)

Guidelines issued for embryonic stem cell research (4/27/05)

UN divided on stem cell research (3/2/05)

Massachusetts debates stem cells (2/16/05)

 

 

Background information on stem cell research

Fall 2004 issue of Stanford Medicine magazine: The science and politics of stem cell research

Q&A on stem cell research and Stanford's Institute for Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine

Background on Stanford's stem cell institute

News release: Stanford launches unique cancer and stem cell biology institute

A message from the director of the Institute of Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at Stanford

Vision statement for the Institute of Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine at Stanford

Op/ed by Irving Weissman, MD: "Understanding the Institute for Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine"

Op/ed by Dean Philip A. Pizzo, MD: "Stanford's step into stem cell research is a fight against cancer and other diseases"

Op/ed by Dean Philip A. Pizzo, MD: "Remove obstacles to stem cell research"

Other resources on stem cell research and related issues

National Research Council, Stem Cells and the Future of Regenerative Medicine (National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2001). Bert Vogelstein, chair.

National Research Council, Scientific and Medical Aspects of Human Reproductive Cloning (National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2002). Irving Weissman, chair.

Executive Summary from the President’s Council on Bioethics Report on Human Cloning and Human Dignity: An Ethical Inquiry

Editorial by the minority on the President’s Council on Bioethics regarding stem cell research
(Rowley, JD, Blackburn, E, Gazzaniga, MS, Foster, DW. (2002). Harmful Moratorium on Stem Cell Research. Science 297:1957.)

Report of the California Advisory Committee on Human Cloning

California Senate Bill 253

Review of stem cell biology and political issues, by Irving Weissman
(Weissman, I.L. (2002) Stem Cells – Scientific, Medical, and Political Issues. NEJM 346(20):1576-1579)

Support for dispassionate language to describe nuclear transfer by the presidents of the National Academies of Science and of the Institute of Medicine along with Dr. Bert Vogelstein
(Vogelstein, B., Alberts, B., Shine, K. (2002) Please Don’t call it cloning. Science 295(5558):1237)