Division of Research
Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Committee
ESCRO Responsibilities
The ESCRO Committee is an essential resource for all Brown research involving hESCs, performing a number of actions including the following:
- Conducts a thorough review of scientific and ethical merits of all Brown research activities involving the derivation or use of hESCs
- Ensures the provenance of hESC lines used by Brown University is documented
- Maintains a registry of Brown University's ongoing hESC research
- Educates Brown personnel on existing guidelines, laws and procedures relating to the derivation and use of hESCs in research
ESCRO Committee Assembly
The Embryonic Stem Cell Research Oversight (ESCRO) Committee is not a standing committee but is instead assembled as needed to review hESC research at Brown. Any Brown investigator planning to conduct hESC research must notify the Research Integrity team (escro@brown.edu) as soon as possible to allow time for an ESCRO Committee meeting to be called well in advance of research commencing.
Contact the ESCRO Committee
For any questions, or to initiate a project review, contact the ESCRO Committee at escro@brown.edu.
ESCRO Committee Members
The ESCRO Committee includes at least five members, appointed by the Vice President for Research. At least one voting member of the ESCRO Committee must be an external member who is not employed by Brown University.