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On January
6, LISCIRC executive committee members met with U.S.Representative Peter King, a member of the Testaverde Fund Advisory Board. Attending were Anthony Testaverde, Ron Quartararo, Joe Petrella and Joe Testaverde, assistant director. A variety of topics were discussed, including recent initiatives by the states of California and New Jersey to fund stem cell research. The
Congressman expressed his interest in working with LISCIRC to explore non-embryonic
research initiatives that could garner broad appeal in Congresss.
LISCIRC
has also reached out to NY State legislators in the senate and assembly to
discuss state funded initiatives. In addition to the benefits to SCI
victims, without such funding, there is a fear that California's lucrative
funding initiative will create a "brain drain" to the west coast. A
letter has also been sent to the president of SUNY to propose a strategy
meeting.
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