The California stem cell agency today took issue
with a statement in an item yesterday that said the agency withheld the names
of grant applicants prior to action on their applications by the agency’s
governing board to avoid embarrassing the researchers.
The agency said that the reason was to avoid
identifying applicants to members of the governing board prior to its vote on
the applications.
The agency’s official practice of withholding the
identities of institutions and individuals seeking public funds has a long
history. The agency itself has breached
the policy on more than one occasion. While
it also does not officially release the names of applicants denied approval, that
practice is also breached when appeals are filed.
Interested readers can find a short discussion of
the policy and links to additional material at the end of this item.
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