Communications
The Communications Committee is responsible for all official ISSCR communications vehicles, including the online member newsletter, the proposed ISSCR section in an established industry journal, the ISSCR Web site, and Internet listserv postings.

Kyunghee Choi, Ph.D., Chair
Washington University School of Medicine
kchoi@pathology.sustl.edu

Finance
The Finance Committee is responsible for long-term fund-raising initiatives for the society, including grant writing and fund raising within the scientific community. It is also responsible for development of ISSCR research grants and fellowships.

George A. Daley, M.D., Ph.D., Chair
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Whitehead Institute
daley@wi.mit.edu

Government Affairs
The Government Affairs Committee is responsible for monitoring regulatory efforts that affect stem cell research. This committee works with the ISSCR Ethics Committee to develop and disseminate ISSCR policy statements to appropriate audiences to convey the Society's official position on regulatory initiatives.

International
The International Committee is responsible for representing ISSCR at international meetings and congresses. It is also charged with monitoring and reporting on scientific developments related to the industry beyond North America.

Membership
The Membership Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving or disapproving applications for membership in ISSCR. The committee is also responsible for identifying additional prospective membership groups from affiliated societies and complimentary scientific disciplines.

Jonas Frisen, M.D., Ph.D., Chair
Karolinska Institute
jonas.frisen@cmb.ki.se

Planning
The Planning Committee is responsible for determining the long-term aims and goals of ISSCR.

Margaret A. Goodell, Ph.D., Chair
Baylor College of Medicine Center for Cell and Gene Therapy
goodell@bcm.tmc.edu

Policy
The Policy Committee is responsible for developing and disseminating official ISSCR position statements on issues of interest to the scientific community, government agencies and elected officials, and the general public.

Catherine M. Verfaillie, M.D., Chair
University of Minnesota Department of Medicine
verfa001@umn.edu

Program
The Program Committee is responsible for identifying and developing the program content for ISSCR's Annual Scientific Meeting and all other ISSCR educational meetings.

Paul J. Simmons, Ph.D., Chair
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute Research Stem Cell Lab
p.simmons@pmci.unimelb.edu.au