The Union health ministry will constitute the much awaited National Apex Committee for Stem Cell Research and Therapy (NAC-SCRT) for effectively reviewing and monitoring the stem cell research in the country. "All formalities for the constitution of the NAC are complete and it will be announced in a day or two", a senior ICMR official said. ICMR sources said that the NAC will have around 15 members headed by a chairman and will have members from different fields. The chairman will be assisted by deputy chairman, member secretary and nominees from DBT, DST, CSIR, ICMR, DCGI, DAE, and biomedical experts drawn from various disciplines like pharmacology, immunology, cell biology, haematology, genetics, developmental biology, clinical medicine and nursing. There will be a legal expert, social scientist, and a women's representative in the NAC. In addition consultants/experts could be consulted for specific topics and advice. It will be a multidisciplinary body with a s...
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