Now that the Federal government has permitted funding for embryonic stem cell research, has the HSCIs need for donor support changed?
The vast majority of HSCI’s field-leading embryonic stem cell research depends upon – and will continue to depend upon, the generosity and far-sightedness of private individuals and foundations. While the Obama administration has relaxed some of the Bush funding restrictions, all that means is that our researchers may now compete for limited NIH funding along with all other biomedical researchers doing every kind of NIH research. While our researchers have already begun to take advantage of these new opportunities to apply for NIH funding, there will continue to be a large number of promising research projects that will not be federally funded and that will need the resources that the HSCI can offer in order to continue important work. HSCI relies on donor support to fund research at the cutting edge of science and medicine. Since a large part of our mission is to accelerate stem cell research at the critical juncture between original concept and government support, donations provide a
