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 Childhood Cancer Foundation
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 Foundation
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