Scientific & Medical Accountability Standards Working Group
What's new from the Standards Working Group:
Comment period ends July 6 for comments on proposed changes to CIRM regulations governing SCRO Committee Review and Special Considerations for CIRM-Funded Derivation.

About the Standards Working Group

The Scientific and Medical Accountability Standards Working Group makes recommendations to the 29-member Independent Citizens’ Oversight Committee that governs the Proposition 71-funded California Institute for Regenerative Medicine on scientific, medical and ethical standards pertaining to stem cell research. The Working Group makes recommendations to the ICOC on compliance of adopted standards, as well as on modifications to standards.

Standards Working Group Recommendations

The ICOC has adopted policies recommended by the Standards Working group. These are now part of CIRM's formal regulations. The group has also created guidance documents to help CIRM grantees interpret the formal regulations.

CIRM Reports

Publications by CIRM Staff

Members of the Standards Working Group have published widely on topics relating to medical and ethical standards. Each of the recommendatiosn made by the Standards Working group comes after discussions internally and with groups from other research organizations. These publications represent the ongoing decision-making process resulting from these conversations.

Additional Resources for Stem Cell Policy