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Thursday, March 29th. 2001 Canadian Institutes of Health Research CIHR press conference re guidelines pertaining to human and embryonic stem cell research CIHR (Canadian Institutes of Health Research) held a press conference on THURSDAY, MARCH 29 AT 10:30 A.M. EST for the purpose of announcing their 7 draft recommendations pertaining to guidelines for human and embryonic stem cell research in Canada. These recommendations were posted simultaneously on CIHR's website ( http://www.cihr.ca ). Over the last several months, a working group convened by CIHR, consisting of scientists, researchers, ethicists, and a lawyer has implemented their mandate to draft guidelines for CIHR funding in the area of human stem cell research. The recommended guidelines will be released next Thursday. This will be followed by web-based consultation across Canada. The working group will then reconvene to discuss the feedback and revise guidelines as needed. The guidelines will then go to the Standing Committee on Health and will eventually become federal legislation. Check out the website at http://www.cihr.ca/ Select English or Francais... Human Stem Cell Research: Opportunities for Health and Ethical Perspectives Dr. Alan Bernstein, President of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research today released a discussion paper, Human Stem Cell Research: Opportunities for Health and Ethical Perspectives, on proposed guidelines for funding of human embryonic stem cell research in Canada. Read the message online... http://www.cihr.ca/president/message_e.shtml Read the Press Release online... http://www.cihr.ca/news/press_releases/01/pr-0110_e.shtml Read this important Discussion paper: Human Stem Cell Research: Opportunities for Health and Ethical Perspectives Preamble... http://www.cihr.ca/governing_council/ad_hoc_working_groups/preamble_stem_cell_e.shtml You will require Adobe Acrobat Reader to download the Discussion Paper itself, as it is only available in PDF format... http://www.cihr.ca/governing_council/ad_hoc_working_groups/stem_cell_e.pdf Comments can be sent through the CIHR Web site http://www.cihr.ca e-mail at ([log in to unmask]) or by correspondence at CIHR 410 Laurier Avenue West, 9th Floor, Address Locator 4209A, Ottawa ON K1A 0W9 Please share this with any and all colleagues and interested individuals. Best regards .......... murray ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn