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California Stem Cell Agency to Pitch Newspaper Editorial Boards

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January 27th, 2013 8:07 am

The California stem cell agency is
planning an editorial road show with major California newspapers to
explain its new plan to deal with the recommendations of the
Institute of Medicine(IOM) for major changes at the agency.

In what might be called the kickoff to the campaign, the agency this afternoon issued a press release hailing the plan as making “dramatic changes.”

The agency could have a tough audience.
The newspapers editorializing on the subject were unanimously in
favor of the IOM recommendations. One said the agency needs to clean
up its act. They warned of a loss of public trust along with losing the
possibility of continued financial support. (For a sample, see here
and here.)

CIRM Chairman J.T. Thomas said during
today's meeting that a public relations foray was in the works
following board action on his proposals yesterday. He said,

“The opportunity is ripe.”

His comments came after CIRM Director
Jeff Sheehy, a UCSF communications manager, urged engaging the
editorial boards.
Thomas' plan meets only a portion of
the IOM recommendations and sidestepped a call for
creating a new majority on the board of independent members. The IOM
said “far too many” board members – at least 13 – are tied to
institutions that receive money from CIRM. Thomas' plan would have
the 13 voluntarily restrain from voting on any grants for any
institution.
A compilation by the California Stem
Cell Report shows that roughly 90 percent of the $1.7 billion awarded
by directors has gone to institutions with links to the directors.  

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