Organizations supporting embryonic stem cell research

The following is a list of organizations that have expressed support for human embryonic stem cell research. Research with embryonic stem cells necessitates the destruction of human embryos.

Information on the organizations' support for embryonic stem cell research comes from three sources: policy statements, membership in coalitions that lobby for the research and signatures on letters expressing public support for the research. Some organizations listed also contribute funding for embryonic stem cell research. The list is alphabetized and well known organizations, universities and medical schools are in bold:

• Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists
• Alliance for Aging Research
• Alliance for Lung Cancer Advocacy, Support and Education
• Alpha-1 Foundation
• ALS Association
• Alzheimer's Association
• American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• American Academy of Neurology
• American Academy of Ophthalmology
• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
• American Academy of Optometry
• American Association for Cancer Research
• American Association for Colleges of Pharmacy
• American Association for Dental Research
• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• American Association for the Study of Liver Disease
• American Association of Anatomists
• American Association of Dental Schools
• American Association of Immunologists
• American Association of Neurological Surgeons
• American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association
• American Brain Tumor Association
• American Burn Association
• American Cancer Society
• American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• American College of Cardiology
• American College of Clinical Pharmacology
• American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
• American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
• American College of Physicians
• American Council on Science and Health
• American Diabetes Association
• American Federation for Aging Research
• American Federation for Medical Research
• American Foundation for AIDS Research
• American Gastroenterological Association
• American Heart Association
• American Infertility Association
• American Liver Foundation
• American Lung Association
• American Medical Association
• American Neurological Association
• American Parkinson's Disease Association
• American Pediatric Society
• American Pediatric Surgical Association
• American Psychiatric Assocation
• American Physiological Society
• Americans for Medical Progress
• America's Blood Centers
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
• American Society for Cell Biology
• American Society for Clinical Nutrition
• American Society for Investigative Pathology
• American Society for Microbiology
• American Society for Neural Transplantation and Repair
• American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine
• American Society for Virology
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• American Society of Hematology
• American Society of Human Genetics
• American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
• American Thoracic Society
• American Thyroid Association
• American Veterinary Medical Association
• APBD Research Foundation
• Appalachian State University
• Arthritis Foundation
• Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
• Association of Academic Health Centers
• Association of American Cancer Institutes
• Association of American Medical Colleges
• Association of American Universities
• Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
• Association of Chairmen of Departments of Physiology
• Association of Independent Research Institutes
• Association of Medical and Graduate Departments of Biochemistry
• Association of Medical School Microbiology and Immunology Chairs
• Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs
• Association of Medical School Psychologists
• Association of Professors of Dermatology
• Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics
• Association of Professors of Medicine
• Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
• Association of Subspecialty Professors
• Association of Teachers of Preventive Medicine
• Association of University Radiologists
• Axion Research Foundation
• Bay Area Bioscience Center
• Baylor College of Medicine
  
• Boston University School of Medicine
• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Biotechnology Industry Organization
• B'nai B'rith International
• Brain Tumor Action Newtork
• Brain Tumor Society
• Burroughs Wellcome Fund
• California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
• California Institute of Technology
• Californians for Cures
• Cancer Care
• Cancer Leadership Council
• Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation
• Cancer Research Foundation of America
• Cancer Treatment Research Foundation
• Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Foundation
• Cedars-Sinai Health System
• Children's Hospital Boston
• Children's Neurobiological Solutions Foundation
  
• Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation
• Citizens for Public Action on High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol
• The Civil Society Institute
• Coalition for American Trauma Care
  
• Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research
• Coaltion of Advocates for Research on the Eye
• Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups
• College on Problems of Drug Dependence
• Colon Cancer Alliance
• Colorectal Cancer Network
  
• Columbia University
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons
• Cooley's Anemia Foundation
  
• Cornell University
• Coriell Institute for Medical Research
• Council of the Radiation Research Society
• Council of Scientific Society Presidents
• CuresNow
• Cure for Lymphoma Foundation
• Cure Paralysis Now
• Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Dana Farber Cancer Institute
• The Daniel Heumann Fund
  
• Dartmouth Medical School
• The Diabetes Research Institute Foundation
  
• Duke University Medical Center
  
• East Carolina University
  
• Easter Seals
• Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
  
• Emory University
• Endocrine Society
• Eye Bank of America
• FASEB
• FasterCures
• FD Hope Foundation
• Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
• Federation of Behavioral, Psychological and Cognitive Sciences
• The Forsyth Institute
• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
• Friends of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
• Genetic Alliance
• Genetics Policy Institute
• Genetics Society of America
• Genome Action Coalition
• The Gerontological Society of America
• Glaucoma Research Foundation
  
