Stem Cell Research

Submit Protocol

Deadline:
ESCRO Committee meetings are held on the last Thursday
of the month. The deadline to submit a protocol for review
is the 3rd Wednesday of the month.

To submit a protocol for ESCRO review:

Complete and save to your computer the Biomedical Research Forms (IRB Standard Face Sheets and Research Plan) found at: http://irb.ucsd.edu/forms.shtml.

Complete and save to your computer the ESCRO Standard Application Form using the interactive form fields. (If you do not have the Acrobat reader, you can get it here.)

Submit the following documents to stemcells@ucsd.edu for review by the ESCRO Committee:

IRB Standard Face Sheets
IRB Research Plan
ESCRO Standard Application
Optional: Cover Letter to explain special circumstances or possible discrepancies

If you have any questions, contact stemcells@ucsd.edu or call (858) 822-5915.

Important notes:

All research with human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) must be compliant with the UCSD Guidelines for Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research .

See Protocol Approvals for a checklist of required approvals. There is no fixed sequence in which approvals must be requested, but research is not approved to begin until approvals have been obtained from all appropriate offices.

ESCRO protocol approvals are for one year from the date of review.

Renewal: To avoid a lapse in approval, a renewal application must be submitted prior to expiration of the current approval. Any project that has expired before a renewal application has been submitted will be considered closed.

Expired project approval: Under California regulations, if project approval has expired, then work on the project must be stopped until a new protocol has been reviewed and approved.

Amendments: Any changes to the research plan or in project personnel, funding source, or space since the last approval, must be submitted for review by the ESCRO Committee. All changes should be clearly marked with bold text.
Human embryonic stem cell lines eligible for use with federal funds can be found in the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry. Please list the NIH code on the ESCRO Standard Application form, Section 4B when using federally approved stem cell lines. To convert provider code to NIH code, see NIH Stem Cell Lines.