MEDIA ADVISORY California Institute for Regenerative Medicine Announces Upcoming Meeting of the Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee

LOS ANGELES, CA – The Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee (“ICOC”), or the governing board of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (“the Institute”), will have its next regular meeting on February 3, 2005.

REGULAR MEETING OF THE INDEPENDENT CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE TO THE CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE FOR REGENERATIVE MEDICINE
Organized Pursuant to the CALIFORNIA STEM CELL RESEARCH AND CURES ACT
Thursday, February 3, 2005
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Location
The Neurosciences Institute
10640 John Jay Hopkins Drive
San Diego, California 92121

The agenda for the February 3rd meeting is available on the Institute’s website at www.cirm.ca.gov. Also available on the site are a list of the Institute’s Committees and their membership, as well as information about past and upcoming meetings.

The ICOC is responsible for the oversight and management of the Institute. The Institute was established in 2004 with the passage of Proposition 71, the California Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative. The statewide ballot measure, which provided $3 billion in funding for stem cell research at California universities and research institutions, was overwhelmingly approved by California voters, and called for the establishment of an entity to make grants and provide loans for stem cell research, research facilities and other vital research opportunities.

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