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Welcome to the Survey of U.S. Stem Cell Scientists.
You are being asked to be a volunteer in a research study, which aims to evaluate how state and national stem cell policies are impacting stem cell scientists and inform the development of future policies. We expect to enroll several hundred stem cell researchers in this study. Participation consists of one survey that takes most people less than 10 minutes.
There is no cost to you, other than your time, for participating and the only risk that may occur is the inadvertent release of your personal information. We will take several steps to minimize this risk, such as storing your personal information securely and separately from the survey responses. Because internet communication is insecure, there is a small chance that your responses could be viewed by unauthorized third parties, such as computer hackers. In addition, the web page software may, as is typical, log the IP address of the computer you use to access the survey, but no other information will be stored unless you explicitly enter it. Data will be reported in aggregate and your name or other identifying details will not appear when results of this study are published. To make sure that this research is performed appropriately, the Georgia Institute of Technology IRB may review study records.
Your participation in this study is voluntary, and you can change your mind and leave the study at any time for any reason without penalty. By consenting, you do not waive any of your legal rights.
If you have any questions about the study, you may contact Dr. Aaron Levine at 404-385-3329 or [email protected]. If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant, you may contact Ms. Melanie Clark at (404) 894-6942
By clicking below and completing the online survey, you indicate your consent to be in the study. |
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| * This survey is intended for stem cell researchers in the United States. Do you have any research projects using or relating to stem cells currently underway? (Please consider any projects you have worked on in the last few months and expect to continue in the future as "underway.") |
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| Thank you for responding. Unfortunately you do not meet the eligibility criteria for completing this study. |
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| What position do you currently hold? |
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| Which of the following best describes your tenure status? |
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| What is your highest degree? |
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| In what year did you complete your highest degree? | | |
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| Please select the country in which
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| In which state do you currently work? |
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| Please indicate approximately how many years you have
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| In which country was your previous position or training location? |
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| In which state was your previous position or training location? |
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| Approximately how many peer-reviewed articles have you published in the last three years that
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| Approximately how many patent applications have you filed in the last three years that
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| Which types of stem cells do you use in your research (check all that apply) |
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| On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means "very unlikely" and 10 means "very likely," how likely are you to:
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| Which human embryonic stem cell lines do you use in your research? (check all that apply) |
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| What are the major reasons you use these particular lines? | | |
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| When acquiring human embryonic stem cell lines for your research, have you ever
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| Please briefly describe the difficulty you experienced acquiring this cell line | | |
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| In August 2009, a lawsuit (titled “Sherley et al v Sebelius) was filed challenging the legality of the Obama Administration’s guidelines for federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research. As part of these legal proceedings, a judge temporarily halted federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research in August 2010. Two and a half weeks later, an appeals court lifted this temporary funding freeze, allowing the NIH to continue funding human embryonic stem cell research pending the outcome of the lawsuit. The following few questions address this legal challenge. |
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| On a scale from 1 to 5 where 1 is “not at all” and 5 is “very closely” how closely have you been following this lawsuit? |
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| How likely do you believe it is that the Obama Administration will eventually win this lawsuit, permitting federal funding under the guidelines adopted in 2009? Please enter a number between 0 (0% chance) and 100 (100% chance). | | |
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| How long do think it will take for this lawsuit and any related appeals to be completely resolved? |
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| What impact did the temporary ban on federal funding from late August to mid September have on your research? |
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| Please briefly describe this impact. | | |
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| What impact does the uncertainty surrounding the outcome of this lawsuit and the future of federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research have on your research plans? |
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| Please briefly describe this impact | | |
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| Now please think about stem cell research that you currently have underway. |
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| Have you received funding from any federal funding agencies (e.g. NIH, NSF) to support this work? |
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| For the next few questions, please think about the stem cell research you have underway that has been funded by a federal funding agency. |
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| In this work, who are you collaborating with outside of your own institution? (Check all the apply) |
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| On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means "very unlikely" and 10 means "very likely," how likely do you believe this research is to lead to each of the following:
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| Have you received funding from any state stem cell funding agencies to support stem cell research that you currently have underway? |
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| For the next few questions please think about the stem cell research you have underway that has been funded by a state stem cell funding agency. |
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| In this work, who are you collaborating with outside of your own institution? (Check all the apply) |
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| On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means "very unlikely" and 10 means "very likely," how likely do you believe this research is to lead to each of the following:
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| Does the state funding you have received for your stem cell research include intellectual property provisions that require sharing of any revenue earned from state-funded stem cell research? |
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| Please describe these provisions. | | |
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| Approximately what percentage of the stem cell research you have underway or have conducted in the last two years has been supported by each of the following funding sources? (Your answer must sum to 100) |
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| The next few questions ask you to think about your future plans |
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| On a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 means "very unlikely" and 10 means "very likely," how likely are you to:
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| For the following questions, please answer as if you were planning to leave your current research institution to study stem cell biology elsewhere. |
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| To what type of position would you most likely be moving? |
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| Where would you most likely be moving? |
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| If you could choose to work in any state to study human embryonic stem cell biology, what would be your top three states? (You may include your current state in your ranking)
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| Why do you prefer the state you ranked #1? | | |
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| If you could choose to work in any country to study human embryonic stem cell biology, what would be your top three countries? (You may include the United States in your ranking)
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| Why do you prefer the country your ranked #1? | | |
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| The last couple of questions ask for some basic demographic information |
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| Thank you for participating in this survey. This is the final question. Do you have any other comments on issues related to stem cell research policy or about the survey you would like to share? | | |
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