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    Jan 29, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  1. Stem cell agency not doing enough to avoid conflict of interest

    Compromise, defined as the art of getting part of a loaf when the whole loaf is out of reach, comes in many forms. But surely the strangest of all is what comes of trying to compromise with yourself.
    Compromise, defined as the art of getting part of a loaf when the whole loaf is out of reach, comes in many forms. But surely the strangest of all is what comes of trying to compromise with yourself. That's what California's stem cell agency is...

    Tags: Political Corruption, Princeton University, George W. Bush, Research, Voting

    2. Dec 14, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Stem cell conflicts

    The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the quasi-governmental agency authorized to spend $3 billion in taxpayer money on embryonic stem cell research, deserves praise for commissioning an independent study of its operations by a blue-ribbon committee of the Institute of Medicine, the health arm of the National Academy of Sciences. But the $700,000 spent on the study &mdash; funded by donations &mdash; will be wasted if the institute's oversight board fails to heed the <a href="http://www8.nationalacademies.org/onpinews/newsitem.aspx%3FRecordID=13523">committee's criticisms,</a> which echo the findings of the Little Hoover Commission and other groups over the years.
    The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the quasi-governmental agency authorized to spend $3 billion in taxpayer money on embryonic stem cell research, deserves praise for commissioning an independent study of its operations by a blue-ribbon...

    Tags: StemCells Incorporated, Princeton University, Research, Lobbying, Medical Research

    3. Dec 12, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Is California's stem cell program preparing to waste $700,000?

    If you're betting that the <a href="http://cirm.ca.gov/" target="_blank">California stem cell agency</a> will spurn key recommendations of a blue-ribbon review panel that criticized its leadership and management structures, you might want to double that bet. Several board members showed overt hostility to the panel's recommendations during a public meeting today.
    If you're betting that the California stem cell agency will spurn key recommendations of a blue-ribbon review panel that criticized its leadership and management structures, you might want to double that bet. Several board members showed overt hostility...

    Tags: Medical Specialization, Autism, Medical Research, Drugs and Medicines

    4. Oct 17, 2012 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  4. Research firm reaped stem cell funds despite panel's advice

    StemCells Inc. has a history not much different from those of dozens, even hundreds, of biotech companies all around California.
    StemCells Inc. has a history not much different from those of dozens, even hundreds, of biotech companies all around California. Co-founded by an eminent Stanford research scientist, the Newark, Calif., firm has struggled financially while trying to push...

    Tags: StemCells Incorporated, Finance, Science, Research, Science and Technology

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