Events

Funding Committee Meetings

Monday, October 26, 2009 – The Empire State Stem Cell Board will hold a Funding Committee Meeting from 1:00 pm. – 4:15 p.m. at the Department of Health offices, in the 4th Floor conference room, at 90 Church Street, New York, New York.

To attend the meeting, please provide Ms. Lakia Rucker with advance notice by 12 p.m., Friday, October 23, 2009. She can be reached at (518) 473-1394 or lsr06@health.state.ny.us. A photo ID and pre-registration will be required to gain access to the meeting.

View a webcast of the meeting at http://www.nyhealth.gov/events/webcasts/

Meeting Agenda

1:00 PM		Welcome
1:05 PM		Approval of Minutes of the June 11, 2009, Meeting of the Funding Committee
1:10 PM		Program Updates
1:20 PM		Discussion of Funding Allocation for Pending RFAs
1:40 PM		Results of Consortia Planning Meeting and Discussion of Funding Concept Options
2:30 PM		Executive Session Discussion of Applications Submitted in Response to RFAs for Undergraduate Curriculum Development and Stem Cell Research Internships
2:55 PM		Approval of Awards for Undergraduate Curriculum Development and Stem Cell Research Internships
3:00 PM		Report on Activities of the Ethics Committee and Consideration of Recommendations for Revisions to NYSTEM Standards
3:25 PM		Formal and Informal Education Programs Committee Discussion
4:15 PM		Adjourn

All times are approximate.

Program Updates

	$2.1 to Support Undergraduate Studies Students will gain learning opportunities in stem cell science and the ethical, legal and societal implications of stem cell research.
	The Ethics Committee The Ethics Committee will meet in New York City on November 10, 2009, from 10:30 am to 2:45 pm.
	Roundtable Meetings on Stem Cell Progress Governor David A. Paterson held roundtable meetings in the Bronx and on Long Island to discuss the important progress being made by New York-based researchers of stem cell technology.
	ESSCB Statement on the Compensation of Oocyte Donors
	NYSTEM 2010 Calendar of Winning Stem Cell Images