Hello All,
NINDS has extensive resources re: Stem Cells....
but ... who knew??

Happy surfing ..... murray

NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry currently lists
72 lines for research purposes.
http://escr.nih.gov

Criteria for Federal funding of Stem Cell Research and the
Establishment of NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-005.html

Notice of extended receipt date and supplemental information
guidance for applications requesting funding that proposes
research with human embryonic stem cells.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-006.html

National Institutes of Health guidelines for research using
human pluripotent stem cells (Effective August 25, 2000, 65 FR 51976)
(Corrected November 21, 2000, 65 FR 69951; and partially withdrawn
November 7, 2001, NOT-OD-02-007).
http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/stemcellguidelines.htm
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-007.html

Implementation issues for human embryonic stem cell research
 - Frequently Asked Questions (NOT-OD-02-014).
http:// grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-014.html
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/stem_cell_faqs.htm

Federal Government Clearances for Receipt of
International Shipment of Human Embryonic Stem Cells.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-013.html

OHRP Guidance for Investigators and Institutional Review Boards
Regarding Research Involving Human Embryonic Stem Cells
and Human Embryonic Germ Cells at
http://ohrp.osophs.dhhs.gov/references/HESCGuidance.pdf

The National Institutes of Health and WiCell
Research Institute, Inc., Stem Cell Research Agreement
http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2001/od-05.htm

Funding Opportunities
PA-02-025 Plasticity of Human Stem Cells in the Nervous System
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-02-025.html

PA-01-078 Biology of Non-Human Stem Cells in the Environment
of the Nervous System
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-01-078.html

PA-01-076 Novel Approaches to Enhance Animal Stem Cell Research
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-01-076.html

PAR-02-023 Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Resource
Infrastructure Enhancement Award
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-023.html
Application Receipt Dates: January 8, 2002, March 8, 2002,
May 8, 2002, July 8, 2002, and September 6, 2002.

RFA-HL-02-004 Innovative Concepts and Approaches to
Developing Functional Tissues and organs for Heart, Vascular,
Lung, and Blood Applications: Exploratory/Developmental (R21)
Research Grants.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HL-02-004.html
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: January 21, 2002
Application Receipt Date: February 20, 2002

RFA-DK-02-027 Progenitor Cell Genome Anatomy Projects
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-02-027.html
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: February 15, 2002
Application Receipt Date: March 15, 2002

RFA-DK-02-018 Hematopoietic Cell Lineage Genome Anatomy
Projects
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-02-018.html
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: February 15, 2002
Application Receipt Date: March 15, 2002

Conferences and Courses
Stem Cells in the Mammalian Brain
November 7 - 10, 2001
Rockefeller Research Laboratories Auditorium
San Diego Hilton Resort
San Diego, CA

Stem Cells for a New Clinical Neuroscience
November 30 - December 1, 2001
Rockefeller Research Laboratories Auditorium
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY

Ninth International Neural Regeneration Symposium
December 12th - 16th, 2001
Asilomar Conference Center
Pacific Grove, CA
http://www.vard.org/neural/neural.htm

14th Biennial Meeting of the International Society
for Developmental Neuroscience
January 31st - February 4th, 2002
Sydney, Australia
http://www.isdn-2002.unsw.edu.au/

Keystone Conference on Stem Cells: Origins, Fates and Functions
March 17-23, 2002
Keystone Resort
Keystone, CO
http://www.symposia.com/Meetings/ViewMeetings.cfm?MeetingID=608

Eighth International Conference
on Neural Transplantation and Repair
June 12 - 16, 2002
Keystone, CO
http://www.intr8.org/indexframe.htm

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Course on Stem Cells
July 30 - August 12, 2002
Cold Spring Harbor, NY
http://nucleus.cshl.org/meetings/2002c-stem.htm

Reports and Terminology
A Stem Cell Primer
http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/primer.htm

NIH Report on Stem Cells: Scientific Progress and Future Directions
http://www.nih.gov/news/stemcell/scireport.htm

NINDS Report from the Brain Tumor Progress Review Group
Neurobiology: Progenitor Cells
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/about_ninds/btprg/NeuroProgenitor.htm

NIDCD Report on an Auditory/Stem Cell Workshop
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/ru/01/aug_01.htm

Reviewed December 4, 2001 by Arlene Chiu

SOURCE: NINDS: Information on Stem Cell Research
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/repair_and_plasticity/stem_cell_research.htm

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