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The availability of human embryonic stem cells (HESC) for federally funded research affords a unique opportunity for investigators to use these cells to address fundamental research questions of central interest to NIGMS. However, remarkably little is known about the molecular properties of HESC that distinguish them from more differentiated cells. In June 2002, NIGMS hosted a Workshop on the Basic Biology of Mammalian Stem Cells, in part to better understand the unique properties of embryonic stem cells and to consider how HESC might be exploited as a model system to advance the study of fundamental research problems. As a result of that workshop, NIGMS has announced two initiatives to encourage and facilitate basic research involving HESC. Below are links to the announcements, the workshop report, and other resources for working with HESC.
Funding Opportunities
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News & Events
- Mount Sinai Receives NIH Funding for Stem Cell Research
Mount Sinai School of Medicine news release, August 10, 2005
- NIGMS Funds New Stem Cell Centers
NIGMS news release, August 9, 2005
- NIH Selects Burnham Institute for Exploratory Center for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Burnham Institute news release, August 9, 2005
- Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Recent Progress and Future Directions of NIGMS Grantees
Workshop Summary, April 17-19, 2005
- NIGMS Center Grants to Explore Stem Cell Biology
NIGMS news release, September 29, 2003
- Workshop on the Basic Biology of Mammalian Stem Cells
NIGMS meeting report, June 9-10, 2002
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