Stem Cell Advisory Board

Name  Institution  Title  Area of Expertise  Chair: Jeffrey P. Kahn, PhD MPH  U of Minnesota  Director Center for Bioethics  Bioethics, Ethics of Research, Ethics and Genetics, Ethics and Public Health  Sue Berry, MD  U of Minnesota  Dept. of Pediatrics  Medical Genetics  Wyllie Burke, MD  U of Washington  Dept. of Medical History and Ethics  Medical Genetics, Ethics and Genetics  Olle Lindvall, MD  U of Lund  Dept. of Neurology  Stem Cell Research  Anna Mastroianni JD MPH  U of Washington  School of Law and Institute for Public Health Genetics  Ethics and Health Policy, Research Ethics Law and Policy, Ethics and Public Health Genetics  Susan M. Wolf, JD  U of Minnesota Law School  Director, Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences Chair, Consortium on Law & Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences  Law and Ethics of Research, Law and Ethics in Reproductive Technologies, Law and Ethics of Stem Cell Research  Rabbi Barry D. Cytron  U of St Thomas  Rabbi, Director, Jay Phillips Center for Jewish-Christian Learning  Jewish ethics  Carol Tauer, PhD  College of St. Catherine Minnesota Center for Health Care Ethics  Emeritus Professor, Philosophy, St Kate's  Bioethics, Ethics and Stem Cell Research, Ethics and Reproductive Technologies  Hubert H. Humphrey III  U of Minnesota  Senior Vice President GCI Tunheim  Research Law and Policy, Government Regulation  Ex Officio Members  John Wagner,MD U of Minnesota Pediatrics/Bone Marrow Transplant Expertise: Stem Cell Research, Clinical Appplications of Stem Cell Technologies Richard King, MD PhD Division of Genetics Institute of Human Genetics Expertise: Medical Genetics Mark Rotenberg JD U of Minnesota General Counsel Expertise: law and regulation of research, University research policies

Role
To advise the Academic Health Center on ethical matters related to: Stem cell research in general Research in the area of human embryonal stem cells Research related to "cloning" and nuclear reprogramming Studies related to genetic profiling of normal stem cells and stem cells or differentiated progeny from patients with certain diseases. Related issues
Board
Board meetings are held once per year. Board:  Chair: Jeffrey Kahn, PhD. Members to be appointed for 3-5 years to be chosen from
•	Representatives from outside and inside Minnesota; representatives from U of Minnesota.
•	Representatives from ethics, law, religion, biotech, patient representative.
•	Need for racial, gender and age balance.