Christopher Thomas Scott

Administrative Appointments

• Stem Cell Research Advisory Panel, Stanford University (2007 - 2009)
• Director, Program on Stem Cells in Society, Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics (2006 - present)
• Course Director, Stem Cell Biology, Program in Human Biology (2006 - 2008)
• Assistant Vice Chancellor, University of California, San Francisco (2000 - 2002)
• Executive Director, ACCESS Clinical Trials, Stanford Medical Center (1996 - 1997)
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Honors and Awards

• Knight Fellows Favorite Professor Award, Knight Fellows Program, Stanford (2006,2008)
• Marsh O'Neill Award (Contributions to Stanford's research enterprise), Stanford University (1999)

Professional Education

Community & International Work

• The Stem Cell Advisors, Palo Alto, California 
• International Society of Stem Cell Research, Boston, MA 

Current Research Interests

The Program on Stem Cells in Society: Areas of Scholarly Concentration

1) Study the political, legal, ethical, technological and economic impacts of stem cell research.
2) Educate undergraduate and graduate students and provide outreach to secondary schools and the general public about stem cell research.
3) Serve as a resource for academicians, public officials and the public on the scientific, legal and ethical impacts of stem cell research.

Publications

• Stem Cell Research Policy and iPS Cells Caulfield T, Scott CT, Hyun I, Lovell-Badge R, Kazuto K, Zarzeczny A. Nature Medicine. 2009 In Press
• The Practical Consequences of a National Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry. Taymor K, Scott CT. Stem Cell Rev. 2009; 5 (4): 315-318
• We must reverse the Bush legacy of stem-cell problems. Thomas Scott C, Owen-Smith J, McCormick J. Nature. 2009; 460 (7251): 33
• And then there were two: use of hESC lines. Scott CT, McCormick JB, Owen-Smith J. Nat Biotechnol. 2009; 27 (8): 696-7
• iPS Cells: Mapping the Policy Issues Zarzcezny A, Scott CT, Hyun I, et al.. Cell. 2009: 139 1032-1037