Stem Cell Research Oversight (SCRO) Committee
The Stem Cell Research Oversight (SCRO) Committee is responsible for the development and maintenance of UW-Madison Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Research policies and procedures, as well as the review of the SCRO Committee Initial Application Form that must be submitted to be enrolled in the UW-Madison hESC Registry and to ensure approval of covered research activities. The SCRO Committee provides oversight for all research on campus or involving campus faculty or staff that involves either:
* the use of human embryonic stem cells or their derivatives; or
* the introduction of human pluripotent stem cells, or their derivatives, obtained from a non-embryonic source, into non-human animals at any embryonic, fetal, or postnatal stage, if an expected effect is that human cells will be integrated into the central nervous system, testes, or ovaries of the animal.
This oversight is in addition to the oversight that might be provided by other committees on campus, such as the Institutional Review Boards, the Biosafety Review Board, and the Animal Care and Use Committees. SCRO Committee oversight applies regardless of the source of funding and the applicability of federal regulations.
Committee Members
- Gary E. Lyons (Committee Chair), Professor, Anatomy
- Timothy J. Kamp (Committee Vice Chair), Associate Professor, Medicine (Cardiovascular)
- Heather McFadden (Committee Administrator), Office of Research Policy
- Nichelle L. Cobb, Director, Health Sciences Institutional Review Board
- Norman C. Fost, Professor, Pediatrics and Bioethics
- Linda F. Hogle, Associate Professor, Medical History and Bioethics
- Lisa A. Wilson, University Legal Counsel
- Jeffrey M. Jones, Director of Research Services, WiCell Research Institute; Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Ronald E. Kalil, Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
- Derek Hei, Director, Waisman Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility
- Pilar Ossorio, Associate Professor, Law School
- Anita Bhattacharyya, Associate Scientist, Waisman Center
- Bill White, Pastor, Bethel Lutheran Church