Notice Number: NOT-OD-09-086

Update: The following updates relating to this announcement have been issued:

• September 10, 2010 See NOT-OD-10-136 Amended Status of Applications and Awards Involving Human Embryonic Stem Cells, and Submissions of Stem Cell Lines for Eligibility Consideration
• August 30, 2010 - See NOT-OD-10-126 Status of Applications and Awards Involving Human Embryonic Stem Cells, and Submissions of Stem Cell Lines for Eligibility Consideration.
• February 19, 2010 - See Notice NOT-OD-10-063 Status of Certain Human Embryonic Stem Cell Lines.
• February 19, 2010 - See Notice NOT-OD-10-056 Review Considerations for Applications and Awards under the New NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research.
• December 14, 2009 - See Notice NOT-OD-10-029 Clarification of Terms and Conditions of Awards using Human Embryonic Stem Cells.
• December 2, 2009 - See Notice NOT-OD-10-020 First Human Embryonic Stem Cells Approved for use under the NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research.
• July 15, 2009 - See Notice NOT-OD-09-123 Status of Applications and Awards under the New NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research.
• July 6, 2009 - See Notice NOT-OD-09-116 NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research.

Key Dates
Release Date: April 24, 2009

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov/)

Related Notices
NOT-OD-09-085

Purpose

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued a Federal Register Notice requesting public comment on draft Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research. The draft Guidelines are also available for review on NIH s Web site for stem cell information.

NIH encourages comments to be entered on-line at: http://nihoerextra.nih.gov/stem_cells/add.htm. Comments may also be submitted in writing to the address below. All comments must be received on or before May 26, 2009.

NIH Stem Cell Guidelines
MSC 7997
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, 20892-7997

Comments will be made publicly available, including any personally identifiable or confidential business information they contain, after May 26, 2009.

Additional Information

For questions regarding ongoing NIH-funded research involving human embryonic stem cells, as well as pending applications and those submitted prior to the issuance of Final Guidelines, see the NIH Guide NOT-OD-09-085.

Inquiries

Email: stemcellguidelines@mail.nih.gov
Telephone: (301) 435-0938