NORTH EAST LEADS EUROPE ON STEM CELL RESEARCH
October 25, 2004 12:00 AM
Fiona Hall has chaired a meeting in Brussels to explain UK stem cell science research and regulation to parliamentarians and officials across Europe. The meeting was organised by the UK Research Office (UKRO) and addressed by two leading academics in the field, Professor Peter Andrews from the University of Sheffield and Professor Sir George Radda from the University of Oxford.
Said Fiona Hall:
"The UK is at the forefront of stem cell research. What is not always realised in other countries is that this research is done within a very strictly regulated framework going back to the setting up of the Warnock Committee 22 years ago and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of 1990.
"The potential of stem cell research is huge. A better understanding of stem cells takes us towards a whole new field of regenerative medicine. It also leads to new understanding of cancer, because there are strong parallels between the way embryonic stem cells and cancer cells reproduce and proliferate.
"I was delighted to have the opportunity to chair this meeting, not least because the ground-breaking work of Newcastle University and the Centre for Life was highlighted by the experts present. This is an area where the North East leads Europe and indeed the world."
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