May I use federal funds (e.g., NIH) to study cells or molecules that are derived from stem cell lines that are not federally approved?
It is prohibited to use federal funds for research involving stem cell lines that are not included on the NIH registry of federally approved stem cell lines. If your research project includes or will include any use of biological products of human embryonic stem cell lines that are not on the federal registry, then you are required to consult with the UCSD ESCRO Committee (858) 822-5915, stemcells@ucsd.edu to determine whether or not federal funds can be used for your project. UCSD Guidelines for separation of federal funds for hESC research can be found at: http://escro.ucsd.edu/separatingcosts.html.
