NIH Pause on New Submissions to the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry and Request for Information on Reducing Reliance on Human Embryonic Stem Cells in NIH-Supported Research.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
About this opportunity
NIH is assessing research areas ripe for modernization and is seeking public comment on the robustness of emerging biotechnologies to reduce or potentially replace reliance on human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) for research. During this review, NIH is pausing review and approval of applications for new hESC lines to be added to the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry. Executive Order 13505, Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells (2009), provided the Secretary of Health and Human Services, through the Director of NIH, with the authority to support and conduct responsible, scientifically worthy human stem cell research, including human embryonic stem cell research. In response to Executive Order 13505, the NIH Guidelines for Stem Cell Research esta...