The Canadian government is giving Californian research institutes, in collaboration with Canadian researchers, $100m to study cancer stem cells. What does that say about US federal government funding? Californian researchers are looking to additional countries to fund research:
"'We are excited about the opportunities presented by this international collaboration with our Canadian colleagues,' stated Robert N. Klein, Chairman of the Governing Board of CIRM, the state stem cell agency. 'Coordinating scientific efforts should shorten the time that it takes to drive discoveries into the clinic and to patients. We hope to enter into several agreements with other nations to significantly expand this vital stem cell research and extend our ability to accelerate the field.'"
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Research on cancer stem cells will involve collaborations between scientists in California and Canada, but Canadian funds will only support researchers in Canada, not California, and Californian funds will only support researchers in California, not Canada.
The first potential area for collaboration under consideration is the upcoming CIRM Disease Team grants. These grants will provide an opportunity for researchers in California and Canada to collaborate, broadening the potential pool of expertise that can be applied toward research in a specific area. See: Sweeping Cancer Fight Launched by CIRM and Canada, California Stem Cell Report, June 18, 2008.
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