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than 70 researchers are in the running for state stem-cell research
funds, the state's Department of Health says, and the money from the
$20 million pot could start flowing as soon as the first of the year.
A five-member peer review panel will rank the scientists' applications then refer them to a 17-member advisory committee by mid-October, says Lynn Townshend, a DOH spokesperson.
"By the end of the year some grants will be in the pipeline," Townshend says.
Most of the applications came from scientists at Yale and University of Connecticut, although Wesleyan, the University of Hartford and several private biotechnology firms are also in the pool.
Up for grabs is the $20 million set aside by the General Assembly last year after President George W. Bush limited federal funding over concerns about the harvesting of stem cells from human embryos. The state will provide an additional $10 million a year for stem cell research through 2015, for a total of $100 million.
The advisory body that will make the final selection was expanded this spring after controversy arose...
A five-member peer review panel will rank the scientists' applications then refer them to a 17-member advisory committee by mid-October, says Lynn Townshend, a DOH spokesperson.
"By the end of the year some grants will be in the pipeline," Townshend says.
Most of the applications came from scientists at Yale and University of Connecticut, although Wesleyan, the University of Hartford and several private biotechnology firms are also in the pool.
Up for grabs is the $20 million set aside by the General Assembly last year after President George W. Bush limited federal funding over concerns about the harvesting of stem cells from human embryos. The state will provide an additional $10 million a year for stem cell research through 2015, for a total of $100 million.
The advisory body that will make the final selection was expanded this spring after controversy arose...