The Stem Cell Research Oversight (SCRO) Committee provides oversight for all research on campus or involving campus faculty or staff that involves either:

• the use of hESCs or their derivatives; or
• the introduction of hPSCs, or their derivatives, obtained from a non-embryonic source, into non-human animals at any embryonic, fetal, or postnatal stage, if an expected effect is that human cells will be integrated into the central nervous system, testes, or ovaries of the animal; or
• all research that (a) involves pre-implantation stages of human development, human embryos, or embryo-derived cells or (b) entails the production of human gametes in vitro when such gametes are tested by fertilization or used for the creation of embryos; or
• the storage or disposition of human embryos or gametes obtained for the purposes of stem cell research.

A Principle Investigator (PI)  conducting research on either of the above must have SCRO approval in place prior to beginning research.  The SCRO Committee is fully transitioned to ARROW, the online protocol application system.  All initial review, change of protocol, and continuing review applications must be submitted for review through ARROW.

ARROW: https://arrow.wisc.edu/.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact:
Heather Mc Fadden
SCRO Manager
heather.mcfadden@wisc.edu
608-890-2468