Conducting high-quality research is a complicated process that requires adherence to many regulations as well as ethical guidance by AAU’s campuses.
Laboratory safety, oversight of the ethical use of animal models and animals and the oversight of research with stem cells is a complicated endeavor.
AAU supports a 2016 Task Force and Guidance Report which includes 20 recommendations, each with an analysis of the alignment of the recommendation with other foundational reports, reading lists, tools, strategies, illustrative examples, and/or best practices drawn from a community of stakeholders. These resources assist campus teams strengthening their culture of safety.
AAU continues to work closely with NIH and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to promote best practices for animal research and emphasize quality reporting metrics and requirements.
Monitoring the use of ethical research with stem cells, new gene editing technologies and other resources, are integral to exemplary science.
Human stem cell research holds much promise because it may enable scientists to understand the complex processes of human development and provide new understanding—and therapies and cures—for a host of human diseases.