Ethics Committee

Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research (IC SCR) is a committee registered with National Apex Committee for Stem Cell Research and Therapy of ICMR (NAC SCRT) that reviews all research projects involving stem cells. The committee has stem cell experts, clinicians, representatives of the public and persons with expertise in molecular biology, ethical and legal issues in stem cell research. The committee as reviews and approves the scientific merit of research pertaining to human stem cells.

The composition of the Institutional Committee for Stem Cell Research (IC SCR) – 

  1. Dr.Surendra Ghaskadbi – Chairperson, Emeritus Scientist Agharkar Research Institute (ARI), Pune.
  2. Ms. Bhakti Dubey - Legal Expert, Advocate High Court
  3. Dr. Anuradha Tripathy, Ethics Expert, Scientist F, ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV),
  4. Mr. Prashant Kulkarni, Social Scientist, Foundation for Research in Community Health, Pune.
  5. Dr. Mohan Wani, Stem Cell Expert, Scientist G, National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune.
  6. Dr. Deepa Subramanyam, Stem Cell Expert, Scientist D, National Centre for Cell Sciences (NCCS), Pune.
  7. Mrs. Sunita Thakur, Layman
  8. Dr. Krishanpal Karmodiya, External Expert, Principal Investigator at Indian Institute for Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune.
  9. Dr. Rakesh Joshi, External Expert, Principal Investigator at National Chemical Laboratories (NCL), Pune.
  10. Dr. Ram Kulkarni, Member Secretary, Symbiosis School of Biological Sciences (SSBS), Pune.

SIU’s Independent Ethics Committee (IEC) first approves all the research work at SCSCR that requires active participation of human subjects. 

More information about SIU’s IEC can be found here https://siu.edu.in/research.php

SIU’s Institutional Animal Ethics Committee (IAEC) first approves all the research work at SCSCR that requires use of animals.

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