Responsible Oversight of Human Stem Cell Research: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine's Medical and Ethical Standards

Geoffrey P Lomax; Zach W Hall; Bernard Lo

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040114

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Responsible Oversight of Human Stem Cell Research: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine's Medical and Ethical Standards

Geoffrey P Lomax ,

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: glomax@cirm.ca.gov
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Zach W Hall,
Bernard Lo

Responsible Oversight of Human Stem Cell Research: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine's Medical and Ethical Standards

Geoffrey P Lomax,
Zach W Hall,
Bernard Lo

Published: May 8, 2007
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0040114

About the Authors

Geoffrey P Lomax: *To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: glomax@cirm.ca.gov
Zach W Hall
Bernard Lo

Competing Interests

BL chairs the Stem Cell Research Oversight Committee at the University of California San Francisco.

Author Contributions

GPL, ZWH, and BL wrote the paper. ZWH participated extensively in the formulation of the recent medical and ethical standards for stem cell research adopted by the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. BL contributed substantially to design and conception of the analysis.

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