• Hadassah
  
• Harvard University
• Health, Safety and Research Alliance of New York State, Inc.
• Hereditary Disease Foundation
• Hope for ALS
• The Implementation Group, Inc.
• International Foundation for Anticancer Drug Discovery
• International Longevity Center
• International Myeloma Foundation
• International Rett Syndrome Research Foundation
  
• International Society for Stem Cell Research
• Interstitial Cystitis Association
• Jacob's Cure
• Jeffrey Modell Foundation
• Jewish Council for Public Affairs
  
• Johns Hopkins University
• Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
• The Joint Steering Committee for Public Policy
• Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
• Krasnow Institute for Advanced Studies
• Kidney Cancer Association
  
• Lance Armstrong Foundation
• Lankenau Institute for Medical Research
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
• Lupus Foundation of America
• Lymphoma Research Society of America
• Lymphatic Research Foundation
• Magee-Womens Research Institute/Pittsburgh Development Center
  
• March of Dimes
• Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Medical College of Wisconsin
• Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Methuselah Foundation
  
• Michael J. Fox Foundation
• MI Citizens for Stem Cell Research & Cures
• The Mount Sinai Medical Center
• Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America
• Myositis Association of America
• NAPE, Inc.
• National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
• National Alopecia Areatea Foundation
• National Association for Biomedical Research
• National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges
• National Brain Tumor Foundation
• National Caucus of Basic Biomedical Science Chairs
• National Center for Policy Research for Women & Families
• National Coalition for Cancer Research
• National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
• National Council on Spinal Cord Injury
• National Eczema Association for Science and Education
• National Health Council
• National Mental Health Association
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• National Organization for Rare Disorders
• National Osteoporosis Foundation
• National Partnership for Women and Families
• National Patient Advocate Foundation
• National Pemphigus Foundation
• National Psoriasis Foundation
• National Spinal Cord Injury Association
• National Venture Capital Association
• National Vitiligo Foundation
• Neurofibromatosis, Inc.
• New Jersey Association for Biomedical Research
• New York Stem Cell Foundation
  
• New York University School of Medicine
• North American Brain Tumor Association
• North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research
• Northwest Association for Biomedical Research
• Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation
• Oncology Nursing Society
• Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation
  
• Paralyzed Veterans of America
• Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy
• Parkinson's Action Network
• Parkinson's Disease Foundation
• Patient's Cure
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
• Prevent Cancer Foundation
• Project A.L.S.
• Prostate Cancer Foundation
• Protein Society
• PXE International
• Quest for the Cure
• Research!America
• Research & Education Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
• Research Society on Alcoholism
• RESOLVE, the National Infertility Association
• Roswell Park Cancer Institute
  
• Rutgers University
• San Gorgonio Corporation
• Sarcoma Foundation of America
• Scleroderma Foundation/Scleroderma Research Foundation
• Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation
• Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research
• Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology
• Society for Investigative Dermatology
• Society for Neuroscience
• Society for Pediatric Research
• Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
• Society for the Advancement of Women's Health Research
• Society for Women's Health Research
• Society of Critical Care Medicine
• Stand Among Friends
  
• Stanford University
• Stem Cell Action Network
• Stem Cell Research Foundation
• Stem Cell Partnering Series
• Steven and Michele Kirsch Foundation
  
• Stony Brook University
• Student Society for Stem Cell Research
• Sturge-Weber Foundation
• SUNY Upstate Medical University
• Susan G. Komen for the Cure
• Take Charge! Cure Parkinson's Inc.
• Texans for the Advancement of Medical Research
• Texas Neurofibromatosis Foundation
• Tourette Syndrome Association
• Travis Roy Foundation
• Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance
• Tulane University
• Unite 2 Fight Paralysis
• United Cerebral Palsy Research and Educational Foundation
• United Spinal Foundation
  
• University of California
  
• University of Chicago
  
• University of Colorado
  
• University of Florida Health Science Center
  
• University of Illinois at Chicago
  
• University of Iowa
  
• University of Michigan
  
• University of Minnesota
  
• University of Nebraska Medical Center
  
• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  
• University of Pennsylvania
  
• University of Pittsburgh
  
• University of Rochester
  
• University of Southern California
  
• University of Utah
  
• University of Washington
  
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• UPMC Health System
  
• Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  
• Washington University in St. Louis
• WiCell Research Institution
  
• Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
• Wisconsin Association for Biomedical Research & Education
• Xeroderma Pigmentosum Society
  
• Yale University