DIRECTORIES AND DATABASES

• MEDLINE: Contains references to literature from more than 4,300 life sciences journals.
• MEDLINEplus - Stem Cells/Stem Cell Transplantation: A consumer health database that includes news, health resources, clinical trials and more.
• Nature Biotechnology Directory: A directory of companies engaged in biotechnology research.
• Stem Cell Database: A joint project of Princeton University and University of Pennsylvania that contains data on the molecular phenotype of hematopoietic stem cells.

NEWS SOURCES

• EurekAlert!: A science news site provided by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences. Search for "stem cells."
• Nature - Stem Cell Web Focus: A selection of articles and features on stem cells, including the specially commissioned Stem Cell Insight.
• SciTech Daily Review: A site that offers a range of news articles, features, and commentaries about science and technology topics. Search for "stem cells."
• Scientific American: Provides news coverage on stem cell research. Search for "stem cells."
• Stem Cell Research News: An online newsletter that features stories about stem cells of all types.

ACADEMIC STEM CELL RESEARCH PROGRAMS

• Sloan-Kettering Institute
• Stanford University School of Medicine/Institute for Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine
• University of San Francisco/Developmental and Stem Cell Biology Program
• University of Minnesota: Stem Cell Institute
• University of Wisconsin/Embryonic Stem Cell Research

GOVERNMENT (OTHER THAN NIH)

• FDA’s Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research: Center determines whether stem cells are safe to use in clinical trials.
• National Bioethics Advisory Commission: Commission advises the President on ethical issues related to advances in biomedical science and technology, including stem cells.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

• ALS Association
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
• American Medical Association (AMA)
• American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB)
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
• International Society for Stem Cell Research
• National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

SPECIFIC CONDITIONS/DISEASES: Organizations and Advocacy Groups

• Alliance for Aging Research
• American Cancer Society
• Arthritis Foundation
• Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation
• Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Lymphoma Information Network
• March of Dimes
• Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
• National Health Council (NHC)
• National Marrow Donor Program® (NMDP): Maintains an international registry of donors for all sources of blood stem cells used in transplantation: bone marrow, peripheral blood, and umbilical cord blood.
• Spinal Cord Information Network
• Stem Cell Research Foundation

PATENT INFORMATION

• US Patent and Trademark Office: Search on "stem cell."