ASCB Statement on Sherley v. Sebelius Injunction

The American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) strongly supports federal funding for research on both adult and embryonic human stem cells. Progress is most likely when the federal government funds research using both types of cells.

Stem cell research in general holds great potential to develop cures and treatments for disease, improve our understanding of the basic mechanisms of human disease, and develop new tools for drug testing and development. The ability of human embryonic stem cells to become any type of human tissue makes their potential unique.

The injunction issued on August 23, 2010, by District Court judge Royce C. Lamberth severely limits the efforts of researchers to unlock the mysteries of human disease. By disallowing the use of federal funds for research on human embryonic stem cells (ESCs), the injunction stopped research supported by Presidents Clinton, Bush, and Obama and by Republican- and Democrat-led Congresses.

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The ASCB Has Launched The Cell: An Image Library™

Now we need your help. Please take a moment to visit The Cell to learn more about how you can submit your images and participate in growing this resource. Help publicize The Cell by placing a flyer at your institution and distributing to colleagues or using a slide in your talks.

ASCB Annual Meeting

View the Program Register Now (Early Reg. deadline: October 7)	Late Abstracts (Deadline: October 14; Site Opens: September 15) Reserve Your Hotel Room (Deadline: December 1)
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Coked-Up Stimulus Monkeys?

Sens. Tom Coburn (R-OK) and John McCain (R-AZ) issued a report highlighting what they consider to be wasteful spending of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) dollars. Of the 100 programs highlighted in Summertime Blues, several are programs funded with National Institutes of Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF) monies. 

Unless this misperception is corrected, the public and Congress will begin to believe the negative hype.

If you have received ARRA funds, it is incumbent on you to tell Congress how the ARRA dollars are really being spent. Go to www.ascb.org/ARRA to tell your story.

ASCB Needs U.S. Members' Help!

A Congressional resolution congratulating the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) on its 50 years of service has been introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. For H.Res.1296 to be passed by the House of Representatives, 100 members of the House must agree to cosponsor the resolution. Please take a few minutes to email your Representatives and ask them to cosponsor the resolution.

Go to http://jscpp.capwiz.com/jscpp/dbq/officials/ and insert your zip code. Select “Please take a few minutes to email your Representative and ask them to cosponsor H.Res.1296.” to send your message.