Zach Hall
Zach Hall
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This program will be the most comprehensive and broadest program for stem cell research training in the country and I assume in the world,
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In the Human Genome Project, we at least knew what the endpoint would be. It was just a technology question of how to get there. In our case, we are asking questions that no one knows the answer to because stem cell research is so new.
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I'm glad we're not losing them completely in California. Ed has tremendously high scientific standards, and his upbeat, 'can-do,' friendly personality is wonderful at getting people to work together on projects.
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And in the end, what I think we'll have is a product of compromise on everyone's behalf.
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Scientists. What will not stop this from happening is government oversight.
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This is really a historic and important occasion for us.
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They were all within the University of California and it was still difficult because each has different cultures, different personalities and different rules. The fact that these four institutions have put this together I think is a wonderful signal. I'm tremendously impressed with the effort that must have gone into this.
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I think you'll find that (both policies) go above and beyond national and state standards. . . . I believe we are setting a new standard that the rest of the country and the world can follow.
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This is an exciting moment for the CIRM as these awards mark the first step in our scientific program of stem cell research--an accomplishment we have been able to achieve in less than one year as a state agency. The CIRM training program established today will be the most comprehensive training program to date in the field. It will provide a pipeline of highly trained basic and clinical investigators for the research that CIRM will fund in California.
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We have a long way to go and a lot of work to do.
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We won't be spending the kind of money we would if we could (sell) bonds. But we are going to use this year to prepare as thoroughly as possible for when that bond money does become available.