Stem Cell Research

By pschmitz1

  • Till & McCulloch establish the foundation for stem cell science.

  • In 1968, the first bone marrow transplant (adult stem cells) was successfully used in treatment of SCID

  • 1973 – moratorium on government financing for human embryo research

  • 1974: Congress Bans All Federally Funded Fetal Tissue Research

  • 1975: Ethics Advisory Board Established

  • 1980: President Reagan Kills Ethics Advisory Board

  • 1988: Federal Panel Approves Funding of Embryo Research

  • 1990: President George H.W. Bush Veto’s Bill Lifting Moratorium

  • 1990 – Congress voted to override the moratorium, vetoed by President Bush

  • 1993: President Clinton Executive Order Lifts Moratorium

  • 1994: President Clinton Reverses Order

  • 1995 – Congress banned federal funding

  • 1996 – The first mammal cloned from adult cells was Dolly, the sheep.

  • In 1998, James Thomson (University of Wisconsin-Madison) isolated cells from the inner cell mass of the early embryo, and developed the first human embryonic stem cell lines.

  • 2001 – First cloned human embryos (only to six cell stage) created by Advanced Cell Technology (USA

  • 2004: President’s Council on Bioethic: “Monitoring Stem Cell Research” established

  • 2006: The International Society for Stem Cell Research releases its “Guidelines for the Conduct of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research.”

  • 2007: Yamanaka and Thomson Independently Derive iPS Cells

  • 2008: The International Society for Stem Cell Research releases its new Guidelines for the Clinical Translation of Stem Cells

  • On March 9, 2009, President Obama lifted the ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell line creation

  • 2010: Advanced Cell Technology Wins FDA Approval To Test Stem Cell Therapy For Degenerative Eye Disease